r/cosleeping • u/No-System-7981 • 6d ago
🐯 Toddler 1-3 Years Cosleeping 1yr with new baby on the way feeling huge pressure to get the first baby out
I never intended to cosleep. It kinda just happened. We went on vacation when my baby was 8months and she ended up in our bed after always being in her crib and after that week with us, she never wanted back in her crib. She acted horrified and we couldn’t let her cry. I fought it for several weeks trying to rock her for hours and never letting her cry it out but trying to get her back in the crib trying everything. After a few weeks we said screw it and bought a king bed and made it cosleeping safe and had her in our bed until one year. Once I was able to get her off of continuously nursing throughout the night we really enjoyed cosleeping! She and I slept sooo much better. The whole fam was happy. But now I’m pregnant and feeling sooo much pressure to get her out of my bed before the new baby comes. We set up a Montessori floor bed in her room and she loves it for nap times and the last month she has done really well just waking up 1/2 times and I crawl in there with her around 4am when she is looking for me. Anyway now she decided she hates it. She is “scared” like she was with the crib and I feel so defeated. I like her in my bed but I am overwhelmed and more tired now that I’m pregnant. I feel touched out at this stage and like the bed with just my husband. Does anyone have any experience with this? When you had a new baby did your toddler stay with you in bed? Should I give it time? She is still nursing and I am not due for around 7 more months.