Cribophobia

People often tell me how easy E is. "He must not give you any trouble at all!" said a woman in the elevator. His babysitter said, "He's so easy. I've never seen him cry yet. If he starts to fuss, I can just distract him." So I told her how he hates the crib. I've started putting him in it again without a lot of success. He slept there 2 hours last night, then started screaming. I took him into bed and he slept for 8 hours straight. So you can see I have a real disincentive to crib him. But I don't want to co-sleep forever.

My babysitter said, "Yeah, my brother hated the crib too. He was climbing into bed with my parents until he was, like, eight."

Oy.

Comments

Anonymous said…
http://dreamwithyourfeet.blogspot.com/2008/09/middle-of-road.html

I have no firsthand advice, but I remember reading her post about this and it seemed to make sense even to me. It seems like a good way to get at the desired behavior (sleeping the crib) without making the child unnecessarily unhappy in the process.
8:32 PM
Bearette said…
Thanks! I'll have to look at that.
9:19 PM
Bearette said…
Just read it and realized I've read that post before. I do fear the cribbing/crying/comforting cycle could take forever with him. But it's definitely an option.
9:27 PM
Anonymous said…
I probably linked it on here before :) I don't ready many blogs written by moms with babies, so yours and hers are my go-to source.
9:32 PM
Anonymous said…
It's nice that he has a good attachment to you. But I don't think I'd want my 8-year old in bed with me every night!
11:21 AM
Caro said…
My son still sneaks in my bed sometimes but it is because he is "askeered" of the dark.
1:16 PM
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