I'm not a fan of co-sleeping, but I am a fan of squeezing in an extra 30 minutes of sleep. And on this morning, sleep was more important than moving Brev back into his Rock n Play after his bottle. No way I was risking waking him up.
Plus, look how cozy and content he looks.
Brevin is a great sleeper but he has bad sleeping habits. He hasn't even spent a night in his crib yet! Yikes. His spit up issues have made the Rock n Play our best option. I know I have to just bite the bullet and get him sleeping in his crib or pack-n-play soon...but I'm not ready for that war. And he still can't sleep without being swaddled. Ugh. Completely the opposite of Isla. She was in her crib and in her own room the day she was home from the hospital! The thought of having Brevin sleep in his own room makes me sad!
Plus, who wouldn't love waking up to this every morning??
He melts my heart. And his unusually loud morning farts have become my new alarm clock. I just can't let go of my little man! I'm amazed at how much my parenting has changed. 2009 Betsy wouldn't dare co-sleep and certainly wouldn't even think of having Isla sleep in the room with her in fear of starting bad sleep habits.
Hmmm. So right before I sat down to blog I had swaddled Brevin and put him in his crib awake to see if he'd nap. He was a little fussy so I figured why not? At the very least he'd be entertained by his Dream Screen for 20 minutes. But he just fell asleep! Unfortunately he spit up a TON prior to falling asleep, but he had the good sense to move his head away from the enormous wet spot. So maybe the transition will be easier than I thought? I was sort of hoping he wouldn't fall asleep so I could keep him in the room with me...
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3 comments:
Sounds like my life... Colton was an amazing sleeper and was in his crib from day 1 and maybe spent 3 nights in our room over the first 2 years of his life! Mason started out great, in his crib from the beginning but around Halloween that all changed... for the past 3 months I would say he has spent at least 30% of his nights sleeping with us... he always starts in his crib but sometime during the night I lose the urge to stick my guns and bring him to bed with me! Ugg, it is a horrible sleeping pattern to start and I get so mad at myself in the morning but at 3am when all he wants to snuggle him Momma I just don't care. I will deal with breaking the habit when teething is over and he is ready but for now, snuggle up little man.
Glad that he napped in his crib, that is a good starting point. No need to make the change all at one time. And he is so cute, I would totally love watching up to the smile every morning!
No worries, lady! Kellen slept in his swing, in our room, swaddled, until he was 5 months old. Once I was finally ready to transition him to his crib, we still swaddled him. I'm pretty sure we swaddled him until he was 6 or 7 months old - I can't remember exactly when we stopped...but he was just such an active little guy, and if we didn't swaddle him, he'd keep himself awake kicking and moving around. Do whatever works for you :) And he looks SO snuggly! I can't believe he is this old and that I haven't even gotten to meet him yet! Boo to that! :(
So sweet!
I started Kayleigh out with naps in her crib, too. It really made for a smoother transition. Good luck!
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♥ Bethany
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