A gentle parenting success story - sleep

[Fleur]

Fantastic story, well done & thank you so much for sharing.

We are at this stage

But he still needed someone with him, preferably DH, to lie on our bed alongside him and keep him company while he drifted off. DH generally fell asleep too - as Sam has had a 9pm bed time for some time (he sleeps until 8am and has massive day sleeps - it's just his body clock). A bit frustrating on the nights where we haven't been organised enough for a family dinner and so the plan was that we will eat (and DH will cook) when Sam is asleep...

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But the reports from day care indicated that he COULD get himself to sleep. When Sam decided that he would no longer sleep in a cot at day care, but would sleep on a bed like the older kids, he started putting himself to sleep at day care.

Exactly this, sounding very similar to our story so far. We have had such struggles with our older kids when they were younger & this time we both are much more relaxed... although sometimes I wonder if I will still be lying down with her when she's 10 and I have to trust that it will change in time.

Thanks for sharing & woo hoo for a success story

[butterfly_warrior]

Fleur, there were times I'd think we'd still be lying down with him when he's at school... But the time we've put into making sleep time a non-stressful thing for him is really paying off now!

I have times where I do honestly think I'll be wrapping and rocking for day sleeps for as long as he has them... At times I find it frustrating, but other times... think of the cuddles! When I think about how I go with trying to sleep during the day (it doesn't happen unless I'm sick), it does make sense that he finds it harder. If he needs it, he needs it... And it's a great excuse to sit down and snuggle the boy and relax instead of doing housework!

BW