Re: How many of you sleep with your infants?

I don't do it...never would. I (and my husband) need our "me" and "we" time.


eta: also, the #1 thing I have learned from being a mother is NEVER judge another mother...you have no idea what they are going through or what works for their family.

Message edited 3/26/2008 3:35:50 PM.

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My DD wouldn't sleep with us in the bed so it never was even a question. Even after BF as a baby she preferred her own space.

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Posted by Smileyd17

Posted by Bxgell2

Posted by Theresa05

I am a new mother, new to all of this horse ****.. so its interesting to me to see what one says vs another..

I am 31 and back in My DAY as a kid we didn't "COSLEEP".. We all turned out fine and well adjusted whatever the **** that means, so I question everything.. its my nature..

I don't get why people say its good and others say its bad..

I want to know what the Ped's say..

I mean why do they even make cribs and toddler beds if COSLEEP is the way?

Fourth, be careful about stating that what others practice is horse$#% - not very nice manners in my opinion.

I think she met new to being a mother and all the stuff behind motherhood.....not calling what others do , horsecrap.

I agree

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Posted by 5ofClubs

Posted by Smileyd17

Posted by Bxgell2

Posted by Theresa05

I am a new mother, new to all of this horse ****.. so its interesting to me to see what one says vs another..

I am 31 and back in My DAY as a kid we didn't "COSLEEP".. We all turned out fine and well adjusted whatever the **** that means, so I question everything.. its my nature..

I don't get why people say its good and others say its bad..

I want to know what the Ped's say..

I mean why do they even make cribs and toddler beds if COSLEEP is the way?

Fourth, be careful about stating that what others practice is horse$#% - not very nice manners in my opinion.

I think she met new to being a mother and all the stuff behind motherhood.....not calling what others do , horsecrap.

I agree

My mistake - ignore that part of the post!

Re: How many of you sleep with your infants?

I haven't done this and will not do this. It sounds nice, but I'm too afraid of rolling on top of him. He's so tiny!

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Co sleeping is not for us......BUT I am not in anyone elses bedroom so if people want to co sleep with their children until the age of 1, 3 or 18.....go ahead...it really is NO ONE'S business but your own

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my DD slept in the bed with me when she was first born that was the ONLY way she would sleep.. I put her inbetween us and had her propped on the Bobby.. yes the Bobby which says no sleeping on it or in the bed well it works and now when my DH leaves for work she is right back in that Bobby .. I Bf so works out. Remember you have to do what is overall best for you..the peds dont need to know everything

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i co-slept with DD pretty frequently until i got married because it was just me and her.. but to be honest i sometimes wish i hadn't because the transition of her going to her own room and my new DH being in my room now was kind of tough at 1st (and sometimes still is).. BUT on the other hand i loved having her with me all night.. it was comforting for both of us. i say to each their own. i will probably do a bassinet next to our bed like i started DD in when i have my next child and then move him/her right to a crib though. there is just no room for a baby in our bed and DH sleeps VERY heavily.. so i wont be taking any chances.

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I do. I know it's terrible - but I'm having a hell of a time letting DD cry it out in her crib. She wakes up the moment she feels you putting her in it. However, she will play in her crib contently during the day.

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I used to sleep on the couch sitting up with her, my arms propped with pillows so she wouldn't fall. I was always afraid to have her in bed until she got bigger.

Get a mini cosleeper- they are great!

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In the early weeks when there was little or no sleep we used one of these in the bed.
http://www.amazon.com/Bela-Baby-Nurse-Nursing-Pillow/dp/B000BNV5PU

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I breifly read thru some of the posts....I think there were a lot of good points brought up about co-sleeping and the benefits from it!

I co-sleep with my 15 month old dd. I asked my ped. yesterday. When should I move dd to a toddler bed or twin bed. He said he thought it was a bit early to move her to a toddler bed. He said he has no problems with co-sleeping. He said she is very well adjusted, happy baby, that seems very social, if I want to keep on co-sleeping he has no problem with it.

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I had both of my sons in bed with us. If I were to have another baby I would use a co-sleeper.

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ok, adding my .02 here. we have bought our DD into our bed to sleep with us. usually in the AM when we want to get an hour or so more sleep. never overnight and we never co-slept, it just wasn't for us.

I don't care what other do and I agree that there is no right answer to this topic.

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We do not co-sleep. Our bed is too small as it is with me, DH and the dog. Poor Christopher doesn't fit. But sometimes we do sleep on the couch if he wakes up earlier than I can stand it in the morning.

