https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:49:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-coslept-when-did-you-start-trying-to-get-lo-to-sleep-in-their-crib#post-2094660 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 13:04:43 +0000 snowjewelz 2094660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>K now does all naps &amp; does her first night stretch in the crib. I have put her in the crib for 2nd stretch, but most of the time co-sleep just b/c I'm lazy. I actually feel like she might sleep better by herself, undisturbed by us moving and DH snoring haha. But I'd most def bring her to bed for the last stretch for that 1st morning smile and snuggles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-coslept-when-did-you-start-trying-to-get-lo-to-sleep-in-their-crib#post-2094631 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 12:54:37 +0000 whenoceansrise 2094631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: His sleep sucks if I try to get him to sleep in his rock n play or his pack n play- but when he's with me, he only wakes up usually around 4:00am for a quick feed which is so convenient since he's just right next to me and then he goes back to sleep easily. I looooove cosleeping because I am back to work already and I hate having to spend the whole day away from him so all the snuggles makes me feel more connected to him. DH doesn't like it as much though :wink: </p> <p>@ShootingStar: I'm starting to think maybe I should wait until closer to 6 months to start this. I like your strategy!</p> <p> @HTownMom: breastfeeding + cosleeping = soo easy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-coslept-when-did-you-start-trying-to-get-lo-to-sleep-in-their-crib#post-2094617 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 12:49:56 +0000 catomd00 2094617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4 months. Not because I felt we had to or else we were doomed, but it just wasn't working for any of us anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-coslept-when-did-you-start-trying-to-get-lo-to-sleep-in-their-crib#post-2094598 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 12:40:49 +0000 HTownMom 2094598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We coslept until 17 months because we are still breastfeeding and it was just so easy. But around 16-17 months she was waking up way too much just to eat and so I wasn't getting any good sleep. That's when we switched to the crib and had to do sleep training. It was hard for the first 3 days with her crying and figuring out how to sooth herself to sleep. Now she asks to go into her crib and I get so much more sleep. </p> <p>I think we could have done it a couple of months earlier, but it was the holidays and we were traveling so it was just easy to keep her in bed with us. I also wish we would have sleep trained her on a floor bed, but I felt that was too much freedom before she could fall asleep by herself. We might try that in a couple of months maybe around 2.</p> <p>Whatever works for you is what you should continue to do. You'll know when you want to change up the situation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-coslept-when-did-you-start-trying-to-get-lo-to-sleep-in-their-crib#post-2094597 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 12:40:41 +0000 ShootingStar 2094597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We co-slept a lot the first 6-7 months. When DS was really little he just wouldn't settle down anywhere but right next to me. But it was always a goal for me to get him to sleep on his own, as I felt really restricted by co-sleeping and only did it for survival. </p> <p>What I generally did was nurse DS to sleep and when he was pretty dead asleep I'd put him in the PnP next to me. On good nights he'd be fine for a couple hours until the next feeding session. My general rule was to try twice to rock him and get him to sleep on his own. If it didn't work I gave up for that section of the night and co-slept until the next feeding. Then I'd start over again after the next feeding, trying to get him in the PnP with the 2 try rule. </p> <p>Of course many times I just fell asleep and didn't bother. And there were night when if he didn't sleep in the PnP for the first segment or two of the night, I just gave up for the night. It was hardest to get him to sleep on his own the closer to morning it was. But eventually we got him to sleep entirely on his own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-coslept-when-did-you-start-trying-to-get-lo-to-sleep-in-their-crib#post-2094585 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 12:33:31 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2094585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@whenoceansrise: if I were you I would keep cosleeping until it's not working for you, your husband, or your baby. My baby is 9 weeks and I love love love our morning snuggles. I don't bring him in until around 5-6 depending on when he wakes up. Honestly if he slept amazingly in the bed I totally would sleep with him all night! But he wakes up more frequently and oddly spits up more, when he rarely does with regular semi upright feedings. He also claws his face and flings his arms around. </p> <p>The more I read about bad sleep habits and training, the less well it sits with me. I am trying to read and learn but take others' opinions with a grain of salt. They are our precious babies and we are their experts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-coslept-when-did-you-start-trying-to-get-lo-to-sleep-in-their-crib#post-2094559 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 12:21:41 +0000 sarac 2094559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Man any time someone says that a 3 month old sleeps so well, I'd say KEEP DOING THAT. If you can stand to. My daughter co slept with us at various times, and at 3, still does to a degree that makes all of us happy. We moved her to a floor bed in her own room at 8 months. At 3, it means that one or both of us snuggles her to sleep every night. Then, if she wakes in the night, she comes and snuggles up in bed with us (often if she's sick, more rarely/only early in the morning if she's not). This really works for our family, and I'd really suggest just going with cosleeping to whatever degree works for you, and not stressing too much about bad habits.</p> <p>I used to worry about that a little, and then I thought, you know, if I'm creating a person who likes to sleep with people she loves, I'm actually ok with that. That's how I feel - I'd rather not sleep alone. She's perfectly capable of it, and mostly does sleep on her own, but I'm totally fine with enjoying a big snuggly family bed a small part of the time.</p> <p>The only kind of cosleeping that concerns me is when a child is much older, waking frequently, and really interrupting their parent's lives at night. In my experience, though, that kind of pattern usually has more to do with anxiety, and other stuff. Not just a child who likes to snuggle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-coslept-when-did-you-start-trying-to-get-lo-to-sleep-in-their-crib#post-2094549 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 12:16:17 +0000 Mamasig 2094549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2.5 year old is still in the bed and my 9 month old has been joining us lately too. So I have no idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-coslept-when-did-you-start-trying-to-get-lo-to-sleep-in-their-crib#post-2094497 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 11:50:08 +0000 Mamaof2 2094497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used a co-sleeper so they weren't in our bed but next to it - we moved them around 6-7 months and they did great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-coslept-when-did-you-start-trying-to-get-lo-to-sleep-in-their-crib#post-2094489 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 11:46:23 +0000 whenoceansrise 2094489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is almost 3 months and I'm trying to figure out if I should start tying to get him to sleep in his crib. He sleeps SO GOOD when he's in bed with me and I love all the snuggles so I would be totally okay with cosleeping longer, but I don't want to create a habbit or make it harder for him to sleep in his own bed. </p> <p>When did you start getting LO to sleep on their own?<br /> And what worked for you?<br /> Any tips?? </p>