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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
StarkCrimson
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Co-Sleeping to Sleep Training
StarkCrimson
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I have been co-sleeping with my 15 month old since I brought him home from the hospital. He falls asleep in my arms every night. I've tried to put him into his crib asleep but he wakes up after 1-2 hours and won't lie back down, so I bring him back into bed with me where he immediately falls back to sleep. I decided to move his crib out of my room so he can't see me, but it doesn't seem to help. I am not at advocate of "crying it out" so that's not going to work for me. We are expecting our next baby and so I have about 8 months to get my son into his own bed because there just isn't enough room for my pregnant belly and a sleeping/breakdancing 15-month old. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Re: Co-Sleeping to Sleep Training
I co-slept with all my kids and I always don't do cio. However, I didn't transition them into a crib, but rather a big kid bed. They would nap in their crib and sleep with me most nights until 18 months when we put them into a bed that I could lay with them in. We did this for a little while until they got use to their bed and eventually they would stay and fall asleep on their own. This wouldn't work for everyone, it worked for me I think because dh works nights and it was easier on us all. Whatever you try, just be consistent. The AP board may have better insight into this though. Good luck. It's a hard transition for everyone I think. I know I actually sleep better with a little one next to me:)
I would never personally cosleep, but I can tell you something like this will just take some patience and probably coffee.
THIS!
Sorry for the brutal honesty, but you're going to probably have to deal with a few nights of crying. They become dependent on things like that being their routine, and some toddlers take a bit to adjust to change. We've had dd in her crib since she was two months old and she's been sleeping 1012 hours a night since then.
I would never personally cosleep, but I can tell you something like this will just take some patience and probably coffee.
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I just went through the EXACT same scenario. We bed shared from newborn until 16 ish months and then I desperately wanted my own space. I really didn't want to do CIO and tried many different scenarios. I'm also pregnant and started getting really freaked out about two months ago when lo still wouldn't go to sleep without me. We transitioned to a toddler bed because she would cry whenever I put her in the crib, I guess because she had never really spent time in her crib so it was uncomfortable/scary for her. Every night and also for naps I would have to lay down with her to get her to fall asleep, and she would wake up several times a night wanting me. As soon as I would go in her room she would go back to sleep, but ten minutes after I left she was up again. It was exhausting.
I was seriously so desperate for some sleep i almost went to try CIO. Everyone said I would have to. BUT I DIDN'T.
The solution: we just made her big girl room. New paint, new decor, something she really loves. She honestly adores her room. We got her a cute toddler bed and made a huge deal out of her new big girl room and how she was going to sleep all by herself in her big girl bed with the butterflies and stars (which she thought was so cool...) the first night was rough. She woke up several times. The next night, I put an air mattress right next to her bed and slept there all night. Every time she woke up I said "mommy is right here, go night night" and I would hold her hand or rub her back. The next night, she woke up only once, and the night after that, I went to sleep in my own bed and she slept all the way until 630. I put the paci in and went back to sleep on the air mattress until 8 am when she was up for good. The same thing happened last night. This is the first time she has EVER slept through the night. EVER. and she is 20 months old.
The air mattress is still in there, and i plan on leaving it for one more week and then taking it away. I really feel like its all uphill from here. I also had great success with giving up the fight of trying to force an early bedtime and nap on her, and now she is napping and going to bed later but it's working great for us.
I seriously feel for you and hope you get some rest soon. Seriously try the mattress on the floor thing. It let you be close to lo without being actually in bed with them. Good luck!! You can do it!!