Posted by sometimesmommy

We are a co-sleeping family. Well at least I am with DD#2. Did it with DD#1 too and it worked for us. However DH does not sleep in the same bed-he snores and I just dont trust him. I dont roll in my sleep-pretty much the same position I go to sleep in is how I wake up. I also do not sleep deeply when my kids are young so it works. If I were a deep sleeping I dont think I would.

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Posted by KateDevine

We do not co-sleep. Our bed is too small as it is with me, DH and the dog. Poor Christopher doesn't fit. But sometimes we do sleep on the couch if he wakes up earlier than I can stand it in the morning.

Posted by sometimesmommy

We are a co-sleeping family. Well at least I am with DD#2. Did it with DD#1 too and it worked for us. However DH does not sleep in the same bed-he snores and I just dont trust him. I dont roll in my sleep-pretty much the same position I go to sleep in is how I wake up. I also do not sleep deeply when my kids are young so it works. If I were a deep sleeping I dont think I would.

I am NOT judging, but I would be VERY unhappy if DH and I didn't sleep in the same bed for a prolonged period of time. I love sharing my bed with my husband (and bossy dog ). This is actually why my BFF stopped co-sleeping, she missed her husband, so they put their DS in his crib.

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Posted by sometimesmommy

Posted by KateDevine

We do not co-sleep. Our bed is too small as it is with me, DH and the dog. Poor Christopher doesn't fit. But sometimes we do sleep on the couch if he wakes up earlier than I can stand it in the morning.

Posted by sometimesmommy

We are a co-sleeping family. Well at least I am with DD#2. Did it with DD#1 too and it worked for us. However DH does not sleep in the same bed-he snores and I just dont trust him. I dont roll in my sleep-pretty much the same position I go to sleep in is how I wake up. I also do not sleep deeply when my kids are young so it works. If I were a deep sleeping I dont think I would.

I am NOT judging, but I would be VERY unhappy if DH and I didn't sleep in the same bed for a prolonged period of time. I love sharing my bed with my husband (and bossy dog ). This is actually why my BFF stopped co-sleeping, she missed her husband, so they put their DS in his crib.

I know it may be strange but DH snuggles in on the weekend--behind me so we do sleep together. On a few nites he will put older DD to sleep and creep in to spoon me
He values his sleep so he's not complaining--Plus he co slept too as a child so for us its a cultural norm.

Trust me when its time for lovin theres always a way

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We do not co-sleep with dd at night, she sleeps in her crib - but I do bring her into our bed when she wakes in the morning - between 5-630- she will BF then nap again - I usually stay awake at that point - but sometime will lightly doze - I wouldn't have her sleep in bed with us at night - I personally would be afraid of rolling on her - and she sleeps well in her crib. Naps are another story - she prefers to nap on me during the day - but I am okay with that.

While I don't co-sleep I can see why some people would like it - and where others don't. I am a firm believer in happy mommy - happy baby - what works for one person is not right for the next - each person should do what is best for their family.

There is no "right or wrong" when it comes to this idea IMO.

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I did it with DD. She HATED her crib & she nursed through most of the night anyway. I didn't start until she was about 3-4 months old & at the time, I wasn't married to DH yet so it was just her & me. I pushed the bed right against the wall & she was beetween me & the wall so there was no falling. The nights where she stayed with DH & I, she also slept between the wall & me so she was never next to DH. When it was time for her to begin sleeping in her own bed (a little before 2), we had no problem slowly moving her over. At 2.5 she never sleeps in bed with us anymore- she sleeps through the night in her twin bed in her own room.

If you are interested in co-sleeping, just do a little research. There are ways to do it that are very safe (no heavy blankets, precautions against falling out of bed, etc).

ETA: She never started out in bed with me. I always out her to sleep in her crib & took her into bed when she woke up in the middle of the night.

Message edited 3/26/2008 7:39:16 PM.

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DD was in a co-sleeper attached to the bed for about 5 months and then we moved her to her crib. The only time she spends a night in our crib is if we have to go to her more than 4 times in a night. By then we just bring her in the bed with us and we all sleep. We didn't start bringing her into the bed until she was at least 7 or 8 months old and we knew she was rolling over, sitting up and crawling. We brought her in bed a few nights ago but only because she was having a bad night. As a routine we don't cosleep. Just not our thing. I know it is done in many countries and I kind of agree that it is nice for siblings to do it but not parents. JMO