How can I make my toddler more secure while I’m away?
ByI have to go on a 10 day training trip to another state and am afraid that my 21 month old son (who is still nursing and cosleeping) will be scared and sad while I’m gone. My husband can’t take time off to accompany me and watch him while I’m at work. I have a few months to prepare him. Any suggestions?
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3 Comments
April 9th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
STOP BABYING THE KID. NO WONDER THERE ARE SO MANY MAMA BOYS OUT THERE.
April 9th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
What does your child do during the day while you are at work? If he handles daycare fine, then he’ll be just fine.
If you are ready to wean him, and I would say this would be the perfect time, then start now. No more nursing at night. He doesn’t need the food. He needs the comfort. He needs to learn to put himself to sleep. If he goes to sleep at daycare without nursing, he can learn to do it at night too. It’s just a matter of what is available to him.
I was nursing my son and my daughter ended up in the hospital….I stayed with her over night. Oddly, my son seemed to know I wasn’t there to nurse him and didn’t wake up at all while home with just daddy. He was 12 months. I bet he’ll be fine with just daddy at night in bed.
If he’s thirsty, he can keep a cup of water by the bed.
April 10th, 2010 at 12:45 am
Still nursing? wow good for you. I tried and failed at it after 6 weeks. lol. I dont know how you are with him during the day. But try and give him his space. do something in a different room where he can hear you but cant see you. that way he knows that you’re still there. you can try going outside for a minute by yourself and opening up the door and saying ‘mommys home’ that way he knows you’ll be back when you leave. or go to the store by yourself and make sure he is the first person you greet when you come back inside…