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Posted On: October 22nd 2026, 11:49 am
Some nights I wish I could just have a full 8 hours in my own bed with zero interruptions. (And sometimes I do!) Other nights I wish I could bottle up these little moments forever.
Both things can be true.
Sleep isn't linear. And for my sensitive little one, there are phases when he needs me a little closer (and hey, maybe that's what I need too).
Right now, this is what works for us.
I know one day he'll tell me he wants to sleep on his own, and my heart will fill with pride and shatter into a million pieces all at once.
Just a reminder that there's no age at which closeness suddenly becomes a bad habit. And no need to change something that's working for your family just because someone else thinks you should.
One day things will look different, and I'm in no rush to get there.
Anyone else feel this constant push and pull between wanting your own space and never wanting these little years to end?!
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conscious parenting, responsive parenting, co sleeping, baby sleep, toddler sleep, gentle parenting, bedsharing
Both things can be true.
Sleep isn't linear. And for my sensitive little one, there are phases when he needs me a little closer (and hey, maybe that's what I need too).
Right now, this is what works for us.
I know one day he'll tell me he wants to sleep on his own, and my heart will fill with pride and shatter into a million pieces all at once.
Just a reminder that there's no age at which closeness suddenly becomes a bad habit. And no need to change something that's working for your family just because someone else thinks you should.
One day things will look different, and I'm in no rush to get there.
Anyone else feel this constant push and pull between wanting your own space and never wanting these little years to end?!
---
conscious parenting, responsive parenting, co sleeping, baby sleep, toddler sleep, gentle parenting, bedsharing
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