First time posting! Looking for some opinions/similar experiences.
My DS is 11 weeks old, is a great sleeper, if he’s co-sleeping in my bed!
This is a recent thing, as early as last week I would nurse him to sleep and put him in his next-to-me crib, he would sleep in there for around 3-4 hours, wake to feed lying down and (if I hadn’t fallen asleep with him on boob) I’d return him to his crib - he’d wake every couple hours for food and finally at about 5am he’d wake and I’d have him in with me, he’d wake for the day 730-8.
Now however, no matter how hard I try, he won’t settle in crib, but sleeps brilliantly with me. I really don’t mind, but how hard is it going to be to move him to a cot in his room by the time he’s 6 months?! I need my DH back with me in bed, and to enjoy a couple hours downstairs when baby goes to bed.
Baby is EBF, will not take a dummy for love nor money! And goes down about 8pm.
I did try a slightly new routine yesterday - nap in AM, long nap 1-3ish...try for a car nap in PM and bed by 7. He was up til 930pm feeding/not settling in crib when I gave up and put him in with me again!