Life has suddenly become very difficult because Brandon is going through some developmental changes. At first all I could do was cry with frustration because our perfect little boy who was a great sleeper has refused to sleep in his crib. I have given up a couple nights and just put him in bed with us. Last night was a co-sleeping night. Paul and i started putting Brandon to bed at 6pm. But once it was 8:30 and he was still not sleeping I brought him to our room to calm down and he fell asleep in an instant. At 10:30 Paul came to bed and tried to put Brandon in his crib. Total failure, the moment he laid in him the crib he began screaming. By midnight I gave up and put him in bed with us because it was not worth loosing a whole night sleep.
Today I've been doing my research on how I can get Brandon to sleep all night without Mommy by his side the entire night. I was shocked how clingy he was, he kept his hand on my arm all night to make sure that I didn't move him. From what I read so far I am going to start with moving diner and night time bottle further away from each other. I think we've been giving the bottle too soon after dinner, so then Brandon is too full to lay down. We are also going to try putting a stuffed animal in his crib with him to sooth the feeling of being alone. Some advice I read was to put a night light in his room because he might be afraid of the dark, but that was a failure after last night. All Brandon did was stare at the light and wanted to grab it.
I refuse to let Brandon just cry it out. He has always had a reason for his crying. We couldn't figure out last nights reason but I am going to make sure tonight Brandon sleeps in his crib! I don't want him getting used to sleeping in our bed, many parents have told me that it's impossible to get them out of the parents bed once they get cozy with you.
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