When my baby was born last year, I started him out in the bassinet. He was a big baby, breastfed, and a constant eater. My husband took a couple of days off but then went back to work. He slept in the guest bedroom while I took care of the baby in our bedroom. Well it wasn’t long before I was cosleeping with my baby (now 1yo) because of convienence. I didn’t have any family or friends around to help (as we just moved) and I was the one up with him day and night. My husband travels a lot and could not be there to help as much as we would have liked. Ok, so then I started reading more and more about attachment parenting and cosleeping, etc. etc. And I truly thought I was doing what was best for our whole family because we were all getting decent (not perfect) sleep. Well, my baby is STILL in my bed, nursing every 2 hours out of habit, and my husband is STILL in the guest bedroom (I know a lot of ppl are going to assume I made a huge mistake and I am a bad mother, but please be kind in your answers and don’t assume judgement on me b/c everyone has a different home life and what’s best for some isn’t always best for all.) Anyway, I’ve read the No Cry Sleep Solution and tried that. The problem now is my baby nurses and gets off, but seems to be a habit every time he stirs for him to nurse.. Please help me! I would like for him to sleep a longer stretch (perhaps 5 or 6 hours) AND sleep in his own crib. When he falls asleep, I try to gently move him to the crib but he wakes and cries. I don’t object to some crying now that he is older, but he is a very light sleeper, very strong-willed, active little boy. Any advice for me? I am not looking for a lecture about why cosleeping is horribly wrong. I wouldn’t change anything I’ve done except maybe give him longer periods to sleep in his crib alone sometimes.
