Moms Who Work
I’m starting to feel like not sleep training is a luxury for the stay at home mom. I’ve been fortunate enough to have a long maternity leave by US standards (5 months) but am feeling pressure to get my 4.5mo to sleep more independently before going back to work (he will be staying with grandma.) Ge is still sleeping in our room but we will be moving him out soon because I need to be able to get ready for work before he wakes up. Right now for naps he will do 20-40 minutes in the crib after being rocked to sleep but I will often have to rescue the nap by just holding him. If he falls asleep while eating I will let him contact nap and of course those are this longest naps. I know my mom will be happy to do some contact napping early on, but as he gets older she’s going to expect more and more independent sleep and I feel obligated to help make that happen as she’s putting her life on hold for a few months to give us free childcare until he goes to daycare at age 1. How do you manage sleep with other people are caring for your child?