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blueberrybabe · 20/11/2021 12:10

I was always breastfeeding to sleep. But I had to wean my 17 month old 2 weeks ago. I still kept co sleeping and decided to settle him to sleep instead . He still cries every night when putting him to sleep or when he wakes up. He expects me to stand up with him over my shoulder . I can’t sit down and hold him over my shoulder . It is getting exhausting. Sometimes that’s doesn’t work and I have to put him on a sling on my back for every wake up. Throughout these 2 weeks my husband has been successful twice at putting him to sleep. All he does is place him on the bed next to him and he slept for the whole night. I’ve tried to do this but doesn’t work. Only once I managed to get him to sleep by reading a story then sang him a lullaby to sleep and he slept the whole night too. But that hasn’t worked again. I’m at my breaking point . I’m so tempted to sleep train but I don’t want to. In an ideal world I want to be able to read him a book and cuddle him to sleep. But I don’t know what to do anymore .

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FATEdestiny · 20/11/2021 17:20

If you've only recently stopped breastfeeding, the transition will be ten-times easier if your sons Dad takes over all sleep times. Is that possible?

blueberrybabe · 20/11/2021 19:21

@FATEdestiny yes I noticed it is easier . The only two times he’s taken over have been the two times when it’s been a success, my son falls asleep within minutes . I’ve asked him to do but he wasn’t bothered . Only only two times he intervened was when he was tired of the crying. I hope he can do more. It would make it easier

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FATEdestiny · 21/11/2021 09:34

Are you ok about the fact that your DP is opting out of parenting?

Why don't you insist he helps, for the sake of making it better for your child?

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