Stop co-sleeping
Has anyone got any tips on managing to stop co sleeping and contact napping.
I tried the pick up put down method until 3:30am last night until I caved and co slept as usual from tiredness. Baby will just scream even if she is laying in the next to me and I put my hand on her chest. She wakes up as soon as we lower her into her crib.
Really hoping to stop as baby is getting too big and impacting our time together.
Thanks
I had to swaddle my girl until she was 6 months, as she needed that feeling of being held to sleep. If she wasn’t swaddled she was exactly the same, would wake up instantly and want to sleep next to me. Personally I enjoy sleeping next to my partner as it helps our relationship feel like a relationship rather than just being house mates, because at the end of the day, when baby is in bed or even when they are older, it’s just you and your partner.. I am currently in the process of getting my girl to nap in her cot, I’ve been sitting her in her cot whilst I do things like put clothes away etc just so she understands that although she’s in there, I’m still coming back etc. I was also told by my HV to settle and get baby sleepy in the room she is meant to sleep in, as babies get scared waking up in a different place than they fell asleep in.