DD1 is almost 4 months old. She is EBF and I have bedshared with her since she was a week old as she would not sleep anywhere except on me or in the car. I was worried about it at first but have grown to love it. She occasionally wakes once in the night and is straight back to sleep so we are both getting a good night's sleep. DH is sleeping in the spare room on the top floor and doesn't hear DD when she does cry so he also gets a decent night's sleep.
DH and I have tried to put DD into her co-sleeper or her Sleepyhead if she's fallen asleep on either of us in the evening but she wakes up almost immediately. She will subsequently only settle and fall asleep with boob and/or cuddles, so that's what I do. Daytime naps are in the sling/car/pram.
In the past week I've had professionals, two friends and even DH talk about how we should implement a "routine" and teach DD how to "self-settle". We have a little routine (bath and PJs, sleepy cuddles/nap on the sofa, BF or bottle of EBM then bed) and I'm not going back to work or planning on leaving DD until September. AIBU to say "no! We are both sleeping well and happy"? The thought of trying to sleep train DD makes me want to cry.
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Pissedoffinsomniac · 22/01/2017 00:56
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