Me and Audrey have had a long battle over her sleeping habits during the night. Naturally, she slept in the bassinet as a little baby for a couple months in my room with me. When it was time to switch her to the crib I was initially not comfortable with the idea of her being in her own room down the hall at night. This prompted me to put her crib in my room. She had her good days and bad. Normally, she would sleep from 8pm-12am straight, no interruptions. After that every 2 hours she would wake up and I would rock her back to bed. On a bad day she would be up after 12am every hour on the hour. As a single mom, i work. This loss of sleep for me at night was a hard battle, but I dealt with it the best way I could. Every once in a while I would let Audrey sleep in the bed with me, after realizing one day when she took a nap with me she slept longer and with NO interruptions. When Audrey was about 8 months old I knew it was time for me to try her in her own bedroom in hopes of correcting her bad sleeping habits. For months, I tried everything I read and researched. She was NOT having it! After doing everything I possibly could I faced the fact that Audrey did not enjoy sleeping in her crib at night by herself. From that moment forward, Audrey has been sleeping in the bed with me and thank the Lord, I get better sleep :) I must say, despite what anyone has said about co-sleeping and the risks, not once have i ever worried about her getting hurt by me. Im a very light sleeper so every movement she makes i wake up to. I used to sleep with her in my arms, but most recently in hopes of getting a more comfortable rest (i like to sleep sprawled out with my own space), I bought a rail to put up on one side of the bed that she sleeps on she cant roll off. Most people sleep with their partners and can have their little one nestled in between but its just me, myself and I so Audrey is nestled between me and the rail. It works like a charm and I can use it on her convertible crib when we turn it into a "big girl" bed for her. In all, I love that special bond that I have with my daughter when she sleeps with me at night. Her naps during the day I do put her in her crib, and I plan on her using her crib when the time is right.....and i know she will let me know ;)
