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Created a Co-Sleeping Monster

kalyth76kalyth76 member
in July 2015 Moms
Hi All --

So, a couple weeks ago, LO was sick with a cold. While up with him during the night the first few (and worst) nights of his cold, I put him in bed with DH and I. Now, he won't sleep in his bassinet or crib. For the past week, he refuses to sleep anywhere but next to me. The only problem is that I don't sleep well when he's in bed with us...I'm too nervous someone will roll over onto him. Any ideas about how to transition him back to the bassinet/crib? I feel like he still might be a little young for crying it out, so I was looking for a painless way, if possible.

Any thoughts/ideas?

Thanks everyone!

Kate
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Re: Created a Co-Sleeping Monster

  • lovermyboys3lovermyboys3 member
    Good luck! This exact thing happened to me with my oldest. He slept in bed with us for a week and now he is 5 and we still fight where he is going to sleep. In my experience it is one of the hardest habits to break. I would do it sooner than later it will only get worse
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  • abbymessinaabbymessina member
    Yes same thing ! My oldest was 3 before we got him out of our bed and now he finally sleeps by himself with no issues at 7 yrs old. My middle son is 3 and still sleeps in our bed or he won't sleep at all! Our Lo is in a bassinet beside our bed and I learned from my other two so she is a more self soothing baby. I don't have any advice other then to try and let your Lo self soothe, even if that means crying it out for awhile. I know it's hard to hear them cry but if you keep picking him up he won't learn to put himself to sleep when he's tired. Best of luck!
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  • rasmith23rasmith23 member
    My LO was also sick around thanksgiving. I put him in bed with me one night, mainly bc Daddy worked that night, and I was just exhausted, so he came in bed with me. Thankfully he did not see that as a free pass to sleep with us again. But when I did put him back in the crib, it was rough for about a week or two after. He would wake often and need put back to sleep by me. It's getting better but it's still not great at night. I would say, without letting him CIO, put him back in the crib and just do your best to soothe him to sleep. It will be tough but if he's like my guy, he will figure it out again.. Hopefully.
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  • c&mlarsonc&mlarson member
    We've been cosleeping since month 2.5 ... she was such a noisy, restless sleeper being alone. We are starting to put LO down on her own in her pack-n-play in our room tonight to help with her transition to putting herself to sleep at daycare.
    Good luck!
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