codypup - My LO sounds very similar to W in that he spends the first part of the night in his crib then the rest in our bed. He usually drinks 1 to 2 bottles after he moves over. I'm super conflicted about sleep training. If you don't mind, can you keep me (us?) posted on what you decide to do? I'd love to know how it works out for someone in a similar position.
Sure!
W drinks at least 12oz in the middle of the night. Like...chugs it. You're definitely not alone in that either!
I don't know what we're going to do re: sleep training. I'm fine with letting her fuss, and even cry a bit when she's trying to fall asleep. What kills me is when the crying escalates to almost hysteria sounding. It's heart breaking. And when she wakes up in her crib in the MOTN, she sounds terrified. I get that we're forming habits and stuff, and I agree with the pedi that the longer we wait, the harder it'll be.
My other thing is that honestly? I LIKE cosleeping. I like the way we get the first half of the night alone, and then snuggles for the rest. We all sleep well (usually), and it's peaceful, and we've just now gotten her so that she'll fall back asleep after her initial 5am wake up. So I don't have a huge incentive to change things, you know? Other than "my pedi told me to."
codypup does your pedi have a good reason? I think there are lots of bed sharers here who would say you're not necessarily creating a bad habit that you can never break. If it's working, maybe you keep at it. Maybe eventually she doesn't need the bottle and sleeps longer in the crib. Maybe when she's a little older you can communicate that her bed is the cool place to be. I don't know. I don't bed share. I'm a big fan of doing what my pedi says, but I'm also a big fan of doing what works.
codypup - I could have written that. All of it. DS also gets upset to the point that he sounds hysterical. I don't know if I'd be able to stand it long enough to "ferberize" him. And I like co-sleeping too. I love the cuddles and the little smile I get when he wakes up. My only concern is when/how does it stop? Obviously he can't be in our bed forever. I also keep hearing how difficult it is to move them when they get older. And i have no idea how to stop the MOTN bottles. Maybe I need to start an attachment parenting/co-sleeping thread to get some advice from BTDT moms.
codypup does your pedi have a good reason? I think there are lots of bed sharers here who would say you're not necessarily creating a bad habit that you can never break. If it's working, maybe you keep at it. Maybe eventually she doesn't need the bottle and sleeps longer in the crib. Maybe when she's a little older you can communicate that her bed is the cool place to be. I don't know. I don't bed share. I'm a big fan of doing what my pedi says, but I'm also a big fan of doing what works.
Her reasons are 1) safety and 2) our sanity and 3) creating good sleep habits for the long term. All of which I agree are important. Hence my confliction.
(Is confliction not a word? Why is spell check yelling at me?)
codypup - I could have written that. All of it. DS also gets upset to the point that he sounds hysterical. I don't know if I'd be able to stand it long enough to "ferberize" him. And I like co-sleeping too. I love the cuddles and the little smile I get when he wakes up. My only concern is when/how does it stop? Obviously he can't be in our bed forever. I also keep hearing how difficult it is to move them when they get older. And i have no idea how to stop the MOTN bottles. Maybe I need to start an attachment parenting/co-sleeping thread to get some advice from BTDT moms.
In the same boat. Most nights I don't mind cosleeping and the baby snuggles are still good. He usually sleeps longer and better once he's in our bed, but then there are nights like last night, where he kept burrowing into my neck and I woke up so sore. I'm sure we need to start letting him cry it out, but it's heart breaking. He FLIPS OUT when he wakes up MOTN and he's not in our bed.
We get a Perfect for the kids and switch up the one for DH and I. Tonight it's the thin crust chicken and ranch and whatever one. (I forget what it's called.) DH just informed me that it's some kind of garlic chicken.
Guise, DH brought me cake from the grocery store! I hid it from the kids (MOTY) and now that they're in bed I'm getting ready to eat all the cake. Perhaps I'll have a glass of wine too. Living it up.
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