DS is one next week. Over the last month I've been working really hard on getting him to self settle and reduce night feeds (BF). We had been doing really well and had gone from around 5-7 night feeds to just one, from feeding to sleep to him settling happily in his cot, from erratic and short naps to two good ones a day, usually in his cot.
Today he has learned to get himself to sitting. He's a bottom shuffler, not a crawler, so not being able to do this had rendered him pretty much immobile (apart from rolling) in his cot.
Oh, what fun it is! He's so proud of himself and claps with joy everytime. Added to this are his lovely newfound communication skills and he wants to tell me everything he can see in his room.
Oh God, he's so cute. But bedtime is hellish again. I know it's only the first night of it. But I'm just remembering 11 months of no sleep for me at all and getting worried! I've started leaving the room after laying him back down. I had been staying with him till he was asleep, but don't think that will work now.
Please reassure me that it will pass...quickly!