Co-sleeping to independent sleeping

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Does she settle herself back down? Or comes to your room?

@Sophia I usually come back in and lay with her until she falls asleep again. I think she would go back to our room if I didn’t do that and fully wake up

Yea so it sounds like she needs your presence to fall asleep. She won't be able to do it herself until you remove yourself from bedtime. So if it were me, I would introduce a new stuffy (or her current fav), read a book, maybe sing a song a cuddle a while and then leave the room and let her put herself down. Once she realizes she can do it on her own before bed (when she's the most sleepy) then when she wakes up at night she'll just go back to sleep on her own

@Sophia thank you for the advice

We had to implement a bedtime strict routine. Bath, teeth, books, prayers, then lights out with soft music playing. It took a long time for it to work, but whenever they stayed in their bed all night, I would make breakfast of their choice. I also hung app controlled Christmas lights around their room to have a bit of a night light. Finally, I used nighttime gripe water for a few days to help them settle. I feel you, mama. I was going to bed because I would clean after everyone went to bed. I wouldn't get to bed until after 1am

@Francine at what time do you start your bedtime routine?