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So I apparently made a booboo as far as cuddling the baby too much (according to SO more than me), and now he has a hard time sleeping alone in his bassinet. Suggestions to break him of this sleeping with mommy/daddy pattern?

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Mine had a very short sweet spot where she would go down in her bassinet after we let her sleep on our chests too much, too early and she would wake up and freak out and if we waited too long she would wake up and freak out. It took a while to figure it out, but now she does WAY better. But one time I was so frustrated after several times of her waking up and freaking out that I walked away to go to the bathroom and she calmed down! When I came back she was awake but not fussy so I left her and just sat nearby but didn't make eye contact very often and she eventually fell asleep on her own. It took a while but it was great because that is what I try to do every time now. When I know she is tired but not crying yet, I just lay her down and sit nearby and do something and she falls asleep. Works probably 70% of the time. It's awesome.

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There's nothing wrong with spoiling. But what helped me was putting her down for longer and longer each time so she got used to it. Or putting her down more often so she knew it was a thing now. But don't feel guilty for snuggling. They're only this young once. My daughter is 14 months now and I was she would snuggle or that I could go back in time for a little while to when she was a newborn.

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Im in the same position, my girl is 7 weeks old and she was doing soo well sleeping in her bassinet, most nights sleeping up too 2.5 hours then up for a feed, then one  night she just didnt want a bar of it;  me being extremely tired i just co sleeped with her (whitch i didn't want to do in the first place) now she will fuss up big if i try and get her to sleep in her bassinet, everytime i put her down once she has fallen asleep on or beside me, about 30 seconds later she will start crying..
 i dont know how much more i can take, i was so proud of her sleeping in her bassinet

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I did it too and I agree it is kinda a boo-boo :( We made it harder on ourselves to get Baby back in their own bed. Co-Sleeping is not recommended for plenty of good reasons!!! Oops!!! I swear everytime im ready to buckle down and stick to getting her back in her bassinet something comes up! She just got over being super sick so I am going to take the time to do it this weekend. I'm certain we will both loose a lil sleep and I'll want to give up and put her in bed but I know if I stick to a night time routine and don't give in she will get used to it and in the long run it will be better for both of us!!! Good Luck 🍀

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