DDC moms with a toddler

[kathteach]

Hi mamas,

Can you check out my thread in the nighttime parenting board? I have so much anxiety about how I'm going to work out the sleep thing with everyone. I feel so unprepared. Help.

[Da WIC Lady]

I haven't been looking over there. I get caught up too much here, special needs parenting, Breastfeeding, and Natural living (with it's multitude of sub-forums). DSS sleeps in his own room and has never co-slept with us by his choice. DD occasionally sleeps with us, but currently is in a toddler bed in our room. When she started climbing out of the crib in her room we decided it was time to get the bed frame out of storage. It's harder to get her to sleep, but she generally chooses her bed over ours. Once DH leaves for his new job, she may come into the bed with me, but I don't think it will be a big deal when the baby gets here. We have a king size bed, and she tends to sleep way on the other side of the bed when it's just the two of us.

Anna

[Kontessa]

My 2 year old stopped co-sleeping at 8 months. He just learned to clinb out of his bed though and we are waiting till hubby gets back to make him a cool bed. So he get up, sometimes sleeps with his 8 year old sister (They share a room by choice) and sometimes he will get in bed with me. I sleep so badly when he does but I love watching him sleep and being close to him. He is such a dancing fire ball during the day, hard to touch for find peave with. LOL I choose to get a used co-sleeper just in case I can not sleep with baby in bed comfortably and incase my other kids need to jump in bed too. I wonder how it will work when hubby gets home..... Some how though, I have peace, at the moment anyway, that things will work out well.

I wish you peace and rest and safe sleep!

[kathteach]

Thanks for all my DDC pals jumping over to this thread and the other one. I got some GREAT advice. I'm still a little sensitive about the whole issue and want to write more, but I'm not ready yet.

You all are an amazing group of women. I feel like I'm always saying that, but, you are, and I want you all to know it!

[*Lindsey*]

Katherine,

I didn't get a chance to read your whole thread or the advice you got yet. But, when DD was born, DS was still sleeping with us. He was 21 months old and for the first few months, we just slept: DH, DS, Me, DD, cosleeper. I was always careful that if I switched her to the other side to nurse to keep my arm between them. I was afraid she would want to be in our bed 100% of the time, but she wasn't like DS and liked having her own space.

Right around his 2nd birthday, we bought DS a twin bed. We got him some cool sheets that he wanted and slowly transitioned him to his bed. It entailed one of us (me, usually) laying with him until he fell asleep, and many little steps leading up to him finally staying in his own bed all night.

I know how intimidating and worrisome it can be. You'll do great! BTW, how's bedrest going?

[kathteach]

Hey Lindsey thank you. I've been thinking about you. I have been kind of noncompliant lately as far as bedrest so I'm doing my best today and drinking lots of water too. I think my OB will take me off next week at 34 weeks, that's what he did last time. My cervix is 1.85 right now and I have an app't on Thurs. My husband is eager to get to the lovin' too, I saw your thread!

I'm excited you're off. So great for your little ones, what a great job.

[*Lindsey*]

Hooray for getting off (hopefully) next week. What a relief that will be, no?