https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:13:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep/page/2#post-1747032 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 08:05:31 +0000 BlessedMama 1747032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: confession. I still rock my 22 mo nth old to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep/page/2#post-1747024 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 08:01:20 +0000 MsLipGloss 1747024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: My LO is 22 months and rocking is a part of her routine for both bedtime and naps. Once we get into the nursery, I hold her in the glider and rock her while her seahorse plays one round of songs (about 5-6 minutes). Then I put her in her crib to sleep. Sometimes she is wide awake, and sometimes she conks out before the seahorse has finished playing. It totally works for us - it's super easy, doesn't take a lot of time, and is a great way to end the day. We used to rock her longer (usually 2-3 cycles of the seahorse) when she was younger, but we gradually worked down to one cycle tops (just like what @Smurfette: described) , and as another most likely one and done-r, I am keeping the snuggles for as long as I can! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep/page/2#post-1746885 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 03:30:00 +0000 Kemma 1746885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still occasionally nursing to sleep at 21 months over here and part time bed-sharing to boot (don't tell the parenting police that I love me some baby snuggles!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep/page/2#post-1746880 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 02:47:50 +0000 Cherrybee 1746880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>D'aaaaw! I'm so jealous!! E has NEVER let me rock her to sleep, even when she was an itty bitty newborn. She has always valued her own space.. and now prefers to stand up and scream herself to sleep! :crying: But this morning, she sat on my lap for her bottle.... and I melted! I want toddler snuggles, darn it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep/page/2#post-1746877 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 02:34:26 +0000 gracecat 1746877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still rock her to sleep at 18 mths old! It doesn't take her long to fall asleep so we will stick with it until it stops working. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745929 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:29:13 +0000 Chuckles 1745929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another person who loves the baby snuggles too much to put him down awake (most of the time at least). We are also probably one and done, so I'm getting them while I can.<br /> One thing that did make me feel better - I rock him until he's pretty sleepy and then just hold him and snuggle until he's asleep. That way, I figure, he's not totally reliant on the movement to fall asleep, but I can still get my snuggles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745927 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:28:30 +0000 bunnylove08 1745927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: my DD is almost 2 and co sleeps with us, she usually wants to sleep on top of me and cuddle with me. I dont think its a problem for us because she will get off me when she is ready to go to sleep and sleeps on her side of the bed. </p> <p>I love it because its our cuddle sessions. enjoy them while you can. If it works for you there is no need to fix it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745897 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:16:19 +0000 MrsRoo 1745897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote to enjoy every second of it while you can! Toddler snuggles are even sweeter than baby snuggles ;)</p> <p>Annnnd.... Add me to the list of moms who nurse and rock their toddlers to sleep. 14.5 months and I'm not looking forward to the day I have to stop. It's my favorite time of the whole day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745864 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:04:35 +0000 delight 1745864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: @Mrs. Taco: I'm totally jealous too. As soon as LO is done nursing she sits up and tries to wiggle away. I wish I got to rock her or snuggle her to sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745851 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:59:03 +0000 Cupcake 1745851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still snuggling my 14 mo!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745799 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:41:41 +0000 Applesandbananas 1745799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: agree :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745777 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:33:18 +0000 californiadreams 1745777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my LO falls asleep on his own, as in, I put him in the crib awake.,....but he will not go in that crib without a solid 30-45 routine of nursing, cuddles, rocking/singing. And he has specified that I must be standing when I rock him, not the same if I am sitting down! My back gets sore sometimes because he is starting to get a bit on the heavy side......he is almost 20 months. Honestly I think that routine every night is often the best quality time we get together with no toys or phone or distractions. I love it, even when I am exhausted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745761 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:26:02 +0000 katsupgirl 1745761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aegie: I'm a nurse &amp; rocker and she's 21 months. She's on the verge of going to sleep by herself but she needs her own dedicated space. Currently shopping for a bunk bed. :silly: </p> <p>@Pirouette: I'm with you. :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745760 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:26:02 +0000 MoonMoon 1745760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: high five! I mean, it WORKS, why mess with it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745757 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:24:42 +0000 Applesandbananas 1745757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: I still nurse my 15mo to sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745752 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:23:19 +0000 MoonMoon 1745752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: I agree with @Espion: these days are so brief, before you know it he won't want/need you to rock him to sleep! </p> <p>Or...uh...that's what I tell myself anyway, since I nurse my kid to sleep still at 13 months... :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745739 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:19:12 +0000 Applesandbananas 1745739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: my vote is not to worry. He's only going to be little for a fleeting moment in time. Enjoy every snuggle &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745719 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:12:37 +0000 Ra 1745719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You all are making me feel so much better! I am pretty sure we are one and done, so I'm going to keep cherishing these snuggles when I can! