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rosye13 (838.7 days ago)
I understand your fears about suffocation so I get why you want to get her into her own bed. But I`m just honestly not sure if all babies are capable of being `sleep trained` that young. We take turns sleeping on the couch with our newborns on our chest until they are 8 - 12 weeks old. When we think they might be ready, we take a shot at sleep training. With Gracie, we tried at 8 weeks and didn`t feel she was ready. She wasn`t able to be comforted without our picking her up which is part of our sleep training method. So we waited another month and tried again at 12 weeks and things went perfectly. She was trained in about a week. Gabi is 9 weeks old and we plan on trying on Monday when she turns 10 weeks. We think she might be ready because she slept from 11:30 - 5am yesterday. The first time she`s made it almost all night. Wish us luck!

luvbeingamom (839.4 days ago)
Until my child was old enough to understand and manipulate I did what made him comfortable. At young ages they only cry b/c they are needing something. If they need to be held, they need that comfort. I c0-slept for a while (safely) with my first son. My second son didn`t want to. I would bf and he then wanted to be in his own bed, so he went into his bed next to me. Either way, just keep trying to lay them down, always comfort them while holding the same item so they can associate that with comfort and try putting them next to/on top of/under your shirt so they can smell you when they are not with you. Good Luck.

hillaryandmikesbaby (839.5 days ago)
she will be 2 weeks on saturday. I mean I do love and enjoy co sleeping with her its very bonding but I`m very alert so hardley getting any sleep myself. I`m always scared that her face will be shoved into my shirt and she will suffocate or god forbid i would roll over on her.. even though its very unlikely since i`m a very light sleeper.. I just would like to get her used to sleeping on her own. Thanks for all of the advice.

ivysmomma (839.5 days ago)
My daughter slept in her swing every night for months...Its probly not the best plan since she is almost 2 and still in bed with me everynight

pc (839.6 days ago)
They say to just let him cry it out for a few days until he get`s the picture that`s just how he has to sleep. I personally couldn`t tolerate the crying and felt bad - so I ended up co-sleeping.

rosye13 (839.6 days ago)
How old is she?



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