Separation

Ok I know the title sounds a bit dramatic because it's not like my baby has gone to live anywhere else, but me and my partner have decided it would now be best to put him in his own room. He is now 4 months old and is too big for his Moses Basket, so we really don't have a choice, but I believe I am going to miss the midnight snuggles with him and not being able to just lean over and see if he is ok is going to hurt... :(

I do believe though that it will be a good for thing for him, as hopefully it will help to build his independence, he also tends to need to be rocked to sleep or bounced in someones arms, and I am hoping that in a few days he will be able to make himself drift off on his own, and if that doesn't work, he has a little aquarium on the side of his cot which plays music, which he can turn on by his self.

I think some people see separation anxiety as something a toddler would get because they don't think their mum/dad is coming back, but I also think as a parent s/a is something common, especially as a new parent, it's as though your maternal instinct is no longer valid because you can't just lean over and check if they're ok, it just doesn't feel natural to no longer have your baby in the same room as you at night time.

I must say, I hate how quick they grow.