If you weren't already aware, Baby G and I both co-sleep and bed-share. (Co-sleeping literally means sleeping in the same area/room.) His crib is in my room, and for the first part of the night he sleeps in it. This is mainly because:
a) he goes to sleep between 7:30-8:30 pm and I'm a night owl.
b) his crib has bars so he can't crawl around if he happens to wake up briefly while I'm in the living room doing homework (or procrastinating on doing homework).
So when I crawl into bed at 12:00 am, I don't have to worry about disturbing him. Sometime between 1-5 am, he wakes up to nurse, and it's just easiest for the both of us if I bring him into bed with me. He spends the rest of the night cuddling with mommy with easy nursing access, and I still get a good amount of sleep! I think that's a win-win. He wakes up anywhere between 7-8 am. Not bad at all!
BG set his own sleep schedule at about 3.5 months old. At that point, he was taking naps every hour and a half for about 30 minutes at a time, and sleeping from 8-1, nursing/bed-switch, and then to about 8-9am. As he's gotten older, he's advanced to his current schedule. His naps are now every 2-2.5 hours and for 30 minutes at a time (his second nap is usually about an hour long though).
I have not--and will not-- used the cry it out method with him. If you've used it and it worked, cool. No judgement. For me personally, it just goes against my parenting instincts.
Anywho, this post has mostly been for reference. Sorry if it was kind of dry! The following posts will be better.
I'll leave you with a photo of BG falling asleep for a nap while holding my hand.
As always; peace, love, and happiness
Momma E & Baby G
