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Hi I am a fist time mother of a 13 month old girl. My husband and I have been cosleeping with her for her whole life at this point. I am wanting to wean her of nursing in the middle of the night so she might start sleeping longer. Unfotunatly she does not agree with this idea. She also has problems falling alsleep on her own. She always wants us with her while she falls asleep. Should I be doing something to break her of this habit or is that perfectly normal when you have been cosleeping. Does anyone have any advice or experiences for me.
Thanks,
Mindy |
| Posted by Mindy on 09/03/2008 02:48 PM
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I really think she'll wean when she's ready...enjoy this time for you will miss it when it stops..trust me, I cried for a week.
She falls asleep with love and comfort from Mama...why wouldn't she want to continue this? Eventually you'll be able to put her down on her own, but why not just keep on cuddlin' while she wants you too? :) |
| posted by on 09/05/2008 02:12 PM
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| My son is 16 mths and I just weaned him. He was waking up several times a night. Instead of nursing when he woke up in the middle of the night I just lay him on top of me and rocked him back to sleep. Then rollled him back over on the bed. He is still waking up about once a night, but that is a big improvement. Hopefully we will have a full night of sleep soon. As far as having to lay down with her to fall asleep, my son is the same way. And I am interested in hearing any advice on how to break this bad habit. |
| posted by Leslie on 09/06/2008 01:04 PM
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How do you do naps for your babies? Do you also lay down with them at naptime to get them to sleep? Maybe you could start there. Introduce them to napping on their own, either in their own beds or yours. My oldest daughter slept with me until she was 3 years old. Its much more difficult to get them out of your bed when they get older! So when we had Ava, she slept with us until she was sleeping thru the night, about 7 months, and then we moved her to her crib. She wasnt happy about it at first, but trust me, a 7 month old is easier to convince then a 3 year old! Im going to try that with my youngest. He just turned 4 months and he LOVES to eat. All night long if i would let him! Im hoping it goes just as smoothly as it did with Ava but Im not holding my breath. :)
My friend Sara has a 4 year old, and they have to lay in bed with him, in his bed, until he falls asleep. It sounds nice to be needed by your children, and its wonderful to be able to spend that extra time with them. But it has become very time consuming and burdomsome after you have done it for years! Eventually you might like to have your evenings back to spend with your husbands! :) |
| posted by Kelly on 09/08/2008 11:41 AM
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