How do you adjust to them sleeping alone?

[Pyrrhic]

Niamh started sleeping in her own room at the weekend. She went straight down, no fuss or anything. She has a tiny square of blanket called 'bit' that she takes to bed with her and cuddles and talks to for 5 minutes then falls asleep. I have the monitor on and she sleeps right through.

Problem is, I am struggling to cope. Last night was the worst. I sat up until 3:30am just in case something happened to her, and when I finally slept I had awful nightmares. Any little sound woke me up.

I feel really silly, but I miss co-sleeping and am finding it hard

 

[marley2580]

It's a bloody nightmare isn't it. We did it when Kaya was 11 months and for the first week or so I kept getting up to see she was ok, I can't imagine doing it with a younger baby. All I can say is that with time it does get better.

 

[malpal]

Awww hun, i know how you feel. I didn't co-sleep so i'm sure you must be feeling it worse than me! I'm one week in and am just getting sort of use to it. The first few days i was running into the room as every little noise. Now i just listen for a minute and she normally goes back off. She is such a noisy sleeper that was one of the reasons we moved her into her own room, but now the sounds tend to be amplified!!
I just hope it gets easier xxxx

 

[Soontobe]

My boy was born on the 24.12 and ive only just put him into his own room in the last week too..the first few days were a killer i stayed up and kept checkin on him but he was fine and slept right thru from day one..it will pass and now i sleep fine..

It gets easier

 

[Mervs Mum]

I'm dreading it I mentioned it to hubby last night in bed - I asked when he thought she should move in to her own room.....even he said 'not yey eh.....'

 

[FEDup1981]

the first few weeks are awful, and we had monitor up to its loudest. But you gradually settle, and you will both sleep better. Though as a mum now - you will always hear every lil movement and sound from her - monitor or not!! She will be fine

 

[Ema]

Im dreading it, but excited too. Im excited to get me bedroom back but scared he'll be lonely or scared or just anything Oh is institing it tho as jacob is a nosey sleeper and none of us is getting sleep due to it! XxX

 

[princess_bump]

aww honey it gets easier with time! the first few weeks were really hard for us both, and me and james worried and missed her so much. we still check so much, but its fine now

 

[polo_princess]

Im making the move at the minute but i have a feeling im going to be the same!!

 

[Mrs_Nesbit]

Think it's definately harder on us that it is them.

 

[nikkip75]

i remember being the same with daisy, i used to think someone was going to break into the house and kidnap her!!!

OH said i was crazy!

i would just say dont go in for every little noise because that what i done and in the end she expected me to get her back to sleep and shes 3 now an i still have to settle her back to sleep in the night.

its a habit i created!

 

[BenedettaMama]

Ohhhh I remember those days all too well. We did the sidecar co-sleeping method, so when we moved her it was an easier transition... for her at least... The hardest part for her was falling asleep at first. She would sit and cry and I would cry and want so much to go grab her and pull her back into our bed... but after a few days she settled in and it was me that felt awful.

Her room is right next to ours and I would still poke my head in at all times through the night... I would wake up and not see her there and it just felt wrong...

It just takes time for both of you... After a while you both get into something of a routine and one of my favourite things now is the big smile and squeal when she sees me coming into her room in the morning to get her.

Its tough, but you'll make it, mamma!

 

[1st_baby]

When i first had max in his room I was waking every 2hrs to check on him ..so hubby bought me the angel care monitors and I felt so much better ..we also got max a blankie to which he now has all the time