From co-sleeping to her own bed 😢

Ever since my daughter was out of the newborn stage we co-slept. Yes I know people have their own opinions on it, but this is what I did and what worked for us so please don’t even comment about that.

Anyway as I said we’ve always coslept . She just turned 3 in May and I’m now 37 weeks pregnant. I knew I’d have to get her into her own bed with time before the baby arrived but I was so reluctant to. I love sleeping with her by my side, but I knew she was old enough already and it was time.

Two weeks ago I set up her toddler bed and explained to her that she would now have to sleep in it. I told her it was a big girl bed, and that she’d have her own space to sleep comfy. I bought her ballerina sheets and a comforter as she’s really into ballet right now to make the bed more appealing. That first night it I sat with her by her bed when it was time to go to sleep. I sang to her and scratched her back, but she didn’t fall asleep. She wanted me to rock her, so I did. She fell asleep in my arms and I put her in bed after she was asleep. She did wake up once and sort of cried for me but I comforted her and she stayed in her bed. The next night she fell asleep in her bed with me just rubbing her back and again woke up once. But all she wanted was to know I was there for her and she rolled back to sleep. The third night I put her in bed, told her goodnight it’s time to go to sleep, that she was okay and I walked out the room. I stayed behind the door and within 10 minutes she was asleep. Didn’t even wake up that night. Since then she’s been sleeping successfully alone in her own bed. She no longer wakes up anymore, and for the most part unless she asks me to read her a story before bed she’ll go to sleep without me by her side.

I really expected more of a fight or a struggle as she slept with me all this time. But it was relatively easy. As for me I cried the first night she slept away from me. Call me weird but I loved her sleeping next to me. It brought me so much comfort. But two weeks into it and we’re both doing well. Now I’m just preparing to be kept up all night with my June baby😅 wish me luck