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Hello! Hubby and I cosleep with our 16 month old son. Hubby left on June 1st for basic training for the Army. Well, when he left our 9 year old daughter asked me if she could sleep with me and ds. I said sure! OMG...this child is AWFUL to sleep with. Not only does she move ALOT, but she kicks something awful. Put it this way. The very first night that I asked her to sleep in her own bed, ds slept all night for the first time in his 16 months. He has continued to sleep though the night since that day (about 4 days ago). My problem is that on one hand I don't want my 9 year old to feel left out or not as loved as her brother on the other, I am really, really needing the uninterrupted sleep after 16 months of up and down all night. I can't sleep in the middle because I am temping for ttc when hubby get's out of basic. What would you guys do? Would you suck it up and deal with it? The reason that ds doesn't sleep through the night is because dd not only kicks him all night long, but she rolls over ontop of him and throws her arms over him..she really is an awful sleeper!!! Or, would you ask dd to continue to sleep in her own bed. I had thought about getting a toddler bed to sidecar next to our bed..which would solve the problem, but then I don't get to snuggle with my ds and I don't know if I am ready to transition him out of our bed yet....

So, what would you do?
 

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Thats a difficult one. My only thought was this. Is there room for your DD to sleep in your bedroom but not necessarily in your bed? Could you put her mattress on the floor in your room?

That way you can all be in the same room, she doesnt feel left out and your DS, and therefore you, gets a trouble free night.

HTH maybe.
 
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