Hi everyone!! I'm a proud parent of a 23 month old toddler and I'm in need of some help! My mom came across the Baby Whisperer book last week and I've had the time to read some of it. Now I know it's recommended to read the book from the beginning to end but my sleep is starting to get deprived. haha. So, I went straight to the toddler section and haven't been able to read too much. So, I'm here in hope that maybe someone could help OR just to vent
. So, here's my story:
My dd was breastfed until she was 17mths old. She has slept in our bed since birth. I know it was a mistake but she is my one and only child AND I was afraid of not being able to hear her in her own room. U see my BF's lil girl, who was 2mths older than my dd, died of sids. It was too much of a reality for me, since we'd hope they would grow up to be friends like we were. I know it scared my DH as well, so we both agreed for our lil girl to stay with us in our bed. It didn't bother us any. Now I did read in the book that change is a big thing for children. Well, last July my dh and I moved up here to the Illinois from Texas and we lived with my sis. Then in Feb. we moved into our own apartment. In May we had to make an ER trip back to Texas and then my mom, who was living with us for a few months, moved out of our apartment in June. Thinking back, these are BIG changes. Not just for us but our DD. probably bigger. The point, u ask? lol, is that she's now taking to falling asleep in my arms by rocking and then when we lay down she INSISTS on sleeping on top of me. She's never done this before. Not even as an infant. But now she just has to be on top of me. Whether it's clinging on like a monkey, or her laying her head on me. Her body laying horizontal to me. ANYTHING. Now, before this started last month she was doing good about falling asleep on her own. In our bed or hers. which we bought in June, her bed. She would nap in it during the day and sometimes fall asleep in it at night. She'd wake up some time during the night and yes, we did take her in our bed but now it's constant. I don't know if it was because her Grandma left or what but it's been a mystery. If it helps any, her room is now what use to be her grandma's room. The problem now is that we aren't getting enough sleep. My Dh and I. My dd, isn't sleeping well either. She's tossing and turning as well. I'm not liking sleeping on my back every nite. And I'm at a lost. Someone please help.
It has been eventful I will give u that but there has to be some thing we can do?? Thank you all for listening!!
Veronica
