Bedtime/sleeping in the same room
How do people manage to put their baby to bed when guidance is they have to be in the same room as you for the first 6 months?
My little boy is a contact napper and tends to fall asleep around 7.30/8pm on my partner after a feed, leaving him trapped for the rest of the evening. He will generally transfer to his next to me when we go up to bed around 10pm with no issues but now that the baby is 3 months old, my partner and I feel like even though we love the cuddles, we should be implementing a bit more of a routine and would like an hour or two in the evenings where we can just chill together. The baby absolutely will not be put down in the lounge and just sleep - how do other people do it?
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Do a video call and mute ur self that way u can keep an eye on them and still chill
Could you feed in the bedroom and put straight to sleep then use a monitor
Keep creating a routine, modifying it a little bit as you need but consistency is key with kids. I believe it's super important and good to always have some cuddles/hugs/physical affection as well as I highly recommend talking. Tapping as a form to calm them down, and get them to sleep. Be prepared at first it's really hard. They will act like there are shards of glass in their bed, but slowly and firmly you guys will find a routine and a safe way to fall asleep. A lot of people like to swaddle. I'm personally a big fan myself. I recommend using sweet voice and explaining, saying things like, "it's time to go to sleep, we will play again tomorrow, You and your partner need some time together and that they are safe". I'm Brazilian, I love this dad, he really is all about tapping (I'll link some videos below) I'm not saying you have to use tapping. people use combinations of stories, singing, reading, etc. but I find that doing physical things helps immensely.
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