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February 2013 Moms
kalyth76
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From Co-Sleeping to Crib Sleeping
kalyth76
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Hi All --
DH & I have co-slept wonderfully with our little guy for 7 months. However, its time that we reclaim our bed space. He's a little too squirmy at night and keeps us both up with kicking and hitting. I've also woken up a couple times to him trying to hurl himself off the side of the bed (he's crawling and standing up on things). I think its best for my own sleep ability and his safety to get him into his crib.
We try at the beginning of the night to start off in the crib. However, when I put him down on the crib mattress after he's fallen asleep nursing, he squirms himself awake. After that happening 3 or 4 times, I give up. I'm not into the CIO plan at this stage. He only gets himself so worked up that he starts either vomiting or choking and definitely can't sleep after that level of physical stress.
Any ideas or thoughts as to how to transition him to the crib? I realize this will take many nights to get working, so I'm definitely not looking for a quick fix.
Thanks so much (in advance),
Kate
DH & I have co-slept wonderfully with our little guy for 7 months. However, its time that we reclaim our bed space. He's a little too squirmy at night and keeps us both up with kicking and hitting. I've also woken up a couple times to him trying to hurl himself off the side of the bed (he's crawling and standing up on things). I think its best for my own sleep ability and his safety to get him into his crib.
We try at the beginning of the night to start off in the crib. However, when I put him down on the crib mattress after he's fallen asleep nursing, he squirms himself awake. After that happening 3 or 4 times, I give up. I'm not into the CIO plan at this stage. He only gets himself so worked up that he starts either vomiting or choking and definitely can't sleep after that level of physical stress.
Any ideas or thoughts as to how to transition him to the crib? I realize this will take many nights to get working, so I'm definitely not looking for a quick fix.
Thanks so much (in advance),
Kate
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Re: From Co-Sleeping to Crib Sleeping
Sleep Lady Shuffle worked for our DS1 to transition to the bed, but he was older, like 14 months. Right now, we have our crib side car-ed onto our bed. I took one side off and pushed it up to my side of the bed. So, when falls asleep, I push him over there or sometimes I nurse him to sleep on the crib mattress. He usually squirms his way back over next to me, but sometimes I get some space that way. Basically, it turned our queen bed into a king bed.
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We are so thankful that our second daughter, Lillian Elizabeth "Lily", was born healthy and happy on February 11, 2013. We love her to pieces.
We lost our first daughter, Hannah Grace on May 4, 2011. She was buried on May 14 during a beautiful service at my home church. We are grateful that if she could not be here with us, that she is healed and whole with the Lord. We look forward to the day when we will get to meet her. We love her so much.