Independence struggles

Awwww don’t be so hard on yourself. Least you have the monitor on which is more or less like being in the room but allows the freedom to do other things xxxx

@Em thank you, I’m sure it’ll get easier night by night. I think because she’s only ever been apart from me for two hours on one occasion, I feel like tonight was the start of her not needing me anymore Which I know is so silly because they still need us in so many other ways and will forever xx

I moved my baby to her own room 2 nights ago and felt exactly the same, I've also never been away from her for more than 1.5 hours. Night 1 felt so weird and strange but it was easier last night. I still didn't know what to do with myself but was definitely feeling like a milestone

@Ali well done for doing it, it’s so scary isn’t it, such a big milestone! My husband and I have agreed we’re not ready for her to be in her own room yet so these couple of hours on a night are going to be really important for us, so it needed to happen x

I was the one exact same when I first started using the monitor, I felt guilty that I wasn’t sat in the room with her but as time went on I realised how important it was to have that 1:1 time with my husband. I’m with my daughter from the moment she wakes up to the moment we go to bed and I feel like I’ve had 0 time with my husband at the moment and it’s nice to have alone time where you can even just have a conversation, lol. I eventually started feeling better about the monitor as I know I can see her on the screen whenever I want to check she’s ok and it meant I get a bit of time to just relax and switch off. It’ll get easier 🩵 it’s normal to feel emotional about it as they’re attached to us all day and we do everything with them there so it’s such a strange feeling to begin with but also a big milestone x

@Leah so glad I’m not alone! And so pleased to hear it gets easier My mum asked me what I was going to do with all my time and I said to my husband I’ll actually have to talk to him now 🤣