Close to two ago we got the boys a bed for their room. Quite frankly we were all so ready to have our own space. The boys were doing great bedsharing with each other, but uncomfortable with us. They were waking up multiple times a night whining and our room would get so hot from all the body heat. Even with our thermostat set below 75 and a fan going we still woke up hot.
They have been sleeping in their beds at bedtime and nap time since they first got it. We still lay with them until they fall asleep, but once they are asleep we leave. They are more than welcome to join us if they wake up in the middle of the night as long as it's after 3. If it's before then back in their bed they go.
At first they would wake up around 5 looking for us and would climb in our bed. However, for the past I want to say 3/4 nights they have slept the entire night in their bed only coming into ours after the sun is up. Usually, it's 7:30-8. At that time they are ready to be up for good. My oldest knows how to put cartoons on so sometimes they just go into the living room and sit to watch a Wiggles DVD that they have. I swear I did not train them for this...they just are observant I guess.
Because their bed is a full only one of us puts them to bed. We alternate. Daddy does 3 nights a week and I do 4. Basically, he does the nights I am at work and I do the nights that he's at work. It's just what works. Once the boys fall asleep we turn on their closet light as a night light (we haven't gotten around to buying one because my youngest like to stick things in the outlets). We close their door but not enough so that the youngest has trouble opening it of he ended to come find us.
We are all less cranky in the morning and more rested. It's sad in a way that bedsharing for us has mostly come to an end, but as mentioned before we were all ready.
As always thanks for reading, xoxo.
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