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DH worked the night shift (11 pm-8 am) until dd was 10 months old (she's now 13 months). Up until that point she mostly co-slept w/ me. But, when dh changed shifts and was home in the evenings, he said no more co-sleeping. So, dd was put in her own room. I really want dd back in the room. She wakes up almost every night crying. It breaks my heart. I bring her in the bed then and nurse her and cuddle. A lot of the time she stays awake and wants to play. It could be that she is use to being in her own room and bed now, that she thinks if she comes in bed w/ us it's time to play. But once she falls asleep, dh wants her to go back to her room. I asked if we could put her in our room on another mattress next to ours so we would have more room (ours is on the floor), but still have her w/ us. He seems kind of open to that, but is worried that she won't be able to fall back asleep if she wakes up in the middle of the night. What do you mamas think? Any advice for going back to co-sleeping. Do you think we should even go back to co-sleeping? How can I get dh to agree to it? He says he'd compromise and do naps w/ her (which we do now...if I want to nap), but a lot of the time he and I don't really nap. I'd appreciate any ideas or suggestions!
DH worked the night shift (11 pm-8 am) until dd was 10 months old (she's now 13 months). Up until that point she mostly co-slept w/ me. But, when dh changed shifts and was home in the evenings, he said no more co-sleeping. So, dd was put in her own room. I really want dd back in the room. She wakes up almost every night crying. It breaks my heart. I bring her in the bed then and nurse her and cuddle. A lot of the time she stays awake and wants to play. It could be that she is use to being in her own room and bed now, that she thinks if she comes in bed w/ us it's time to play. But once she falls asleep, dh wants her to go back to her room. I asked if we could put her in our room on another mattress next to ours so we would have more room (ours is on the floor), but still have her w/ us. He seems kind of open to that, but is worried that she won't be able to fall back asleep if she wakes up in the middle of the night. What do you mamas think? Any advice for going back to co-sleeping. Do you think we should even go back to co-sleeping? How can I get dh to agree to it? He says he'd compromise and do naps w/ her (which we do now...if I want to nap), but a lot of the time he and I don't really nap. I'd appreciate any ideas or suggestions!
