Helping my son to sleep with out help
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@Jo no my husband normally lies with him until he falls asleep then he leaves the room x
@Kate I know it's not what you asked but I would suggest tackling this. Can your husband slowly move towards the door until he's no longer in there? It's what we did and now he doesnt expect to see anyone if he wakes which is rare.
@Jo that’s a great idea I will try this xx
I did it over a few weeks. Now I say night and leave his room. Sometimes he fusses but I don't stay in there
Tbh I am not sure how you go about this right now, you're very close to due date and most older siblings need adjustment time as it is. My LO was the same, she didn't wake in the night but certainly started once her sisters arrived. Me and hubz had to take it in turns with our toddler or our twins... it's hars but it's like survival mode you just manage because you end up kind of having to. At one point I was boobfeedinng a twin in my toddlers room while she fell back asleep while my hubby cuddled the other twin... I would probably say once your first is a tad older and settled with the sibling to maybe try then so your hard work at change isn't all undone anyway x Eta - we're 10 months later and toddler is back to sleeping consistently, still needs me with her but takes like 10 mins so not a big problem for us.
@Mou thank you glad itsnt just me and I wouldn’t be able to lie with him due to me having a c section he has always woken in the night dosent always cry just need comfort which is fine but not when I need help with the new baby during due to the surgery xx
@Kate I had a c section too, it's bloody hard recovery. Luckily I was pretty mobile pretty quickly but yeah def not much laying down without help getting up for a week. My humble advice is probably take your routine with a pinch of salt for the first week or so, in terms of toddler bedtime, maybe make it a tad later if needed if it coincides with baby sleeping, so at least your hubz has a window to go with him for a bit. Best of luck with your section, I'm sure it'll be fine, planned is so smooth going x
@Mou thank you so much I had a planned c section with my son so I know how hard the recovery is lucky my husband has got 5 week to help me xx
Does he fall asleep on his own in his room?