When Your Child Is Old Enough To Be Sleeping Through The Night
All The Sleeping Mistakes Ive Made with My Children
I have three children, so Ive made pretty much every mistake known to Mommies, except the fatal ones, as luckily, all three of mine are alive and well. But the biggest mistakes Ive made have been in my daughters sleeping, or lack thereof, habits. So, let me tell you my story, and hopefully you wont be destined to make the same mistakes I have.
First, when she was very tiny, I let her fall asleep in bed with my husband and me. I was nursing at first, and it was just easier to nurse her lying down and let her fall asleep. Then I would move her to her bassinet. Later in the night, when I nursed her again, sometimes I would fall asleep so quickly after nursing her, that I wouldnt even move her back to the bassinet. She would just sleep with us for the rest of the night.
Later, when I had moved her into her crib in the nursery, I would still let her fall asleep in our bed first. I did this because I enjoyed it, it was convenient, and because she didnt fall asleep easily in her room. And, I managed, in the process, to teach my daughter that...