Am I the only mommy that remembers when her man was excited to cuddle up at night and when the wet spot in the bed wasn’t from a sippy cup? I am so tired of sharing my bed with my two year old. This all started when I found out about attachment parenting. I brought a co-sleeper bassinet to keep my little guy safe. Then, when he learned how to get out of that, I let him sleep in his play pen on the floor next to my bed. Right after he turned one year old, I made him sleep in his room. That lasted a few hours each night and I would wake up to ghastly screams and little hands poking out from under his bedroom door. He never got used to waking up alone, even when his granny brought a fancy night light. I have even placed a mattress on his floor and slept in his room, but in the middle of the night, he would climb out of bed and end up on my mattress.

I tried to sleep train him for a month and I finally gave up. Maybe it was mommy guilt, but I couldn’t stand him feeling disregarded each night and then having to be dropped off each morning at daycare. I didn’t want him to feel that mommy had rejected him or that mommy was suffering from a lack of empathy. But, now he is two years old and I am tired of rolling over to little feet in my face. We try our best to keep a routine, so I can almost always get him to go to sleep on time, but I can’t keep him in his own bed. I use tart cherry juice to naturally help his brain make tryptophan, which aides his body’s sleep cycle.

I do agree that I have night-time parenting duties, including keeping my baby dry and making him feel safe, but getting a good night’s sleep seems fleeting. Even after allowing him to cry and comforting him every now and then, I can’t keep this kid in his own bed all night. Any helpful comments that you mommies have would be awesome.