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Could there be a correlation bet separation anxiety and sleep??

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Again · 30/01/2008 09:09

My 7 month old has been in our bed for last month and wakes every hour for reassurance/bf. Sleep started to go downhill with teething at 5.5 months. Then we went away for ten dfays in the new year and he hasn't slept on own since.

Any musings??

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spangly · 30/01/2008 19:29

Sorry, no words of wisdom as I'm in a similar situation but I thought I'd give you a bump.
GOod luck

gingerninja · 31/01/2008 10:33

IME yes, very much so. My DD has always needed that bit of reassurance at night and if she woke, would reach out touch me then be happy to go back to sleep (providing she wasn't teething or ill in which case she'd be awake for ages) That's why co-sleeping worked for me.

If you're OK with it (and accepting it is the hardest part) then co-sleeping will build his confidence. I moved my DD into her own bed at 12 months so I could get in with her when she woke. She's now 17 months and slept all night on her own in her own bed last night for the first time (she didn't wake) she also actually took herself to bed for a nap the other day so I'm thinking that she's just that bit happier and more confident about sleeping on her own now.

He will do it eventually if you're prepared to let him set the pace.

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