3 month old bed time

I've been relying on the swing to getting my baby to sleep. I then take him upstairs with me at 9pm. He sleeps well and if he wakes in the night, he tends to self soothe with minimal help from me, but I am just so anxious about putting him down in his next to me cot at 6.30pm, using the monitor and enjoying the evening with my husband. I worry that it won't go well. We are going on a caravan holiday in a couple of weeks and I won't have a choice about putting him down in his travel cot. I just automatically think the worst. I know it will be best for us all in the long run but I can't bring myself to do it. Plus I have anxiety about the 4 month regression which may not even affect us - it didn't affect any of my mum friends but it is all I see over social media!

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Does your LO sleep in the swing all night?
All this ‘sleep regression’ and ‘leap’ stuff is so stressful and like you said it’s all you see on social media. However, there’s nothing on the NHS website about it. I’m not sure it’s actually a thing. I think babies just do things differently sometimes like us adults 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Jessica no, he sleeps in his Next To Me cot in our bedroom and he only wakes once in the night. He is never in the swing anymore then 2 hours. No, I've not seen anything on the NHS website and there is nothing on my Bounty app either, which I was following during pregnancy. I think it is a way for sleep consultants to get parents to pay for a course.

Totally agree!

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