@WhatALearningCurve thanks for sharing about the monitor. We've decided to check less often as we were just waking him. We do every half hour unless I see him clearly moving, as in last night he rolled onto his side, hit the bars with his hand a few times then rolled back onto his back and fell asleep so I left it another half hour. I figure overnight I wouldnt be able.to check on him so much when hes in his own room.
@Jenlou1992 sorry to hear you are struggling. I would say continue with your plan to swap over to his own room despite the issues you are having. Purely my own experience, we haven't made the move through into his own room overnight yet but from 7pm to dream feed he's in his own room in the cot. He sleeps so much better than when he was downstairs with us. We never even had the tv on when he was down there or spoke much to avoid waking him as he became a really light sleeper after 4 months, so not sure why he sleeps so much better but he rarely needs us after 7:30, we just check on him regularly. And as others have said, you have done so amazingly well practically doing this alone.
@Brobot so sorry to hear about your cousin, how awful. In terms of your progress it sounds like things are going well despite the last update. Maybe two steps forward one step back, but very positive that hes accepting the dummy.
@Cardboard33 glad you've come through the waking at midnight then every 90mins phase! That must have been exhausting. We're finding the opposite in that we're having more poos here but they are more watery, probably due to the water...he loves it! Weaning in general is going...meh. hes doing really well but he really gagged quite spectacularly on some peach skin yesterday. He was silent but red so signs for gagging and also choking. I stood up and was just about to drag him out to hit his back when he pushed forward this bit of skin. He had had peach earlier in the day and did gag on it but I didnt want to avoid it so gave it again for tea. Its massively ruined my confidence. All other times I've been sure its been a gag and not a choke. I did want to give up BLW altogether but I'm going to try a few days with things like omelette and avoid any fruit with a skin on. If I still feel like this (literally awake most of the night feeling teary) then I'll switch to traditional. Somehow? Not sure how to do that when he's been doing BLW for a few weeks. How do you find the gagging or have you not had much?
He's still with us overnight but starting to try and pull himself into a sit by himself now. He just tries to almost do a sit up but I think once he knows he just has to hold the top of the snuzpod he'll have to move out. Particularly as like yours he just loves to stand all the time so dont think itll be long before he pulls up to a stand too. How are you finding weaning now you've moved to softer things?