I have co slept with my 27 month old all his life and would happily continue to do so however we have another bub due in January so we would like to move our toddler into his own bed for safety and space.
For the last 2 weeks we have been trying but I feel like we're getting nowhere.
I would really appreciate some advice or tips and tricks from those who have been in a similar situation.
So we have our bedtime routine (bath, book, bed, teddy, lullabys playing and a soft night light.) This does help to calm him and he happily gets into bed. However he won't sleep without me there within arm's reach. I stay with him until he falls asleep which is quite easily, but as soon as he stirs and realises I'm not there he comes to find me. I put him back into bed and stay until he falls asleep again, almost instantly most times, but the cycle repeats continuously until morning. I eventually put a mattress down next to his bed and slept on that as this pregnant belly is making it difficult to get up so often but he just climbs down and falls asleep next to me. We had daddy try instead of me but he just wants his mummy's cuddles.
Please help! I thought he'd eventually just get used to waking alone, give up and go back to sleep but he is so tenacious!
Help! Getting toddler to sleep alone...
Help! Getting toddler to sleep alone...
Posted in:
Baby & Toddler, Milestones
2 Replies
If it helps at all, I found cosleeping easier keeping the older one there too. She had a mattress next to my bed and fell asleep first right next me to and the baby and slept through. They both moved into a bedroom together and the little one moved to her own bed soooo easily. In my opinion most kids are ready to go to bed and sleep fine in a room alone from about age 6 or 7.
Dad went with the toddler into another room. I left it up to him if he wanted to wean her into her own bed. I stayed with baby. No snoring and breastfeeding was easier. Win win.