Monday, February 4, 2013

Bed sharing with a three year old...

Not totally sure how we got in this mess. Not saying that bedsharing is bad or what ever. We actually CHOSE to bed share when Carson was a baby (and took up a lot less room) mostly because our house was not set up properly with bedrooms so it wasn't a reality for Carson to sleep in his room.  Anyway thats besides the point. He had been successfully moved into his own bed and his own room for like a YEAR! Okay a fucking year. So, 1/3 of his life.

I've been pretty gentle with him because the move was hard on him. Then he went through a monsters phase, and now "ghosts" so I've been torn on kicking him out at night. Cause it sure as shit beats what used to happen, he'd just wake up crying and screaming and I'd have to go in and sooth him (not knocking soothing I really don't mind...that much)  I personally don't mind, because he doesn't over snuggle me. Its Chris who he pretty much muscles out of the bed, and recently Chris has been leaving in the middle of the night and sleeping on the couch. Which just isn't fare.

So tonight I decided to pull out the extra crib mattress and throw an extra sheet, pillow and blanket. I told him if he comes into our room in the night he HAS to go to his little bed. Or he'll be back in his room. I'm guessing at some point I'll wake up and he'll be in our bed, sleeping on Chris' face.


Does anyone have any advice for kicking the dude out of our bed and our room? I honestly don't mind right now, but I can totally see him being like 8 and still sleeping on a crib mattress in our bedroom.




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  1. Melinda OttFebruary 6, 2013 at 7:35 AM

    I can't say that my advice is great. We never shared our bed with our kids, but our daughter (who is just about 4) recently went through a period where she would crawl into bed with us at night.

    We (and by "we" I mean "I" because my husband refused to get out of bed) just had to pick her up every time she came in and take her back to her room. It worked for us, but the reason behind her coming in may have been different than it is with your son. Our daughter would just wake up in the middle of the night, whether from a dream or whatever, and not know what to do and assume it was time to get up.

    Anyway, good luck with it!

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    1. Elena @ CDACNFebruary 6, 2013 at 7:48 AM

      Here's my theory on why he gets in our bed. I think part of it is comfort, but I think he misses his dad during the day. Chris is a very hard worker and puts in about 60 hours a week, and doesn't get home till 530-6 most nights. So by dinner time and bedtime its only 2-3 hours he gets to spend with Chris.
      My theory is only because he only snuggles Chris. Or wakes Chris up to talk to him.

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