Toddler still cuddled to sleep
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We have literally just (2 days ago) tried to change from this as am also due second baby in May! We now give him cuddles etc and then put him in his cot. I stay on the floor whilst he goes to sleep. It’s pretty hard to be honest- he’s upset and first night took 2 hours. But last night was 40 minutes and the sleeping has got so much better. I really resisted for a while because I hate seeing him sad obviously, but the low point of getting 3hours sleep one night last week was the final push I needed. It’s hard though and I know for some any amount of crying is a no go which I also get! Best of luck with it ☺️
We just started last week, cold turkey just put him down and kissed him goodnight and the first night he babbled for a while but got himself to sleep and has done so every night since! I’m also pregnant so was worried about similar !
When we stopped doing it with ours (when i went back to work, I needed the evenings to get stuff done) we put something that we had been wearing that day in his cot, safely of course and after a week he settled himself off. Now we put him into bed at 7 and hes asleep by himself within 15 mins max. When we wakes in the night, we play his music that is on his monitor and he settles himself off unless he is poorly etc then it can take one of us going in for a cuddle, lay back down and he's fine again.