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745706 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:06:17 +0000 Mamasig 1745706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I'll have to go to college with DS. He stopped wanting to be rocked to sleep at around 8 months. He has never been able to put himself to sleep and I've never been interested in CIO. So he falls asleep with me laying next to him cuddling. Yes sometimes it's hard because I also now have a newborn, but I remind myself these days will pass by fast. Let me enjoy those sweet cuddles for as long as I can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745561 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:02:09 +0000 Pirouette 1745561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>confession: i admire you for doing that :)</p> <p>i honestly think way too much is made of sleep associations and not nursing/rocking babies to sleep. I refuse to believe that you comforting your child before bedtime in any way negatively influences his development. Plus, you said he can put himself to sleep and you enjoy it, so what's the problem? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745503 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:37:03 +0000 looch 1745503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have you all beat, ladies, I still lay down with my 3.5 year old for naps during the weekends and at night. He was never a snuggly newborn and I jut love his cuddle time right now so I go with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745466 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:26:14 +0000 travelgirl1 1745466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: Here's my confession: I still lie down with DD to get her to sleep! Bedtime and nap. I screwed up!</p> <p>We can both have college age kids who still need mummy to sleep :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745457 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:24:14 +0000 KT326 1745457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I rocked to sleep until we weaned from the bottle at 15 months. Then he just went to sleep by himself in his crib. We would still rock a little bit while we read books but I started putting him in there awake and he was fine. </p> <p>Here is my confession: I still rock my 2 year old to sleep for naps. He naps fine at daycare, goes to sleep on his own. But for some reason at home he wants to be rocked. And I am fine with it. Being a working mom I will take all the cuddles and snuggles I can get on the weekends. Plus he will sleep for 2-3 hours once I lay him in his bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745454 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:23:02 +0000 birdofafeather 1745454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in the camp of do what works for you until it doesn't work for you. My mom told me that she rocked us when we were 2+ and it was fond memories for her. If you're happy, keep on keeping on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745447 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:21:00 +0000 edelweiss 1745447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>if my son enjoyed my cuddles like that i would have kept doing it too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745441 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:19:18 +0000 heartonastring 1745441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Meh. I wouldn`t sweat it.</p> <p>We don<code>t do it by design, but it still happens regularly that DD falls asleep in our arms while rocking to calm her down at bedtime. The rest of the time, and at daycare, she puts herself to sleep no problem. She</code>s 14 months and generally a fantastic sleeper.</p> <p>ETA: Sorry about the formatting....my keyboard just went CRAZY! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745382 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:44:01 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1745382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: oh man, if it doesn't bother you keep doing it!! We rocked our son well past a year (15ish months) and stopped in a round about way when we moved from crib to floor bed. All the sudden he didn't want to be rocked and was happy for us to pat his back instead. He's nearly two and falls asleep on his "own" - no patting/rocking needed but he does want someone to sit in none room with him. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745335 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:23:36 +0000 sorrycharlie 1745335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: @rahlyrah: last night I tried to rock with DD before bed (she doesn't usually let me rock her to sleep, but just to wind down). she said, "mama, pillow? cow?" :( she wanted to be in her crib! I was so sad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745332 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:22:46 +0000 Katrocap 1745332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still nurse or rock W when he wakes up in the middle of the night (which can happen between 1 to 5 times, you never know). I'm hoping he'll STTN soon, because I can't do this when he's in college, either! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parenting-confession-i-still-rock-my-one-year-old-to-sleep#post-1745329 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:20:53 +0000 aegie 1745329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: CONFESSION: I rocked my LO to sleep until she was 2! TWO! But I'm pregnant with #2 so I decided enough was enough. CIO with her never worked because she would cry for an hour, sleep for an hour, cry for an hour, sleep for an hour ALL NIGHT LONG. FOR DAYS. Honestly, it was like the antithesis of what would work for my kid. So I resorted to rocking. Because NOTHING ELSE WORKED! </p> <p>BUT ... BUT ... at 2 it's like a magic light bulb went off. We do our nightly routine, I let her drink her sippy cup of milk, then I rock her while I sing to her. Then I put her in her crib completely awake. I lie down on a mattress on the floor next to her crib and she eventually falls asleep. It takes 15-20 minutes. I actually sleep there all night because she has always woken up at 6 and I thought she was just an early riser. But I was so tired one day, I just stayed there all night and I saw her wake up at 6, look over the side of her crib and see me and then went back to sleep and woke up at 7:30! So now I just sleep in her room. Because it's an hour and a half more sleep she's getting. Eventually I will work towards leaving the room once she stops the 6AM check to see if I'm there. But we're making progress. And hopefully I won't have to lay down in her room once the new baby comes. Or maybe I will. But it's sure as heck better than rocking! I mean .. she's actually ASKING for her crib now when she's tired! </p>