by Brandi Riley posted in Pregnancy

My 5-month-old son Jamie doesn't sleep through the night. My daughter was almost 4 years old when she stopped waking up to chat, play, or hang out in the wee hours of the morning. Apparently not sleeping runs in the family.
I think it might be my fault.

When Jamie was first born and my husband was on paternity leave, he would put him in his bassinet for naps. At the first sign of movement, I would rush in, pick him up, and snuggle him back to sleep.
At night, we co-sleep. We don't start off in the same bed, though. Jamie begins the evening in the bassinet. He usually goes down around 8 p.m., giving my husband and me a little time to watch television and reconnect.
By the time we retire to the bedroom at 10 p.m., Jamie is waking up and ready for a bit of milk. After that, he will not go back to his bassinet. He crawls on me, pulls at my husband, and is happy-go-lucky until he falls asleep in the middle of the bed. If we try to move him, he wakes up. If we relocate him to his bassinet, he wakes up. We have two options: let him cry or leave him in our bed. My husband is okay with letting him cry. He thinks it will help him learn to soothe himself to sleep.
Guess which option this exhausted mama picks.
I don't mind having Jamie sleeping with us most nights. He's only a baby for a short time, and his soft little snores are just so sweet. Sometimes, though, my husband and I need the bed for ourselves. And sometimes, I just want to sleep witho...