Sleeping situation

[danisgossipgirl]

You'll still have opportunity to snuggle in bed, every age/phase is different. 4 month wakeful you might do it again when sleep goes to shit, teething, colds, developmental things where only mom will do. Sleep is good though, enjoy what you can get!

[rayray007]

As pp said, you'll have plenty of opportunities to snuggle and bed share. My DD is almost four and has been crawling into our bed at four am recently. Maybe when she's a teenager she'll stop wanting to sleep with us. Enjoy the good sleep you've been getting while you can!

[mlee116]

I agree with PPs. Sleep patterns change so much in the first year that you may have a cosleeper again before you know it. DS didn't really start cosleeping with us regularly until he was 5-6 months old. That lasted until he was almost 1, then stopped for awhile, then he went thru periods of coming into our bed for part of the night until just recently.

[bookworm87]

I totally get this! We don't cosleep but I started out absolutely positive we would put the boy in his crib, in his room, from day one. And then came the first night home from the hospital, no sleep and desperately moving everything we owned into the bedroom to try to get him to sleep. Now, when I think of him sleeping by himself in that big lonely room, instead of where I can just wake up and hear him breathing, I hate the idea. So yea, putting him in his own room has gotten pushed back from day one to six weeks old to "ehhh...we'll see".

[pooky08]

I had plans for starting one nap per day in his crib at 4 weeks. He's 7.5 and I still have all the cute bedding and soft bumpers up in his crib, and his breathable bumper still in the package. He's not even ready to nap in the pack and play out in the living room with me yet.

I have stuck to the noise/sunlight during the day, and our bedroom/dark/white noise is just for night, and I think that's finally paying off.

I may never want him to sleep in his own room at this point! He sleeps in the rnp pulled up next to my bed where I can put my arm out to touch him without getting up.

I was against getting him into the habit of sleeping in our bed. Now I think when he's older and soft bedding/blankets/pillows are no longer dangerous.... Well... This parenting thing changes all of us. The baby adapts to us; we adapt to the baby.

[birch113]

I understand! Initially we had the PNP in the living room and I slept on the couch the first month+. I would pull the PNP right up to the couch so my face was a foot from his. I could just open my eyes and check on him. When I finally decided it was time to transition to our bedroom, I had a hard time with the PNP just being a few more feet away. I can't even imagine him sleeping in his own room right now. I'm sorry it's hard right now! Like the ladies said, though, I'm sure you'll have more opportunities to co-sleep.

[birch113]

Feb 13, 2015 6:39:17 GMT -5 rshamos4eva said:

We did a test run and put a swaddled LO in his crib. He fussed for five minutes and then fell asleep.

I cried and moved him to our room after an hour. I'm not ready for him to be that independent! But it's good to know he can do it.

That sounds like something I would do!

[bookworm87]

bunattack Oh man! I'm sorry you had such a rough time last night! Hopefully tonight is going better for you!!!

[feeshahd]

At first, LO wouldn't sleep any where that wasn't either my arms or DH arms. I was against co-sleeping until I realized that was kind of the only way to get any sleep at all. Now, I'm pretty sure LO would be just fine sleeping in his room. IM the one who isn't ready...the thought of him being in that big room...all alone...NOPE nope nope. I'm not ready.
My rational brain knows he'd be just fine...but I love the snuggles and being able to see him.