Am I a bad mom for leaving my son in his crib while I catch some extra sleep in the morning?
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Nope! I just hid from my 2.5 year old to nurse and cuddle my son in peace.
I wouldn’t say you’re a bad mom. But I personally wouldn’t do it.
My daughter wakes up earlier than me most days, and most of the time, she’s happy reading and playing in her room. She'll call out for me when she wants to get out, and I'll get her. If you’re attending to your child when they are in need and not neglecting them, I don't see a problem with it.
My daughter since the age of 2 has just sat in her bed after waking up singing, playing, talking, etc. Untill she feels like coming out. She will call me when she wants me
My 9 month old does this. She will wake at 530 and just kinda lay there babbling to herself for an hour, and then she will shout on me.
If he is playing on his own it’s fine but if he is sobbing while you sleep then I don’t think is right. I have a floor bed on my nursery so when my toddler wakes up in the crack of dawn I go there to sleep while he destroy his room.
Not a bad mom at all just maybe give him a few toys or something to play with to keep him occupied.
What about switching to a Montessori style mattress on the floor that when they wake they can just play in their room? You won’t have to worry about them falling out of the crib either.
@Danielle cool! I didn’t know about these ! I was worried about what I was going to do once my daughter got bigger her room is on a different floor then ours. So this would be a good option.
No definitely not a bad we all need sleep
If he’s happily playing and content definitely not
Our baby monitor records, and he goes to sleep with a teddy bear so if he’s quietly playing in there especially if it’s before 8am I’ll leave him. He will call or cry out if he wants out or needs something. And I can talk to him through the camera so I usually let him know I’m coming. But he’s usually up after me 95% of the time.
This morning he woke up around 6:30 initially and he was crying for a pacifier, so I gave him one and went back to bed. He ended up waking me up around 9am and that just seemed like a long time for him to be awake in his crib, if he was awake the whole time 😣 I normally can't fall asleep if he's awake but I'm 33w pregnant and so tired.
@Danielle his current bedroom isn't babyproofed enough yet but we are working on moving him into a different room that will be. His crib converts into a toddler bed
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I’d feel guilty if he was sitting there and waiting. If he’s sleeping that’s a different story
If he’s happy and safe, it’s fine.
Honestly I don’t think you are a bad mom. I leave my daughter in her crib/bed in the morning but she’s in a toddler bed now. She just doesn’t get up and she just lays there taking to herself.