@lostdreams2737

8 months ago

I spent countless sleepless nights trying to resettle my son in his own cot/bed when he woke during the night, because 'co-sleeping' shouldn't be encouraged blah blah blah. Don't get me wrong, I also spent so many days/months feeling bad for putting him in bed with me just to try and get some uninterrupted sleep so I could function at work and get through the next day feeling somewhat rested. People would say, "you're making a rod for your own back", "he needs to learn to sleep in his own bed without you" etc etc. Well, my son is 13 now.... If I could go back in time, I'd change the times I sat crying because I was so exhausted and thinking it best to try settle him in his own bed.... Because now, I realise that all of a sudden, a night your child does sleep in your bed with you, feeling safe and secure, everyone sleeping well, will end up being the last time your child does sleep in your bed with you. But you won't realise it at the time. One day you'll realise that you no longer get those night time snuggles, because they're 'big boys' or 'big girls' now and no longer want to sleep in your bed. You don't know when that last night will be. It goes by without you noticing. Then one day, you realise you miss those precious bonding moments and you won't get them back. Therefore, if you want to Co sleep with your child, then do so. Safely obviously. But don't miss out on those times, simply because everyone tells you they need to sleep in their own beds etc. That day will come without you having to do anything. They'll get to that point in their own. So enjoy the night time snuggles, whilst you can. On the plus side, you'll get more rest too. 😂

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