I have the most wonderful little boy. He is absolutly spoilled,but wonderful.
He has sleep in the bed with us since he was born. We attempted a bassinet, he wasn’t having it. We tried a pack n play, still a no go. Even tried some weird things, like a wagon, still not close enough to mommy and daddy, apparently. At 3 weeks old we pretty much knew there was no other option than to allow him to sleep with us. So we bought a cosleeper and he sleep in between us inside that box thing until he outgrew it.
Now he is 11 months old and has still never slept in his crib. He falls asleep in my arm and at some point I lay him in between us. Our bed is against the wall so he is safe on that side, and there is a plastic storage tub at the bottom of my feet to stop him from leaping off my side. Because my son doesn’t fall off the bed, he leaps.
If at any point in the night he begins to rouses and I am not close enough he squirms himself closer until he is pressed against me and quietly goes back to sleep. If he is too far away to squirm, he gets up and crawls over and lays his head on top of my stomach, and without a peep, goes back to sleep. It is the most loving feeling I have ever known. He feels so secure as long as I am beside him. I love it.
The problem is, however, if for some reason I need to get up out of bed. Say I need to go to bathroom. It almost never fails that he will wake up within 30 seconds of me leaving the room screaming bloody murder with huge real tears. I know this is because he doesn’t feel safe because I am not there, but surely you would think by now he would know that I always come right back?
I think its worth it though. My son has the most beautiful smile, and thanks to my husband laughs uncontrolably all the time. So if I have to be next to him at all times to get that, I think its worth it.
The things I do for the love of this little man…. ALL WORTH IT!
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