Sleeping…Sleepless…
 When my kids were babies, they slept close to me because it’s easier to breastfeed them at night. They were not close to hubby who traveled a lot and only tugged in bed with me. However, Justin became close to daddy when I had Isabelle. If hubby was not traveling, he would sleep besides Justin and both our king and queen sized beds were joined side by side.
We planned to train our kids to sleep on their own here in Bangkok, so they have their own bedroom. However, all of us have to squeeze into their queen bed first before we can sneak out to my bedroom. Every night, Justin will come to our room looking for daddy, and a few hours later, hubby will carry the crying Isabelle to me. It’s like the kids are switching room the whole night until morning. LOL!
But last night, not only Isabelle came to me, Justin followed along and said we all had to sleep together. Both of the kids wanted to sleep as close to me as ever, and I could hardly move. Frankly, I couldn’t sleep at all. Isabelle likes to stroke my arm until she falls asleep soundly, so it’s very tinkling!!! How to sleep like this leh???
I was lying awake until I couldn’t take it anymore. I sneaked out to the kids’ room and have the bed all for myself. Wow, what a night of switching here and there. Did I mention that I have to wake up at 6.30am to fix breakfast? Can die wan la, if I don’t sleep for 6 hours…Really blur now looking at this pending mortgage quotes review and the paper work on my table.
Tell me please. How do your kids learn to sleep on their own, in their own bedrooms? If you are telling me it started at babies, I’m too late for that.
Well, shoppingmom. have to consult my wife. Will let u know how. Both my kids, Jason (10) and Joanna(3) are sleeping tightly in their own rooms now, though Joanna somehow or rather at odd hours will walk by her ownself from upstairs down to our room downstairs! Can u believe it? Haha
What I can say is determination and be abit stone-hearted! You couldn’t imagine having my boy (when he was about one year old) crying for more than one hour (just because he wants to be co-sleep) but you just have to stay out from the room and don’t ever go in. Of course, I couldn’t do this myself, hubby was the one dragging me to the living room
Anyway, just do whatever benefit your kids, happy trying
CY, she walks in the dark? Wow…
HN, ya, still trying hard, with panda eyes. LOL!
No lah. I always switch on the lights both upstairs and downstairs. Otherwise the sound of tumbling down follow by wailing is inevitable.