Feeling proud

Last night my 10wk old did all her sleeps in the next time me. It’s been such a tough battle getting her to sleep in it, so am feeling so proud of myself for managing last night for being persisitant and keep putting her back in (usually end up kicking my husband out of bed around 2am and co-sleep). Sometimes she only made it 8 minutes before waking again 🤦🏽‍♀️ but hoping we do a little better each night! Yay

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yay well done. my little girl slept in the next to me once at 2 days old and i was PETRIFIED of having the same experience again of her so unsettled, so i let her sleep in the Moses basket, we’ve now switched to the next to me and she sleeps so well, sleep at night is finally getting a bit better🥰

Woohoo! How did you get her to sleep in it as I am having the same struggles

sorry no advice at all! I did the same thing we’ve been trying since the beginning but for some reason last night she just managed better. Also I normally am too tired to be bothered so just put her in the bed, but last night felt like I had the energy to persist! Sorry no magic advice

That’s like me, I put him in bed cos I cannot be bothered to attempt the crib and fail. I’ll try and hopefully might have some luck like you!

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