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How to stop cosleeping with clingy baby?

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Napoleandynamite · 21/05/2023 10:58

Since an awful 4 month regression dd and I have co slept. She still woke around 3 times a night, mostly for comfort milk (breastfed) but was quick to settle and if I felt touched out I could swap out with dh. When dd hit 6 months this changed - not sure if she got some separation anxiety but would not settle with dad at all, would scream hysterically when waking in the night and take a long time to settle and constantly scratches me and pulls at me in her sleep. Needless to say a month later I am really struggling with this arrangement and hardly sleeping. We tried moving dd’s cot into the room for a few nights but she rolled around playing for ages (she must see it as a playpen rather than her bed!) and then screaming until she was back with me. Tried rocking to sleep, feeding to sleep etc but as soon as she was put into the cot she’d wake and scream. We’ve been away and are now back and I’m determined to try again. Does anyone have any tips?!

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TheShellBeach · 21/05/2023 11:54

Get the Ferber sleep training book and reclaim your bed.

Napoleandynamite · 21/05/2023 14:24

@TheShellBeach will order the book thanks!

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FigAndOlive · 21/05/2023 20:20

I second Ferber!!!! It was a life saver, we did it around 5/6 months! I just wouldn’t order it, there’s lots of pdfs online but if you just want to skip the theory and go straight to practice you will find a short summary online

PinkPlantCase · 21/05/2023 20:34

I think at that age we still fed to sleep. You don’t say how old they are now but I think 6 months is a bit young for sleep training.

For the co-sleeping I would start off by having DC start off each night in their own cot in their own room, then bring them into your bed after a certain number of night wake ups, slowly push back the time that they come into your bed for.

Napoleandynamite · 21/05/2023 20:40

Fab thanks both @FigAndOlive @PinkPlantCase . She’s 7 months now so still expecting a few wake ups just want to end the co sleeping hell!

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