Separation anxiety?

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In the last month 1/2-2 months my SO has been working long ours. Our son picked up on it pretty quick.  He realized if he woke up an hour or so after I put him to bed he would get to see daddy.  At first I felt bad and would let him stay up and spend some time with his dad then try to put him back to sleep.  It got hard putting him back to sleep and I was drained (since I haven't even been to sleep yet) so I started putting him in bed with me so I could get some sleep.  He also grew more attached to me since he didn't see his dad much anymore. Now it's like he will only sleep with me. He does OK for naps usually but bed time is getting a lot worse.  How do I get him back to sleeping in his bed and staying asleep?!  Please help!!!

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I'm of the mind that separation anxiety happens for a reason- they need us more right now- so I just let her have more of me as she needs. I know it may built "bad habits", but I don't care. I think it's important to nurture our babies' needs so I give it. I love it anyway so it's a win win lol

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Following. I looking for a solution too

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My husband had left on a 6 month deployment 10 days after our son was born, so my son and I are very close. Around 2 months old I became so exhausted and we started cosleeping just so I could get more sleep. Once my husband came home we had to figure out the same thing. In our case, we tried everything but in the end we waited until he was 7 months old and then started to do Cry It Out. I HATED it. I still hate it when we need a refresher course. But, it was the only thing that got him to start sleeping better at night. He now sleeps through the night most nights with only 1 nursing session around 2am. 
We started with just naps. Laying him down in his crib happy but tired and confidently leaving the room and checking on him every two mins then gradually increase the time. I will be honest and say that after the first week we realized he feel asleep a lot faster and stayed asleep a lot longer if we left him without checking on him (we do have a video monitor on him though) for 10 mins between each check. Within 1.5 weeks he was falling asleep happy and no tears. This is not for everyone. It would not have been for us either but I needed sleep desperately and my husband works long and early hours so he needed his sleep. I consulted his doc first to make sure that he was of an acceptable age to start this. We are going through a rough time right now due to teething and separation anxiety so he is back in bed with us for some nights now but we'll work on getting back to a schedule once he's not having such a hard time. Good luck with your search and know that if it comes to this extreme, you're not alone and sometimes it's the only way. Good luck!

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Hmm same here. Looking for any response.

Separation anxiety?

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