Stopping Co-Sleeping
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Co-Sleeping With a Newborn and a Toddler
Asked by J.K. from Philadelphia
on November 13, 2008
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I know this topic has probably been asked before but i'm looking for advice on co-sleeping with a newborn and a 2yr old. How did you handle the newborn? Did they wake ...
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- I am in the same boat as you. My daughter will be 22 months when the new baby comes along. We have decided that the best thing for all of us is to try one of those "...
- We are co-sleepers as well. It was around 2 years that we started the process of putting our son to sleep in his own bed. However, to start with, we let him fall asl...
- We all slept together, or during the early newborn wake up to nurse every two hour stage I would simply move into the boys room with the baby and my husband would have...
Transitioning from Co-sleeping to Crib
Asked by M.T. from Houston
on December 30, 2009
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Has anyone done a child led transitioning from co-sleeping to crib? How long did it take? How old was your child and how did you do it? How do you know when they are r...
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- I am in the same boat as you. We are trying the no cry sleep method. So far, we are establishing a routine. We give her a bath, read books, I breast feed her till drow...
- My daughter who is 13 months today just transitioned to a crib (she slept 12 hours last night (yay!) I never let her CIO, well maybe for 10 minutes if she was just fus...
- We happily co-slept with all 3 of our boys when they were babies. My middle one lasted the longest (3.5 years!) I kicked him out when I was pg with #3. My eldest was t...
Co-Sleeping With 19+ Month Old
Asked by K.G. from Burlington
on July 16, 2009
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Hey! Im writing for some insight from other parents out there...We are a happy family with a beautiful 19+ month old daughter. We got in the habit of co-sleeping with ...
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- That is a tough problem. I think the longer you wait the harder it will be. She is so used to sleeping with you I'm guessing there is probably going to be some crying,...
- Hi there, We are also a co-sleeping family. We currently have 26 month old twins who have co-slept since the beginning. We have a king size bed and a co-sleeper a...
- It sounds to me like you've got two problems, and it might be that if you solve one, the other won't be much of a problem. I coslept with my children as well -- I hav...
Help from Co-Sleeping Moms!
Asked by M.A. from Chicago
on June 10, 2009
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Hey Co-sleeping moms,
I have a 4.5 month old daughter. She mainly sleeps with me in my bed or occasionally in the swing next to me. While I don't want her to sleep...
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- We have a similar situation (2 bedrooms, 3 year old and a baby), though my daughter is now turning one next week. I had a co-sleeper side-carred to my bed that she sl...
- I have a 9 month old and 3 year old and had the same issues. My advice is to transition her now. I am totally for co-sleeping and my littlest co-slept with me until 7 ...
- We Co-slept with my son until he was about 6 months old. It was just easier to night nurse that way, but then he started nursing all night long. So, I slowly transitio...
The Dilemma of Co-sleeping Versus Crib
Asked by S.G. from Rochester
on September 14, 2009
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Dear moms!
So far our now five-month old DD has slept well in her crib in her room. However recently she has woken up more and I have missed the opportunity to calm h...
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- Do not start co-sleeping unless you want this to become a habit. Because once she's use to sleeping with you it's going to be difficult to get her use to sleeping alo...
- It is interesting how most of the "don't co-sleep because your baby will never go back to her own crib" worriers seem to be people who never co-slept! I've moved my...
- She could be teething. When my son is cutting a tooth, he wakes up 2-3 times during the night. He's older so he puts himself back to sleep, but I can tell when a new...
Co-sleeping to Crib Sleeping
Asked by T.C. from Detroit
on October 30, 2009
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Hey Mommies.....I would love to get some advice on how to transition my 15mth old son from co-sleeping to crib sleeping. I am ready to sleep alone with my hubby again...
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- Yikes, we must ALL be in the same boat! LOL. Now that I had my second son, my husband and two year old share my son's double bunk beds, and I share our room with my ...
- Guilty....of the cosleeping. It was not about getting or not getting sleep for me, it got too much for my husband and so we had to shut it down. I just decided one day...
- T.; hey totally understand, we have always kept an open room policy but when door is closed you better knock first, but we knew that kids would come into the room, esp...
Seeking Advice on Co Sleeping
Asked by D.M. from Los Angeles
on February 26, 2009
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We have been cosleeping with my 15 month son since he was born. It has never been easy. He still wakes up a lot! sometimes every 2 hours (if were lucky) sometimes ever...
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- Well I am kinda in the same position as you. My son is 27 months and he is still a fussy sleeper! He goes to bed between 7-8 pm, in our bed then once he falls alseep...
- I still cosleep with my almost 2 yr old (we love it) and the best thing we did to help him sleep through the night was to cut off night nursing. I let him nurse once ...
- I think that a 15 month old boy waking every 40 minutes is not a good thing for anyone in your bed! Your child needs sleep to rest and grow - you and your husband nee...
Co-sleeping, nursing...am I Doing the Right Thing
Asked by D.H. from Tallahassee
on June 23, 2008
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My son is 14 months old. We still nurse and we still co-sleep although I think I am ready for him to start sleeping in his own bed. The trouble I have is that because ...
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- My daughter coslept until she was about seven months old. At that time I felt that she was waking up more from my movements, and made the decision to transition her t...
- D., YES, it is time to put him in his crib. If you don't do it now, he will be sleeping with you forever. You will have a big problem on your hands if you don't. A...
- Hummm...I nursed my daughter till she was 17 mons old. Not sure how long I'll nurse my son, he's 5 mons old. It's something that I think you just know when to wean. ...
Ideas on H/t Change from Co-sleeping to Crib
Asked by N.S. from Columbus
on September 28, 2008
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Hi there, my friend, her husband and their 12 months old son have been co-sleeping since their son was born. My friend and her husband are ready to put their son in hi...
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- My sister and brother in-law did the same thing with their kids...all THREE of them. their oldest is 4 and they JUST got him out of their bed about a month ago...they ...
- N., I can't help but laugh, my daughter will be 17 next month and she still likes to sleep with me! While married, (been divorced for 2 years now) my husband, her da...
- Have them try using a shirt or nightgown that smells like mom(obviously unwashed) and tuck it under the mattress..the aroma makes him think mom is in the room and usua...
It Is Time to End 'Co-sleeping' Dumdumdummm
Asked by C.S. from Detroit
on June 21, 2011
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Hello. I am extremely stress with trying to get my 21 month old daughter into her toddler bed. We have tried carrying her there numerous times, tried letting her cry i...
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- I would take a break from this for a while. She is obviously aware that you are trying to change her sleeping routine and she just doesn't seem ready for it. Do ...
- No crib take it down. In order for her to sleep its either her bed or ur floor. Don't let her in ur bed but put he on the floor next to you. Good luck
- It took me two weeks of feeling like the worst momma ever and not getting much sleep ( and my little one was 3!!!) Two weeks of picking him up and putting him back i...
