Post by musicalsilver on Dec 15, 2016 8:05:14 GMT -5
I did this with DS around this time (he got too wiggly for bedsharing in our Queen sized bed) and DD started on her floor bed two (ish) months ago.
I like that I can go lie down with DD and nurse her back to sleep (she also legitimately eats with her lots of MOTN wakeups, but goes straight back down with boob, so I deal with it). I can then either go back to my bed or if DD is having a really bad night with too many wakeups (or if I'm just exhausted) I'll just sleep with her.
DD seems to be following in her brother's sleep footsteps with lots of wakeups but easy to get back down with nursing. Like I think I've mentioned, night weaning did not fix his MOTN wakeups (night weaned at ~18m). By that time it was just one MOTN wakeup, I'd go snuggle him briefly, and that was that. I could also get him to sleep in longer if I went and slept in his bed when he'd wake up at 5ish. It took MH taking over wakeups completely when DS was nearly 2.5 (and DD was nearly here) to actually start sleeping through the night.
So many commiserations. I'm right there with you.
How do you keep them in the bed? He likes to open and close drawers and doors.
The kids' room is totally baby proofed so they can get out of bed and not get into trouble. I have a gate at the bedroom door. That being said, DS didn't used to get out of his bed until I came in, and DD just sits next to it waiting for me.
In DS's 3 or so years with it, I've only found him asleep somewhere weird once.
