Mar 26 2012
Hello Separate beds… Goodbye Co-sleeping
We finally did it. We finally set up the girl’s bed (despite buying it for 3 months already), and told her to move over…
TADAH! Sound asleep in her own bed tonight!!! (Let’s hope it stays this way all the way till morning…)
What we did to prepare for this triumphant moment:
- Bring her to Ikea and let her roll around all the children’s bed and finally asking her to select her own (For the record, of all the times we go to Ikea, she’ll ALWAYS choose this bed to lie down and pretend to sleep in so it’s an easy choice)
- Get my sis (the only one she’s truly afraid of) to tell her firmly in the evening to sleep in her own bed by herself
- Figure out her sleeping habits and move that over – bolster is a must so that just follows her to the new bed
- Follow through with usual bedtime routine, i.e. Mommy must lie down beside her and hug her to sleep…
Okay, so she’s still sleeping with us in our room… she’s still needing me to hug her and sleep with her as she enters dreamland (which means I have to squish myself up as I lie beside her)… … But who cares! As long as I get a more comfortable night’s rest, I think it’s a small sacrifice. 
Again, let’s hope this is going to be a long-term through-the-night success.
Mommy is happy… but at the same time a little emo watching yet another milestone in the girl’s growth. *Sniff* How time flies…
Congrats! Tell me how it went! And my… This small girl really likes a big bolster!
Hahah yeah she looks so tiny besides her small bolster.
Yayy!! It’s ok, Isabel also insists that I stay with her till she falls asleep. Even more so now there’s Iann. Sometimes she’ll sulk in bed when I go over to calm Iann down when he’s crying.
The daddy’s very sore having to give up his bolster… but he wasn’t given a choice.
I had a marvellous first half of the night… until she woke up and climbed up onto my bed and asked for milk. Refused her and she wailed for a long while. Then she attempted to push me down onto her bed (which I presume was in the hope I’ll sleep with her) which i also refused. Wailed for another long while… and finally fell asleep between me and her own bed.
Maybe my expectations are low but I think it’s not that bad for a first night… Just hoping she’ll agree to sleep in her own bed again tonight.
I absolutely love her bed! She looks so comfy and princessy in there.
I’ve had a cot bed since the boy’s birth, he’s used it for the first 6 months – and now at 14 months old, it’s next to the bed piled high with diapers, toys and changing essentials instead.
*sigh*
I’m motivated now!
Hi Regina!
Haha… my girl’s baby cot is also a storage area for extra pillows, mattresses, toys etc. In any case, it’s too small for her now. Saw this extendable bed in Ikea so found it great to start out at the shortest length beside our bed, and slowly extend it as she grows and move over to her own room.
Good luck for your own boy!
Peishi Chung, at least she stays in bed to sulk!
That’s a consolation yes? 
Yuan, I think it’s a big step for Yahn alrdy! Is there anything that you can place on her bed to entice her to sleep there? Elmo bed sheets?
I think the reason why she likes big bolsters is because she treats the mommy as a bolster.
Agree with Kat. It’s a big step already for her to agree to sleep in her bed. Isabel sulks in her room cos I told her if she doesn’t, I will go back to my own room and she’ll have to sleep on her own. heh.
Yes, and i’m super proud of her too cos she took her nap in her new bed!
Katherine Tan, I dunno if Elmo bedsheets would work… but I rather not start unless absolutely necessary
Peishi Chung, thank goodness Isabel listens else you’re going to have a terrible time with handling 2 kids at the same time!
Great job! Now you and husband can be less squished
I don’t want to jinx it… but it’s easier than I’ve thought! For the past two nights, she slept in her own bed (with some initial struggles yesterday) the whole night and only climbed up to snuggle with me in the morning!
I must have done something very good to deserve this… First I get sufficient bed space that I’ve been deprived of for 2.5 years… and yet still get the lovely snuggly moments in the morning.