Little l has a new habit. She tries to sneak into our bed in the middle of the night. She has always been an early morning snuggle girl, which was fine with me, it gave me a chance to wake up before I have to run after her.
However, this middle of the night thing is starting to get annoying. I know many people are co-sleepers, and have no problem with that, it just doesn't work for me. I like to sprawl a bit when sleeping, so do my children. I also have back issues, which means I flip over a lot. I am not one of those people who lay down and wake up in the same position. So I don't want my child in my bed all night.
I have not yet figured out what is going on She isn't crying when she comes in, she just climbs into bed until my husband or I wake up enough to carry her back to her room. I am starting to think her night light may be too bright, and I should turn it off before I go to sleep. Of course, if I am wrong I will then have to find my way to her bed with her in my arms without tripping over something on the floor. I am kind of at a loss really. If she was upset I would understand, but she is not upset. Apparently, when I was away for the weekend she actually slept on my side of the bed. I interpret this as she missed me and wanted to feel close to me while I was gone. That interpretation makes me feel good, but is fraught with potential deception.
If anyone has good advice on dealing with this please share. If not, I am just going to treat it as a phase that she will outgrow.
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