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Feeling guilty about co sleeping

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Cupcakemummy85 · 31/05/2013 21:31

Hi all, my dd is nearly 4 months and has never been able to sleep in her cot or Moses. Everytime I try to put her in her own bed she wakes up and screams. I've tried all sorts of tricks and tactics, nothing works. With dd1 night times weren't really a problem and I really regret complaining about how she never napped in her cot in the day lol.
I'm feeling guilty because I know it's not the done thing to co sleep and everyone looks at u disapprovingly (including my in laws). Will she eventually go in her cot one day? Perhaps when she starts solids? I'm really worried my dh and I will be sleeping in the same bed as our dd until she's 6 lol. I've already given up trying to give her bottles as she won't take them so I've given up with the thought of having an evening out and now I'm giving up my evenings because I have to be in bed by half past six :(
I need advise and experiences please

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LeBFG · 02/06/2013 11:41

Just carry on feeding to sleep, leaving and going back if she wakes. She'll get the idea probably with persistence.

LastButOneSplash · 02/06/2013 12:19

Cupcake it's what mine did the first few nights. He sleeps fine without me in the evening now. I did what the last poster said. Went back and laid with him again if he cried, then got back up again. He was fine after a few nights. I didn't do anything more complex, or leave him to cry. He just got used to it I guess.

patagonia09 · 02/06/2013 20:52

I say, do whatever works now for the problem you have now. I dont believe that what you do now will be what you have to do forever. (i.e. I assume she currently drinks milk and poos in her nappy - and you know she won't still be doing that when she's six). I did a mix of co-sleeping, in the cot, in another room, on the sofa (shock! horror!). Whatever it took to get through the night/week/phase. My only regret is the time I spend stressing over whether I was doing the "right" thing.

DS is now 16 months, sleeps 12 hours a night (and three hours in the day) in his cot, by himself, goes to sleep by himself, no fussing, etc etc. I really MISS the co-sleeping snuggles and occasionally secretly hope he'll wake up in the night and want me again! Ahh, the insanity of motherhood.
Enjoy it. Ignore your in-laws. After all, they are from the era when they were told to put babies on their front to sleep!

patagonia09 · 02/06/2013 20:52

time I SPENT stressing.

claraschu · 03/06/2013 06:40

Our three all co-slept for different amounts of time. It was absolutely lovely, saved our sanity, and I never understand why people are so worked up about.

I remember the nipple in mouth stage, and it really doesn't last long (though I did breastfeed them all till they were over two). I did a fair bit of wine with baby asleep in sling, though.

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