From birth to 5 months old, Hanley slept in our room, directly next to my side of the bed in a bassinet. The number of times she slept in our actual bed during that time span was very low - I don't exactly remember now but very very rarely. It just never worked out for the better. Unless she was really having a horrible night, laying in between Michael and I always seemed to make the night worse.
I knew back when I was pregnant with Hanley that I didn't want her in our bed at night. Our bed was for us and her bed was for her, and that is the way I've always seen it. A lot of people believe in co-sleeping because their baby is only a baby for such a short time, and that's their decision and fine. Those people can continue to get crappy sleep and share a bed with little toes in their backs and baby drool on their pillows. I'm not judging, it's just not for me. Me - I prefer to know exactly where she is, know she is safe, getting the best sleep possible, and continue to be a great sleeper - all in her own bed!
Some of our family was sick during the 4th of July get together last weekend and alas, Hanley woke up yesterday with a runny nose. Aside from the runny nose, she acted fine all day long. When it was time to go to bed, we did our usual bedtime routine, and she laid down and fell asleep just like every other night. I stayed up until around 1:30am but it wasn't long after I fell asleep when Hanley was up crying. Typically, she doesn't wake up at night, and if she does, it's usually just a couple cries like she was having a bad dream or something like that, and never actually wakes or gets up. So last night she seemed to wake up, standing up in her crib crying every time I fell back asleep. She would NOT let me lay her down at all or she would scream bloody murder. So I tried to rock her, when she fell asleep I laid her back down and immediately she woke up again. EGH So feeling desperate, I brought her into our bed. The moment she got in between us, she acted like it was play time and wanted to talk. I was very firm telling her it was time for bed and I pretended to be sleeping and she was wide awake for nearly 45 minutes. That clearly wasn't working so I took her back to her room and got comfy in her glider and rocked her for what felt like forever until I knew she was really asleep. Finally, I put her back to bed and she stayed asleep until morning. Problem was, when I finally got back to my bed, it was 5am. I was hoping that would mean she would sleep longer, so I could too, of course. But nope, she was up at her normal time and we carried on with our day.
She still had a runny nose today, but so far so good with her sleeping. I am going to bed early(ier) tonight just in case she decides to have a bad night again. Goodnight!
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