https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:22:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transition-from-cosleeping-toddler#post-1392908 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 22:22:22 +0000 travelgirl1 1392908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in a very similar situation! My LO is almost 15 months and sleeps with me for all her naps (nurses to sleep) then at night she needs me to lie with her to fall asleep, then I transition her to her crib until she wakes up then she comes in our bed (any time from 2am onwards) where she nurses all night.</p> <p>I just read The Sleep Lady's workbook and really like the sound of it. I don't think CIO is right for my daughter and this method is more about staying in the room with your LO, you can pick them up if they need it, pat them, ssh them, etc. It has advice about stopping co-sleeping and nightfeeding too. We're going to start it tomorrow. Apparently it takes about two-three weeks but we're hopeful it will help our situation.</p> <p>Good luck ! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transition-from-cosleeping-toddler#post-1392905 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 22:18:55 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1392905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LittleFox: another family here in a similar sleeping arrangement! F is 16 months &amp; sleeps 2ish hours on his own &amp; then with us the rest of the night (with a 5am-ish wake-up). His napping situation is better, though. </p> <p>Which part of this do you feel is the mess? There are several options for you guys, even with the space issue. You could get bed railings for your bed or make your bed into a floor bed &amp; put him down there in the beginning of the night. We use a floor bed (just his crib mattress) in his room and it didn't take too much childproofing. We started using a monitor again to here him &amp; go in right away since our objective isn't to get him to sleep all night alone. You could get even try a video monitor. </p> <p>We stopped nursing to sleep at 15 months with the use of the floor bed. I will nurse him as part of bedtime routine &amp; my husband would sit next to the bed for him to fall asleep. It was easier with the bed than the crib. He's learning better sleep habits now, too. </p> <p>I don't think you have to change up your whole arrangement to get better sleep. Look for the one thing that is most disruptive (nap, nursing, etc) and work on changing just that. Good luck!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transition-from-cosleeping-toddler#post-1392849 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 21:28:47 +0000 dolphin 1392849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LittleFox: sorry, no advice here....only we are in a similar situation. We live in a one bedroom and her crib is at the foot of our bed. Starting from 9 months till now (DD is 13 months) she wakes up 1-2x a night. The first waking we take her to our bed and the second waking is usually around 4am to nurse and she falls back asleep until 6-7. CIO is just not going to work when we are all in the same room so we're just gonna continue to co-sleep until we get a bigger place! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transition-from-cosleeping-toddler#post-1392725 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 20:12:52 +0000 LittleFox 1392725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kemma: That's a really neat idea, I would never have thought of using a closet! Unfortunately ours are quite small. I can't wait until we can get a slightly bigger place! I have a feeling sleep training would be easier if he had his own space. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transition-from-cosleeping-toddler#post-1392267 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 13:55:45 +0000 Kemma 1392267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LittleFox: you're definitely not a mess, you started co-sleeping because it worked for your family and now you're ready to find another sleeping arrangement that will work for your family!</p> <p>And you're definitely not alone, my LO goes to sleep in her cot but we bedshare from her first night waking :-)</p> <p>Do you have a sizeable closet that you could possibly convert into a sleeping area for your LO? I'm thinking you could maybe do a floor bed with some sort of baby rail to contain your little guy? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transition-from-cosleeping-toddler#post-1392136 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 12:25:01 +0000 LittleFox 1392136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamasig: Thank you! Glad to know that I'm not alone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transition-from-cosleeping-toddler#post-1392118 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 12:05:37 +0000 Mamasig 1392118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice and I don't think you are a mess! Probably because I'm in a similar position!</p> <p>DS is 16 months old and started co-sleeping with us around 7-8 months when he would wake up nonstop in his crib. This is what we've tried so far.</p> <p>We set up his toddler bed at the foot of our bed. The first week he was falling asleep in his toddler bed though it took about 30 minutes and I was sitting next to him. He would wake up about 2-3 hours later and I would just end up sticking him back in our bed. Not the best, I know, but I'm pregnant and need sleep. After about a week, he wouldn't even fall asleep in his toddler bed. He would fight it for an hour or more. I gave up and he's back in our bed. I figure we'll try again in a month or so. My husband isn't worried about it and says in time he'll sleep alone. So I'm trying to go with that approach too. For my son, I think he just likes being close to us when he sleeps. A more comfortable bed or other room isn't going to work for him. And I just can't handle CIO.</p> <p>And his naps are similar too - with me, the car, or a stroller. My kid doesn't like sleep so I'm ok with whatever gets him sleep. It's more effort to fight him on it. My mom watches him during the week and if she is fine with strolling him around so be it. During the weekends, we're usually on the go anyway.</p> <p>So I hope this post made you feel better! I don't think there is a right or wrong way to do any of it. I just think you should try different methods/things you are comfortable with and see how LO reacts to them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transition-from-cosleeping-toddler#post-1391864 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 09:22:05 +0000 LittleFox 1391864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: Thanks! We have no space for a floor bed. Since he shares our only bedroom with us, there is no place that is child proofed enough with enough space to leave him in alone without being contained. I'll check out those posts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transition-from-cosleeping-toddler#post-1391805 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 08:34:31 +0000 immabeetoo 1391805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LittleFox: my LO slept significantly better once we flipped his mattress to the soft side, and hates the pack n play. I would try to make his sleeping arrangements more comfortable before you try to convince him to stay there independently. You could try a floor bed?</p> <p>@mrskc is slowly sleep training a young toddler, you could search for her post(s) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transition-from-cosleeping-toddler#post-1391762 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 07:03:23 +0000 LittleFox 1391762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our son is 13 months old, and has basically always coslept with us (in the same bed). We didn't initially plan it thst way, but quickly adjusted things in his infancy because we needed sleep. 13 months later, he still nurses to sleep initially and throughout the night, where he sleeps in our bed. He'll initially go to sleep in his pack n play, but only stays there for 1-2 hours. After that, one of us has to be in the bed with him. He also wakes between 4:30 and 5am no matter what, so I give him an early bedtime to try to ensure enough sleep. How do I get myself out of this mess?</p> <p>For naps, he is down to one per day since starting daycare a few months ago. He takes one 1.5-2hr nap there, in a crib. At home, he often naps with me or in the car or stroller (I know, we're a mess!). Any advice on starting to sleep train? Tips? Anything? </p> <p>The other problem is that we're in a 1 bedroom apartment. I've gotten suggestions to move him out of our room (like into the hall or office), and to get him a real crib (vs a pack n play). Would either one really make a difference, though? </p>