Life With A Baby - Co-sleeping

Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:00 PM

Message # 272218

Veronica

Just wondering...does anyone here share a bed with baby? If so, how's it coming along so far? How long do you plan to continue this arrangement?

Friday, January 22, 2010 6:21 PM

Reply # 272671 on 272218

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Veronica Luk wrote:Just wondering...does anyone here share a bed with baby? If so, how's it coming along so far? How long do you plan to continue this arrangement?

Hello Veronica! This is a very interesting question. My newborn shares a bed with me and its been working very well for both of us specially when he has to feed in the middle of the night. He sleeps almost instantly after that feed, and I can doze off while he does. He's 8 mos now, and it would seem he has selected this bed over his crib even for daytime naps. That's my challenge right now: to make him comfortable in his own crib.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:44 AM

Reply # 274986 on 272218

Sara

Hi Veronica, my son has been sharing a bed with us as well he is almost 6 months. I don't nurse so we take turns waking up to feed him. He's been getting up more often the last few weeks, not sure if it's because of his teath or he just wants to play as he knows we're right here as he's not crying. We are starting to put him in his cribe now but in our room...

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 9:26 PM

Reply # 275286 on 272218

Claire (Administrator)

Hi Veronica,
For the first four months Katelyn and I shared a bed, after we put her to the crib that's all she wanted. If she is sick or not feeling well I take her to bed with me. For some reason she can sleep with me, but if it's all three of us in the bed she thinks it's a party so we haven't been able to co-sleep as a family which is something we really wanted to do.

If co-sleeping works for you and it's something you enjoy then you can can continue doing so until it no longer works.

Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:36 AM

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Tamara

My little guy still wakes up often at night at 6.5 months old. He slept in a basinette for the first 4 months then to his crib. If he's really cranky or not feeling well I take him in my bed. Or if I'm so tired and just can't get out of bed to soothe him he'll sleep with me.

Its going really well but the majority he is in his crib. I would love to sleep with him in my bed more often but I find that sometimes I don't get a restful sleep, making sure the blankets don't cover his face, that DH doesn't roll over him etcetc :)

Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:05 AM

Reply # 275445 on 272218

Antonella

I co-slept with my baby for the first 3 months and it was fantastic. She slept through the night since birth. We would wake HER up to feed. Then I ended up in the hospital and my husband was not comfortable co-sleeping by himself with her (he's a heavy sleeper). So he put her in her bassinet (and later on in her crib) and I didn't want to derail all the work he did to get her there. For a while, she would still co-sleep with us if she was having a rough night of teething. She's almost 9 months old now though and because she's crawling and walking (crazy!) it's not safe for her to sleep with us. She crawls all over the place and could fall off the bed (which is 4+ feet off the ground), so she's strictly crib now. If she's having a REALLY bad night, we sleep on the floor of her room - not comfortable for me, but the only thing we can really do now. If you can continue safely, then by all means. I think it's wonderful (and I did NOT think that before I had the baby - I never thought I would co-sleep).

Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:07 PM

Reply # 275748 on 272218

Sylph

I have co-slept with all 3 of mine, 2 of which are big teens now, and still super-close to Mom. I am currently co-sleeping with my 18-month-old daughter, and have no plans to kick her out of bed any time soon. It is so handy (the lazy mom's choice!) to be able to simply offer a boob to her and go back to sleep! It is also wonderful to be able to sleep with her in my arms, or pass her off to her daddy for a sleepy snuggle when she wants to be extra-close.

My other two were in my bed every night for the first 3 (or so) years of their lives, and phased into their own room gradually, at their own request. It was easier for my second child, who was moving into her brother's room, and she made the adjustment a tad earlier than he did, and just a bit quicker, probably because she thought he was simply the coolest person in the world!

I am sure my current little nursling will eventually wish to have her own separate sleep space, but until then, I am relishing the closeness in what is most likely my last co-sleeping experience. It will definitely be up to her to make the move in her own good time...

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Spiral out!!!
Sylph
spiralsylph@gmail.com

Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 PM

Reply # 275761 on 272218

Coral

I co-slept with my baby for the first 7 months. It was great and very easy to feed in the middle of the night. My daughter had no problems transffering over to her crib. But once in awhile Isabelle will sleep with us. She is 13 months old and it is great to have her snuggle next to us. In the morning, she would wake us up by kissing my cheek.

Saturday, March 27, 2010 9:26 AM

Reply # 316152 on 272218

Gillian

Hi there! My daughter is 5 weeks old and sleeps in our bed with us. She started off sleeping some nights on my chest (!) but she now sleeps in between us on her little blanket. It works beautifully since I'm nursing throughout the night. She doesn't need to cry to wake me up...I hear her start to stir, we wake up, nurse, then she falls back asleep beside me. It makes for a very peaceful night. During the day she naps mostly on our bed, but sometimes in her bassinet. I'm hoping the transition with eventually be smooth :) Any tips for making a smooth transition?

Monday, March 15, 2010 10:46 PM

Reply # 316664 on 272218

Kimberly

My little guy is 13 months now and he still sleeps in our bed. He sleeps between me nda the wall cause I dont like him sleeping beside my husbnad who is a very heavy sleeper. I love having him with us and am in no hurry to get him into his own bed...I figure he'll go when he's ready.

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