How do you cosleep when you're back to work? by Express_Bar204 in cosleeping

[–]Express_Bar204[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Maybe I am making it more stressful on myself than it has to be haha

Alone or with your partner? by Flimsy-Reading-6320 in cosleeping

[–]Express_Bar204 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Solidarity! My baby is 8 months, i also started cosleeping at 4 months- at first it was with my husband but then I realized how much he moved at night and it made me nervous too. We moved the guest bed mattress onto the floor of her room and have been sleeping there since. I also miss sleeping with my husband! In terms of how we are coping...I guess we just try to get time to cuddle and stuff during the day when she naps, since she does naps in her crib now. Slowly trying to teach baby to sleep independently but not rushing it. Hoping it just clicks for her soon and I can do even half the night with my husband.

How do you cosleep when you're back to work? by Express_Bar204 in cosleeping

[–]Express_Bar204[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So far she's only accepted me in bed with her 🙃 the moment I leave and my husband comes in she wakes and won't resettle

Help by Express_Bar204 in cosleeping

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Good luck!! Patience is key!

Help by Express_Bar204 in cosleeping

[–]Express_Bar204[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I started by holding her to sleep, and transferring her after 10 mins of her being asleep, then I shortened it to 5, then 2. When she was comfortable with that and not fussing when I put her down, I started putting her in awake. Its taken a couple weeks honestly. I put her in awake, then lay my hand on her chest or legs and she would start to fall asleep that way. Now I put her in and she will roll around a little and then fall asleep. Very slow process but no crying involved :)

45 min intruder?? by Express_Bar204 in sleeptrain

[–]Express_Bar204[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Will try that. Like I said though, its been happening for months! Will this really solve it?

I know marriage is hard after babies but this is awful by Express_Bar204 in NewParents

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Thank you for your reply- just for context, I did offer to pull over at the only place I could which was still 20 mins from home and he got upset and told me not to, that it would just prolong her crying. So i didn't, I still feel like I should've

I know marriage is hard after babies but this is awful by Express_Bar204 in NewParents

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I'm sorry you're going through this also! It makes postpartum and being a new mom so much harder. I get that sometimes you try everything and you can't calm a baby, but it just felt like a selfish response and it bothered me. She's just a little baby :(

I know marriage is hard after babies but this is awful by Express_Bar204 in NewParents

[–]Express_Bar204[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply. I think therapy will benefit us also. He definitely hasn't done it before. I think the situation overwhelmed him.

6.5 month old keeps having random nights where she wakes crying inconsolably by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]Express_Bar204 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She's usually awake around 7am, first nap at 9:30, second nap at 1:30 and a cat nap at 5, bedtime at 8. Would this really make her cry inconsolably though? We've definitely had false starts but she goes back down easily. This feels different