I am really struggling with the whole "sleep training". My heart tells me to continue cosleeping now, but I keep hearing that I am going to create a monster when it comes time to sleeping in a crib. Baby is six months now. Will he ever be happy in the crib, or do I eventually "have" to let him "cry it out". Is there a way to sleep train without crying it out?
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on Mar. 19, 2013 at 9:29 PM
I have 5 kids. We do not sleep train. My 2 year old is still in my bed....we want him here and he wants to be here. I have never had sleep issues with kids. They all moved to beds when they were ready and slept wonderfully. I love having my "baby" with me at night. I love seeing him there.
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on Mar. 19, 2013 at 9:31 PM
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You feel bad about it because it goes against all natural instincts to leave your baby to CIO. Ofcourse you don't HAVE to sleep train your baby. I personally don't agree with it at all. My dd has always slept close to us whether it was in our bed or in her own bed in our room and in no way, shape, or form did we "create a monster". She's 2 years old and is an excellent sleeper who was never ever "trained" or forced to cry herself to sleep.
Do what YOU feel is right, not what someone else thinks is right.
Do what YOU feel is right, not what someone else thinks is right.
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on Mar. 19, 2013 at 9:46 PM
Please don't ever CIO! Follow your heart! If you don't think it's time for a crib then don't do it. DS is 11 months and he sleeps anywhere at night anymore. He has become very clingy so putting him in the crib is tough. So I just lay him in bed with us.
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on Mar. 19, 2013 at 11:21 PM
I dont think youd be creating a monster. I was in no rush to push my daughter out of bed. The first year she spent every night with us. At 14 months she started taking up room. We sidecarred the crib and called it her bed. She LOVED it. No problems transitioning because she was ready to do so and it was done gently.
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on Mar. 20, 2013 at 12:39 AM
Nope you're not. Babies all learn to sleep alone just like they learn to sleep through the night. It may not be for awhile but they will. I'm still co-sleeping and breastfeeding my 18 month old.
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My son co-slept for 18 months. And transitioned nicely to his crib without tears. And while he can throw monster tantrums, he's no monster!
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on Mar. 20, 2013 at 1:13 AM
He may never sleep in the crib (glorified laundry baskets!), but he will sleep alone just fine when hes ready.
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on Mar. 20, 2013 at 1:20 AM
This...minus three lol. I've only got two and they moved to their own bed when we were all ready for them to do so. Some nights I still end up with them in bed with me, but they always start the night in their beds, no fuss and no crying.
Snuggle your baby while you can and know that the benefits of co sleeping far outweigh the imaginary risk of creating some little heathen bed monster.
Snuggle your baby while you can and know that the benefits of co sleeping far outweigh the imaginary risk of creating some little heathen bed monster.
Quoting IrishIz:
I have 5 kids. We do not sleep train. My 2 year old is still in my bed....we want him here and he wants to be here. I have never had sleep issues with kids. They all moved to beds when they were ready and slept wonderfully. I love having my "baby" with me at night. I love seeing him there.
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on Mar. 20, 2013 at 7:52 AM
All babies sleep when they need it. We co sleep for awhile. Right now our 3 month old sleeps in a pack and play in our room. Before that he was co sleeping. Our oldest co slept and he eventually went to his own room around 6 month. We tried one night and it worked. We just follow the baby's lead.
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on Mar. 20, 2013 at 7:57 AM
Follow your heart and do what's best for you and your family. I have no advice other than that. Both of my kids are very independent sleepers and wanted to be put down and left alone. My youngest who is almost 2 has only actually fallen asleep in my bed twice and it was for about 15 minutes and then he woke up and wanted his own bed.
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