Hear hear. Though I did try to get Freddy into his own cot on day one, he went along with it with no fuss. And when we put him in his own room, he went along without a fuss. We didn't rush to get there, and we wouldn't have done it if he hadn't gone along with it.
Although just recently he's not found it easy to sleep, even with cuddles, and sleeping in our bed. He sounds a lot like he did before we found milk he could digest... so we're watching what he eats for signs of other intolerances (wheat, gluten, porridge, whatever).
My attitude is pretty much "Let's see if he'll do..." and then go with it. For solid food, for getting him off the reflux medecine, for putting him in his own room... If it works, great! It's something new for him, if it doesn't, never mind and we'll try again some other time.
I agree, not that I can speak from experience but why on earth do people expect babies and children to be able to adhere to the same standards as adults (in all manner of behaviours, not just eating and sleeping)? Speaking of which, I eat when I'm hungry and sleep when I'm tired - the only routine I strictly adhere to is work 9-5, but only because I'd get in trouble if I didn't!
And Pete forgot to mention that Freddy fell asleep on us and still does now most of the time. He either slept in his moses basket in his cot which was jammed up against my side of the bed, or he slept in with us if he got upset.
If he wakes or unsettles in the night he falls back to sleep again by himself, or at the very least we go in, put his dummy back in and hold his hand for a few seconds and he's back to sleep again in moments.
Bit of a bad patch past few weeks but hey, he's teething and probably has more intolerances. If he's unsettled he just ends back in our bed again, no harm done :D
We had the same 'he'll never settle' thing from some people but just ignored it!
Saying that most family members were pretty good with our way of things and many suggested it. I think maybe this way of parenting is more the done thing in Germany. I know breastfeeding is the norm over there unlike in UK.
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Although just recently he's not found it easy to sleep, even with cuddles, and sleeping in our bed. He sounds a lot like he did before we found milk he could digest... so we're watching what he eats for signs of other intolerances (wheat, gluten, porridge, whatever).
My attitude is pretty much "Let's see if he'll do..." and then go with it. For solid food, for getting him off the reflux medecine, for putting him in his own room... If it works, great! It's something new for him, if it doesn't, never mind and we'll try again some other time.
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If he wakes or unsettles in the night he falls back to sleep again by himself, or at the very least we go in, put his dummy back in and hold his hand for a few seconds and he's back to sleep again in moments.
Bit of a bad patch past few weeks but hey, he's teething and probably has more intolerances. If he's unsettled he just ends back in our bed again, no harm done :D
We had the same 'he'll never settle' thing from some people but just ignored it!
Saying that most family members were pretty good with our way of things and many suggested it. I think maybe this way of parenting is more the done thing in Germany. I know breastfeeding is the norm over there unlike in UK.
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