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taking back whats mine!

Theresa - posted on 12/18/2009 ( 2 moms have responded )

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I am a 19 year old single parent. My lil Jazmin is almost 8 months old. I moved back in with my mom and share a room and bed with my daughter... Not by choice. I breastfeed her so it was just so much easier to lay down with her to feed her at night and fall asleep. But that lil habbit cost me my bed!
Our room is too small for a crib or bassinet but we are looking to move into a bigger house with an extra bedroom so that i'll have somewhere else to put Jazmins stuff besides the living room.
When we move, I was hoping to set up her crib so that I won't have to worry about her crawling off the bed when i leave the room. (please don't tell me she won't, cause she does)
Aaaanyways, my point is I realized that i don't want to be sharing my bed with her till she leaves for college! And when I am ready to move her out of my bed, how do I go about doing so?
I can't get the girl to so much as take a nap without me being attatched to her! She is very attatched to me, and I to her, but I am just worried about the future!
My sister was in the same situation and now has a new baby. But she can't get her 9yr old, 13 yr old and 15yr old to sleep in their own rooms!

I DON'T WANNA BE HER!!
any advice please?

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Jayme - posted on 12/18/2009

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My kid was in my bed until recently. We moved our bed into his room so he would get used to it. (Probably more me than him.) We lie down with him each night (Ben in his crib, me or my husband in the bed.) He usually has to hold on to one of our hands, but lately he has not been doing this. We are moving back into our bedroom this weekend. I will let you know how that goes. I am anticipating some crying but I think it will be okay. Good Luck to you, you are certainly not alone.

Gretchen - posted on 12/18/2009

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omg really I would be kicking them out of my room if I was her lol my kids still sleep in my bed and they are 4 1/2 and 2. . sometimes I let them fall asleep and then I put them in their beds, other times I'm too tired, but mostly I give them a bath and play quietly for about an hour, all the while I have the lights dimmed, then lay with them in their beds, I read a few stories and turn on the classical music station and then lay with them until they fall asleep.. .you want them to be happy when they go to bed, their room is supposed to be there safe place. . you can also try a special blanket or toy, a cool night light, glow in-the-dark stickers.. .

good luck =)

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