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Been asked before - but sleeping with a two year old and being pregnant (long one sorry)

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commanderchaos · 23/02/2008 11:07

I'm sure this has been asked before, but I'm really not sure what to do. DS is 2.4 yrs and in November started waking and coming into our bed at night (he goes to sleep in his own bed), which he now does every night. He's a right wriggler and we have decided to get a bigger bed (needed one anyway). Thing is, I'm 6 months PG and am sometimes vvv tired, as well as not sure what to do about new baby when s/he comes. We're not really co-sleepers, as such, so will probably do what we did with DS and put new baby in moses basket by the bed. But the thing is, I'm not sure whether to stop the coming into our bed or not. On the one hand, I think that if he needs us (and we've had a bit of 'I don't like being on my own' lately), it would be a bit mean to force him to sleep on his own (if I wake up in the night and feel scared, I get to cuddle DH, and I'm nearly 40 - seems a bit mean to deprive a two year old of that comfort). But on the other hand, maybe it's just a habit, and it would be better to stop it now so that we all start getting some good nights sleep and a good routine before the baby comes. I just don't know what to do, so anything I've not thought of from you lovely lot would help.

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dosydot · 23/02/2008 13:19

you sound as if you are not unhappy about the situation but feel you ought to be putting ds in his own bed and setting a routine.
In your position I would continue with ds bedtime routine and if he comes in to you in the night( and you are buying a bigger bed) don't fret it.
When new baby arrives, i would go for the moses basket again it worked for you the first time round.
with any luck ds will dislike his sleep being disturbed by the baby and stay in his room.
he is still very young, i wouldn'y deprive him of comfort or cuddles either
hth

commanderchaos · 26/02/2008 09:59

oh, thank you. yes, it does help. i hadn't realised, but i think it was probably more about feeling i 'ought' to do things a certain way. so will go with it. thank you.

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