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My 15 month old has been sleeping in my bed with me. I think it's time for her to move to her own room, in her own Cot, so her daddy can have his side of the bed back!!
I'm just not sure how to do it. I have tried a few times unsuccessfully. She just stands up and screams her little head off. I just can't handle the screaming. Even if I try to sit with her and pat and shush etc she just doesn't calm down. I just don't know how to make the transition as smooth as possible :(
Have you thought about taking one side of cot off and putting hard up against your side of bed like a side car? This transitioned my DD really well. Then put side back on but keep cot in your room until you are comfortable moving into her own room.
Janie xxx
Sorry, this is not going to be the answer you are looking for but lots of other people will give you some really great suggestions. ;) I’ve just totally given up trying to get DS2 to sleep in his cot. We’ve pulled down the cot, given it away, and bought a king single love nest! I start the night with DH in our bed and then move to the king single with DS2 sometime during the night, when he calls for me, and I finish off the night in there. It works for us. Eventually I plan on moving back into our bed full-time with DH. I just figured it would be easier to get myself out of DS2’s bed than to get DS2 out of our bed, LOL! :D
Goodluck.:goodluck:
I'm going to second Epacris. Get a nice comfy bed for your DS and then your DH can get a good night's sleep in it.
We still play musical beds in our house and our children are 6 & 7. DH and I have both noticed that on the nights we go and jump in an empty single that we get a great night's sleep.
Do you *need* to move her right now?
I ask because there may well come a time in the next 6 months or so where she is happy to move and if you wait, it will be much easier. No guarantees or antything, you understand. With my DS i stressed about it and tried and tried (and slept on a matress on teh floor with him for ages) adn by 2 he was happily sleeping in his own bed, alone, with no fuss at all. He was just ready.
So this time I've planned for it and DH has to sleep elsewhere - sorry mate - and DD will move when she's ready.
Otherwise, you can try cot side-car style and/or mattress on the floor, with a more gradual transition to the move away. Relocating to her room for a while might also help.
Good luck!
Yep, if you don't HAVE to move her can you just leave the situation as it is? At least you know you'll have a nice stress-free nighttime/sleep. Despite DF pushing for DD to sleep on her own, she didn't sleep on her own until she went into a big bed. She'd go to sleep in her cot at night but when she woke up i would take her back to bed with me. Even when she went to a big bed some nights I'd still take her into my bed, or I'd go into her bed for the rest of the night (still happens occasionally now!)
I think trying to force something like that is only going to prolong your transition period and result in more restless nights. I've always thought that as adults we enjoy the comfort of sleeping next to someone else, so why is it considered so wrong for babies/toddlers to want the same thing.