first night not co-sleeping

ludali · March 2014

So we sold our condo and moved in with my parents while we recoup the loss. We had 1 bedroom so we co-slept til now (8.5 months). DD has her own room here...its a great feeling but my heart is sad too. I cried so hard putting her to bed for the last time in our room last night...but I did ok putting her to bed tonight. Just hope I can make it through tonight. She usually wakes 2 or 3 times, so I'll no doubt get to visit. :-) it was also a good time to transition...when she'd wake at night, I'd see her looking for us...and our noises certainly disturbed her sleep.

Any others currently co-sleeping planning to transition soon? Thanks for listening. :-)

BlondieBia21 · March 2014

It was easier for me than I expected it to be. Good luck!!

CaliforniaDream87 · March 2014

We just transitioned to the crib a couple weeks ago. We started the transition from co sleeping to the PNP first and then to the crib. It was rough at first but honestly he sleeps so much better in his crib. I'm glad we did the transition for sure!

GL mommy!

ludali · March 2014

Love these responses...you give me hope!

TeacherMom210 · March 2014

No advice here, but good luck with it. You'll all be fine.

Revez · March 2014

We room shared until LO was rolling at 2 months then transitioned to the crib. I didn't stop staring at the monitor all night. Honestly the move was harder on me than LO (I don't even think she noticed), but we all slept so much better afterwards.

Good luck!

BlondieBia21 · March 2014

I think the scariest part for me is that she tummy sleeps in the crib. That was the hardest thing for me the first few nights to get used to. Let us know how it goes!

danal613 · March 2014

LO slept with us consistently the last 4 weeks (while nursing we both would fall asleep)...last night was the first time he EVER slept in his crib. He did great, but it was hard on me him not being there. I too stared at the monitor.
He's sleeping a lot better, so that makes me not feel so bad.

Good luck!!

Khaleesi07 · March 2014

Good luck! We're about to make the transition as well. I have mixed feelings about it, but it's time to take the plunge.

shelbell1028 · March 2014

Good luck!

Since we transitioned DS we all sleep better. The first couple of nights were hard on me (not Him) but we're all getting a full nights sleep now which is amazing!!!

sfeebs13 · March 2014

I wanted so badly to co-sleep.

No advice.. Just popping in to say I hope it goes well and everyone rests easy.

Bunnyfer · March 2014

We transitioned about 2 weeks ago....Went from waking every 2h for the all you can eat boob buffet, to sleeping 8-12hrs straight....It was a LOT harder for me...She does not even seem to notice...I cannot get her to cosleep now....I do miss it...I hope when she gets a little older, she will transition back for once in a while

MitsB707 · March 2014

Good luck tonight! I have no idea when we will be transitioning. I love having my little guy here. That will be a very sad day, whenever it happens.

Eta: words

LEMSA · March 2014

I'll be reading these responses out loud to M. He apparently didn't get the memo. And he hogs the bed.

FX it goes well for you!

Caz1221 · March 2014

We never bed-shared, but LO slept in the PNP (napper attachment) in our room until she was 8 weeks old. She outgrew the napper at that point, so we had to decide whether to transition to the main part of the PNP (and later to the crib) or to straight to her crib. We opted for the crib rather than doing multiple transitions, and everyone slept better. LO likes to sleep somewhat spread out, so she loves the space in her crib!

Emeraldeyed315 · March 2014

@bunnyfer when you transitioned did she still wake up at first? I am the current buffet and she will sleep from 8-12 in crib...then wake up every 2 hours to nurse so I just cosleep from midnight to morning.

Cosmic+Love · March 2014

Good luck with the transition!

We moved him into his own room around 5.5 months. It was definitely harder on me. LO started to sleep better(ish) because we weren't waking him up with our noises. He is a light sleeper. We still take him into our bed after his last MOTN feeding sometimes - mostly on the weekends.

Love my baby snuggles.

ludali · March 2014

Oh and I should've specified...it was more room sharing... her crib was in our bedroom. I called it co-sleeping because the Breastfeeding board jumped on me when I said we didn't co-sleep but that she slept in our room. I didn't think there was a difference between co-sleeping and bed sharing...guess I was wrong! I would've liked to have bed shared, but now happy that I'm not dealing with THAT transition!

We did pretty well. Yes I stared at the monitor too much... and she woke at her usual time. I'll call that a success!

Bunnyfer · March 2014

Emeraldeyed315 - No, she slept through the night on the first shot. In the almost 3 weeks we have been doing it, she has only woke up maybe 3 nights...We nurse, then back in the crib, no muss, no fuss. If she gets up early(like 6) I will go get her, and we nurse and she will fall asleep at the boob

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