Giving up the crib

Today we have decided to give up on trying to get Daxon out of our bed and into his crib. Yeah, I know tons of other mothers breastfeed and co-sleep for way longer than 10 months but, I'm not going to be one of them forever. I think it is starting to affect my relationship with hubby negatively. He doesn't feel comfortable in the bed any more and I feel slightly guilty. It is ME after all that started placing him in the place because it was just the easier route over fighting to get him down in his crib. He was one of those babies that every time you moved an ounce when he was asleep, he would wake up. So, naturally when I put him to sleep in his crib he would wake up automatically. I know, I know..."put him to bed when he is drowsy, not asleep". I've heard it all. I just couldn't let him cry and still can't 10 months later. It breaks my heart to have him hyperventilate over simply being put down alone in his crib.

So here we are... co-sleeping and still breast feeding. I've got him down to only breast feeding for his 2 naps during the day and his night time feedings. Which is really an improvement, believe it or not from what we used to do. It was pretty much whenever and wherever.

Tomorrow we are setting up his new little bed in his roome. It's one of those cribs that convert into a little bed when they are old enough. Well, he's not quite old enough but,oh well. I can get him to sleep in my arms and not disturb him by plaing him WAY DOWN DOWN DOWN into his crib. Ah, much easier. Of course now I will have to get one of those mesh guards to put over the side so he doesn't roll out onto the floor in the middle of the night in case he gets all tossy turver on me. I hope this will solve some of the sleep issues going on in my home. Time will only tell.