Since the first one was deleted…..?
by admin on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 | 13 Comments
Would it be a bad idea if I let Georgia sleep in the bed with me while her daddy is camping this weekend? This is the first time he has been gone more than a day and I am quite nervous for some reason. Georgia has been teething, being a grumpy butt and not feeling well. I thought I would let her sleep in my bed with me so I won’t be worried about her constantly and having to get up.
She sleeps great in her own bed great and I am afraid that she will continue to want to sleep in there after he is back on Sunday. Any thoughts? Good idea or bad idea?
ETA~ Georgia is 22 months old.
bad idea!she will keep wantn 2 sleep with u even after ur husband gets back.
Once you let them in the bed it is hard to get them out.
If she goes into your bed or asks if she can sleep with you then go for it. Or, maybe you can treat his time away like your own little “camping trip” and hole up in your room for the weekend together.
But, if she isn’t interested then I wouldn’t do it especially since she sleeps well on her own. Taking her from her room when she’s happy there may disrupt her sleep too.
I think it is a bad idea you need ot let her sleep i her bed it seems that you are worried and dont be you will be fine and goodluck
god bless
You’ll never get her out again.
I don’t think it is a bad idea. Dad here travels often, and my son usually always comes into bed with me when dad is gone. I have never had a hard time getting him to sleep on his own again afterwards.
I can remember back when I was a child, and I didn’t feel good or we would do a movie night in my parents room, and we got to sleep with them. I just considered it a special treat, I didn’t then expect to sleep in their room every night after that.
Crazy this question was deleted before.
You have to be careful…if you let her sleep with you, even for a night or two, she may not want to go back to her own bed when your husband gets home.
I would say keep her in her own bed, even though she likes sleeping in it…starting in your bed can start a bad habit and I would hate to hear that after two nights in your bed she refuses to sleep in her own. It will be like starting all over again…(and if the first time was easy…this time might not be).
It’s your risk. Remember that she is going to pick up on your cues. If you are acting nervous she is going to act nervous. You’re going to be fine with him gone for a weekend, if you know this and act like it’s nothing, she won’t act like it’s a problem.
Why was it deleted?!! I’d normally say if something aint broken dont fix it,but once or twice wouldnt hurt i dont think as long as you explain that it wont be happening all the time!!Oh and dont be nervous you’ll be fine x
well if you want to, then do it. my daughter and my son come sleep in my room occasionally and they have no trouble going back into their own bed the next night. i don’t feel like my children should think i am off limits if i am in my room. they are expected to know that mommy is available to them at all times. if i am doing something uhmm “private” i close the door and both of them know to knock and i will answer. they are just over 3 years old and just turned two
I let my son whenever he was ill or fussy… but he’s now 13 months and on the odd bad night, if I bring him into our bed he just climbs around, hits us in the face and babbles to us. He will NOT sleep in our bed. Last time we brought him in at 1am and didn’t manage to get him back to sleep until 6am.
After a night or two in our bed, he always went back to his cot with no trouble… but he was much younger. A 22 month old will remember and have more to say about it! I don’t think I would risk it… unless I was 100% prepared to keep her there much weeks/months longer!
I co-slept with my daughter until she was 4 years old. When I transitioned her into her own bed, it was extremely difficult. After that, anytime I let her sleep in bed with me for just one night would lead to wining and crying the next night to sleep with me again so I just avoided it after that.
On the flip side, my mother always had me and my sisters in a crib as babies and eventually in our own beds. I remember times as a young child (between ages 3-5) when my dad would be away on business for a day or two and my mom would always let us sleep in bed with her. It was a special treat, but we never wined or cried to sleep with her once my dad came back home. Perhaps because we were already used to sleeping in our own beds whereas my daughter spent four years sleeping with me. I don’t think it’ll hurt anything to let your daughter snuggle with you for one night!
Would you fit in her bed?
I would do that instead if you can or else you may regret it if she ends up really liking your bed LOL….
Why don’t you sleep in the living room on the couch or somewhere that’s closer to her room? I know what you mean about getting nervous!
If she is used to her bed already then SHE might not like sleeping with you, she might toss and turn all night….
Alexis is so used to her crib and when I try to get some cuddle time in and take a nap with her she doesn’t want to…. and I can understand because who doesn’t want their own space when they sleep? lol
I don’t think it will be a problem. It takes an almost 2 year old to get used to a new routine and since it’s only til Sunday it is not a big deal.
Hope you get some cuddles in with your girl!