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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you tried bedsharing/co-sleeping (assuming safe sleep 7)? It may be the key to getting better rest with a bad sleeper without sleep training. It’s exhausting getting up multiple times a night to resettle them in their crib only to have them wake up again on transfer or an hour or 2 later. [/quote]

I’m this PP and just want to add that we did sleep train at 6 months despite my initially being opposed to it. I totally respect not wanting to which is why I offered this suggestion, but I found my attachment to my kid was deteriorating on sleep deprivation - I was impatient, short fuse, even ragey with everyone. Sleep training was awful, I won’t sugar coat it, but it was pretty quick and he’s been a great sleeper ever since. And I’m well rested and happy and have all the patience in the world to gentle parent him and nurture our attachment. I read a lot of things that scared me tons about sleep training but ultimately bedsharing didn’t work for our family for a variety of reasons and I’m happy to report my almost 2 year old is happily, securely attached to me and has been incredibly well rested since he was 6 months old after a few rough nights.

I know many anti-sleep training advocates would say my reasons were selfish but my lack of patience for an infant on lack of sleep was not healthy for anyone. I do not regret the decision at all, in hindsight.[/quote]

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