From co-sleeping to own cot
Hi All, my 7 month, exclusively breastfed baby has been co-sleeping with us.
She currently has 4 naps a day (30 mins each) and is rocked to sleep for them, in her own room and in her own cot.
She doesn't sleep well in bed with me and can wake on average 10 times a night and feeds herself back to sleep each time.
We have made the decision to move her into her own room and cot. We bought a gentle sleep course but she hasn't responded well to it in the sense that once she's finally asleep, she will last for 10-30 minutes before we have to start the whole process again.
I feel I may have missed a step 😅 having gone from sleeping with me to being in her own cot alone and using gentle sleep training to try and help her.
Any advice/ support/ or shared struggles out there?
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Aw don't worry my little one has made huge 'improvements' since she was born. She now sleeps on her buggy and I can pop her down for naps just fine. It's just this final stage now that we are ready and comfortable for her to sleep in her own room that we need to figure out how to help her link her sleep cycles together as it's getting a bit much for us with how many times she's up every night 😅
You have plenty of time as you say your little one is 1 month and 2 weeks ❤️
Hi there! Is she going to sleep on her own at bedtime? Not sure what the direction was in the sleep course your purchased, but if she’s not falling asleep on her own then she’s still needing whatever is getting her to sleep initially. I recommend weaning off of whatever assistance you’re giving her since she’s now used to sleeping in her own space.
How did it go? I'm in the same position now. My 7mo cries every hour in the cot but sleeps fine next to me.
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