Bedtime routine
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My boy will either fall asleep on his last bottle or mess about after it trying to grab the bottle, giggling and squirming. It’s a tiredness thing. If he’s awake after the bottle I just put him to bed and he falls asleep in a couple of minutes
This is what happened to me a few months ago and then the contact naps became the time when she was messing around so now every sleep is in her cot and independently soothing herself. It’s such a bitter sweet moment, so proud of them but also missing the cuddles! I read her a story after or during her bottle then do her teeth and give her a cuddle then pop her down and walk out. Occasionally we have some tears but I always look at the time and wait 2 mins and she’s usually stopped before then x
I would do what you did tonight. I found that my previously rocked to sleep baby sort of grew out of it and now sometimes he writhes until I put him down, he however still likes me near him at bedtime but at naps I just leave him and he whinges/low level cries for 5 mins and goes to sleep