Crazy Mommy

When I first started co-sleeping with my daughter I heard a lot of negative comments about the subject. How big of a mistake it was and how difficult it will be breaking her of this habit. The way I see it, she’s only young once and I should enjoy every second of it. Everything in her life is so new and is going to take some time to learn; crawling, walking, talking etc. So I don’t expect her to break the habit of co-sleeping in one night, or even one month.

Recently I tried something new; when it is time for her naps I take her upstairs and nurse her to sleep, just like I would at night. Once she is asleep I sneak away. Sometimes I am able to move her into her crib and sometimes I have to leave her on the bed. No worries though, the bed is just a mattress on the ground and I still place pillows all along the floor and on the bed just to be safe. You can tell I’m a total first time mom because not only do I have a baby monitor but I still check on her often. Sometimes she doesn’t wake up crying, like today. I heard a small noise on the baby monitor, like a creak or tiny thump; so I went upstairs and she was sitting in the middle of the bed waiting for me.

I love when I go upstairs to check on her and she’s staring up at me. When I enter the room I get a big smile and an excited shutter. I figure, if I let her take enough naps on her own, she’ll get used to the idea and this will make the transition at night easier. Eventually I will let her spend the night in the crib while I sleep on the mattress on the floor, so she knows that I am still there but she’s still on her own. This will eventually lead to me sleeping in the room with my husband again. ha ha

Lately we’ve been having some problems getting her to sleep because her teeth are coming in with full force. She has one bottom tooth that’s slightly showing and two top teeth that show themselves then disappear. So between those three teeth non of the teething medication seems to be working. It’s so difficult to deal with because you can’t explain to a seven month old why she’s hurting or why I can’t do anything to help her. She always wants to be held and only takes small naps. Even at night right now, co-sleeping isn’t working 100% because she tosses and turns and sometimes, even with her eyes closed, will try to crawl or sit up on her own. It’s kind of obnoxious but I know I’ll laugh about it later, especially when I can tell her all about it once she’s older.

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