He's not waking up for a bottle, or for a play. He's waking up to come into bed with us. And when he does he goes straight back off to sleep. I have two thoughts about this.. Either, that's just what comforts him, he wants to be with us. OR he's cold, with it being winter and all.
I've tried numerous attempts of putting him back down to sleep, but it never works. I've tried letting him cry it out, but his cries just get louder. And at three in the morning, whilst trying to ensure that he doesn't wake up his Dad, who has to get up at 5am every day for work. Sometimes it's just easier to bring him in with us. Especially when I consider that maybe.. he's just cold.
It's a hard weigh up knowing what the right thing to do is. Part of me, says 'So what, he comes in with us most nights, a lot of other people co-sleep with their babies.' And to be honest, neither Adam or I mind him coming in, in fact we like snuggling up with him. But then the other half says 'What if he doesn't grow out of it for years?', 'What about when we have another baby?'.. I've heard that some babies just don't grow out of it for years, and why should they? It's what they know. It's a comfort.
A lot of people advise letting them cry it out. But I admit.. it's a huge emotional struggle to leave him crying. I think I may be inclined to let him keep coming in throughout winter, whilst the weather is cold. And maybe try a different approach when summer is here.
What's your baby's nightly sleep routine like?
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