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DisneyGirl2387 · 29/06/2021 08:00

Just after some advice from a FTM. My DS is nearly 8 months old and until recently has slept in his next to me crib in our room. We are very lucky and he generally sleeps very well! Although we did have 8 weeks of hell when the 4 month sleep regression hit us hard! I've been doing his day naps in his big boy cot for the past month or so ready to make the move into his own room as he is getting too big for his next to me crib. On Friday night he had an awful night with us in our room and was pretty much awake 1.30 until 4 and then up for the day at 6. So we decided to try him in his big boy cot on the Saturday night. Since we have had him in there it has got much worse. Last night night was awake crying at 12, then 2 then at 4.30 we bought him into our bed as he would not settle. It is so hard running backwards and forwards from our room to his. In the end I just sat on the floor in his nursery. I find it really hard to comfort him in his big boy cot as I'm quite short and can't lean over the top and arm won't fit through the bars so I've ended up picking him up and cuddling him. We never picked him up in his next to me cot so I feel like we are going backwards! Should we abandon ship and just have him back in our room? Should we persevere? Do you think his wake ups are linked to him being in his new room or is it a sleep regression? I'm also starting back at work so wanted him in his room so my alarm wouldn't wake him in the morning. Any advice would be greatly appreciated x

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DisneyGirl2387 · 30/06/2021 11:06

Anyone? Last night I was up with him at 12.30, 3 and 5am!

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PleaseBringCoffee · 30/06/2021 20:27

I would say persevere with them in their own room and bed and Be consistent. It can be really really hard, especially when they’re upset or confused and IMO (this is just my experience I’m going by here, so hopefully other people will weigh in too so you can get lots of good advice) being inconsistent always made things worse for our kid. Consistency was the key, for us.

One of the big things that helped was having a comfort blanket type thing - she has this thing I got from Amazon called Cuski (it looks like a flannel with a head, it looks so weird, but she loves it).

Bedtime was/is at the same time every day and we have a routine. The routine has changed a bit over time as she’s got older (we didn’t do a book in the beginning, because she wasn’t fussed on them, now we do). But having a routine is really a good thing. We have a video monitor in her room so if she does wake up in the night then we can see what’s going on, sometimes she self-settles, sometimes not. In the early days it would be a case of going in, doing a quick nappy/wind check and then cuddle and back down.

Hope this is helpful!

DisneyGirl2387 · 04/07/2021 19:15

@PleaseBringCoffee
Thank you for your advice. It has been very helpful. We have persevered and had a bit better night last night so fingers crossed we are on our way up!

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T0rt0ise · 05/07/2021 07:32

Another one for persevere and look into getting a comforter - we use jellycat toys as they can wind they're fingers in the fur and my LB seems to love them. I also would get a comfy chair for in his room so you can take him out of his cot and have a cuddle/milk in comfort.

Hesfamousforit · 05/07/2021 08:26

My lo refuses to sleep in their room. Screams as I start lowering in to the cot. Could scream forever! So ends up in with me.
I managed to get my first 2 sleeping in their rooms from 6m and 9m but this lo at 13m is having none of it.

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