When my little girl was just a wee baby she'd put her arms around my neck and give me what felt like a little baby bear hug. It was so adorable and melted my heart.
Little did I realize at the time, that I (or atleast my hair) was turning into her own personal soothing blanket. Now, 1.5 years down the road, she still can't settle herself without grabbing, twirling, pulling, twisting my hair. When she wakes in the night and I take her in my bed, she's in her element. She digs in, rolls on my head, snuggles into my hair with hands and sometimes feet (she even woke up once in the morning with a blue toe as a strand of hair had become twisted around it).
This drives me CRAZY! I can't sleep and it feels like torture!
So before anyone tells me it's my own fault, let me say I am totally aware of that. And I have tried giving her many different things to use as a soother, but nothing works!

So, new moms-to-be, you've been warned! Don't fall into the same trap I did. The cute things babies do can cost you your sanity!

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This is why I got security blankets from you? My daughter has her best friend to fall asleep with and I wanted my little boy to have it too!

Priceless.

That's the problem, not your hair.

Shave your head and make her go cold turkey!

I look after a baby, who loves to play with hair. Both her mother and I have long locks, and she's always got her hands in them. I think it's really sweet too. Not bothered about the long term consequences as I won't be around to have to deal with them.

Sometimes it is the best way to deal with them when they are not feeling well. My daughter sleeps on her own since she is born but when she is sick, she wants to be with Mommy and Daddy. And it is even much better for us than having to go to her constantly.

She has been sick the whole week and we didn't sleep much. But we wouldn't have sleep more if she was in her bed. Last night she has been in her bed until early in the morning and she came to join us when she couldn't stop coughing.

I am happy with this way of dealing with the sickness. I am just wondering what we will do when the boy will join us too.... Our kingsize bed seems already too small for the 3 of us.

Yup, I know that's atleast part of it. I'm just too tired to try to settle her and put her back in her own bed. And I'm too soft-hearted to let her cry!
I know from experience that eventually this'll stop. Or maybe one day I really won't be able to take it anymore and will find it in me to let her cry it out (doubtful though- I'm a huge sucker!)

Just wanted to warn new parents is all!

Try putting another mattress in your room! We have two, because as they get older and have bad dreams or are just scared, the night visits increase . This way you'll always find some space to sleep, instead of on the edge of the bed, hanging on for you life for half the night!

My little boy has recently started this at almost 5 years old (AGGHHH!). The only solution was for me to tie up my hair and/or plait it. He protests but it will have to fall on deaf ears. His favourite thing is to rub strands of my hair on his top lip under his nose and in times of snotty colds this is not the kind of beauty treatment I would like for my flowing locks...

Don't feel bad about sleeping with your child. Quite a lot of research has been done on the subject and the results are generally very much in favor of the practice .

My son did this to me until he was 9-10 years old. I personally enjoyed it unless we were ready to go out and I had done up my hair. It felt like a massage and it was a sign of love and security.

I can understand your frustration but your child will need your hair less and less. Enjoy the moments because they go so quickly.

Most kids have this and honestly, they grow out of it, don't stress. My baby (4yr, ha) is attached to my belly button, wants to play with it all the time. It drives me nuts at time, but I laugh. In my experience every child will claim a bit of their mom's body as theirs. They want to. Makes them happy.

Why would you feel like a sucker for not letting your child cry it out? The most natural thing to do, I wouldn't be able to, none of my friend and family. Kids are little, sure they like to occupy your bed. It's such a short time in their life, though, they will soon be out of this habit and then soon after, they are teens leaving home and you will miss all the affection. Just enjoy it now.

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