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Co-sleeping

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Graceishere · 21/12/2024 07:05

I've been co-sleeping with my baby for 8 months and now I'd like to move her to a crib as I'm going back to work soon. Has anyone done this? It feels impossible!

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Olika · 21/12/2024 07:24

I put the crib next to the bed with one side off (crib and our bed were on same level though).

mindutopia · 21/12/2024 07:54

My question would be, why now that you’re going back to work? Do you work nights?

The time between 8-12 months and after is notoriously difficult for sleep. The answer to it is that you/your partner just have to get up in the night and settle them back to sleep. This usually means less sleep, not more. If it’s working, and you’re sleeping, I wouldn’t change anything now. Settle back into work and the new routine (nursery, etc) and then consider it. Ultimately, I would do what gets you the maximum sleep, especially until things settle into the new normal.

FlyingHighFlyingLow · 21/12/2024 08:01

I went back to work at 8 months and continued cosleeping. Only way I get some sleep.

Teething and nursery illnesses has meant we're back up to wakes every 30 min to an hour many nights. Now 12 month and getting molars and will only sleep for maybe an hour if nipple in mouth and hand down top. I can snooze like that. I cannot snooze while trying to settle in cot.

DH wanted to move into cot so set it up and passed baby to him to try settle and put in there. Baby was by my side in bed in about 2 hours because baby was awake for the 4th time, his back was killing and he hadn't been able to sleep yet and had work himself. Mostly the desire was due to some passive aggressive comments from family I ignore. He now ignores too.

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MochaLove · 21/12/2024 10:13

Have to say I agree with the other posters. I tried to move my baby into her own cot a few months ago (baby was around 10 months) after co sleeping and it hasn’t been that successful. The first two nights she did amazingly, but lulled me into a false sense of security! She then got poorly, and is now teething again, which of course disturbs sleep. Normally what happens is she goes down in there at the start of the night and then we end up co sleeping part way through the night. Like others have suggested, I’m not going to get less sleep than before so I do what’s easiest for the time being. I’m also back to work soon so I understand your thoughts here, but I’d try not to put too much pressure on it to work and just try and go with it. I know some people would suggest sleep training (not for me personally).

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