Help me with my socio class? ((SPAMMY?))

amberrrjade

I'm suppose to do an interview with some people but I've been so caught up trying not to fail math I totally forgot about this assignment (due tomorrow!). I just need a few people to answer these questions about co-sleeping/bedsharing OR separate sleeping. Thank you ladies, I REALLY appreciate it.

How long have you been co sleeping/sleeping in separate beds?

Have you ever received negative comments about your sleeping habits?

Was your sleeping arrangement a difficult decision to make?

Tell me about your hardest night in your chosen sleeping arrangement?

amberrrjade

SJacques7 said:

Wish I could help but we don't bed share

@sjacques7 It's for both. I need two interviews with cosleepers/bedsharers(?) and 2 interviews with separate sleepers.

lnreynol

Co sleeping in a co sleeper attached to our bed since birth, LO is almost 4 mos

Yes we have recieved the "you'll see how hard it is when she gets older "BS.

We had always planned to co sleep in the beginning but to transition to her crib at three mos but that hasn't happened yet and I am in no hurry.

Hardest nights would be when LO is having a restless/noisey night when she makes a lot of grunting sounds in her sleep, but it still seems easier than getting out of bed two or three times a night if you ask me.

barista411

1. We have been co-sleep (DS sleep in a PnP in our room) since DS was born.

2. The only comments we have recieved is asking how we can have a sex life with a baby in our room. But that is really the only question.

3. It was a pretty easy decision. I wanted DS close but DH is a heavy sleeper so I don't trust DS in bed with us. It makes MOTN feedings easier for us.

4. The hardest nights we have had was when DS went through a phase where he found his hands. He would suck and grunt and smack his lips really loud.

mskatiep

We sleep in separate beds. She is in the bassinet 3ft away. Although I will nap with her in the bed if it is just us two. My SO likes to cuddle me at night.

My mom keeps telling me "Your husband would appreciate it if you moved her to the crib. It is time." Funny.... Didn't stop us last night...

Nope. Felt natural.

I second the choking on spit... Scariest moments of my life to date...

jennifertewart

We sleep separately

1.  We have slept separately since LO was born

2.  No direct negative comments but some family members were surprised LO was in our room until 2 months old. 

3.  DH and I were on the same page for the most part.  He would not have cared if LO was in his own room from the beginning but I wanted him next to me in a bassinet.  DH was patient and waited for ME to move him to the nursery.

4.  The hardest night for me was LO's first night in his own room.  I was so worried I wouldn't wake up from the monitor.  I did get a little sleep and realized LO slept better in his own room where it was quieter.  Now it is the perfect arrangement for us!  We transitioned at 2 months old to his room.

momitobe

1. Since bringing baby home he's slept in RNP beside me until he wakes up for a feeding. When I nursed it was as early as 10pm. Now that I ff it's around 2 am. After that, he sleeps w us in bed until morning.
2. A lot of my friends say that he'll never learn to put himself back to sleep alone if I continue to do this. I ALWAYS hear the question, "aren't you scared of rolling over on him?" Whatever. Take it deep.
3. Not at all. My husband knew I'd never sleep w out this arrangement. Happy wife, happy life. He's almost 4 months. We won't be transitioning him to his own room til 5 months.
4. Hardest night was when my DH was really sick and didn't want baby in bed out of fear of germs. I ended of banishing DH to the basement so he wouldn't infect the house in the MOTN.

[Deleted User]

How long have you been co sleeping/sleeping in separate beds?  With DD we bed shared from about one month until 2 years (she will be 3 tomorrow and is now in her toddler bed, but it's still in our room).  With DS, I bed shared with him for the first few weeks but now he sleeps in our room in his RNP /(CRIB if we get lucky! )

Have you ever received negative comments about your sleeping habits?  Yep, my mom is a firm believer in CIO and thinks bed sharing is the reason that DD's head was flat (it absolutely was not)

Was your sleeping arrangement a difficult decision to make? Nope, we just fell into it.

Tell me about your hardest night in your chosen sleeping arrangement? The hardest thing was transitioning out of bed sharing.  I miss snuggling DD, but she was kicking me so much when I was pregnant so we had to stop.  WIth DS the transitioning to the crib has been awful. 

TJHine

How long have you been co sleeping/sleeping in separate beds?

Co sleeping since he was born 4 months ago
Have you ever received negative comments about your sleeping habits?

Yes, people think he should be sleeping on his own by now. They say it isn't safe and that it will be terrible to transition him later.

Was your sleeping arrangement a difficult decision to make?

No, I love it and it works for us. Might be harder if my husband was still here though.

Tell me about your hardest night in your chosen sleeping arrangement?

When he wakes up every hour to eat! This does not happen often though.

mmm50

How long have you been co sleeping/sleeping in separate beds? We've been co-sleeping since the day he was born.  Started out with me on the couch and him in the rock 'n play next to it.  Now in our room in a PnP/in bed with us.  

Have you ever received negative comments about your sleeping habits? Yep.  People comment all the time how he will never sleep in his own room or on his own.  I have also had people say it isn't safe.  

Was your sleeping arrangement a difficult decision to make? No.  We always knew we wanted him in our room until he could sleep through the night or most of the night.  We had planned to co-sleep since the beginning, and bedsharing just kind of happened with the in bed nursing.  

Tell me about your hardest night in your chosen sleeping arrangement? When he woke up every hour or so to eat.  Thankfully it has only happened 2 or 3 times.  

mmm50

mnlucky13 said:

Isn't the definition of co sleeping that you're all in the same bed? I'm not being a bitch: I'm really wondering if it has a wider meaning?

CO sleeping is generally in the same room right next to the mom (in a co-sleeper or bassinet right next to the bed, a crib with the side removed sidecar-ed to the bed, etc.).  Bed-sharing is specifically in the same bed.  Most people use co-sleeping to mean either in the same room or the same bed.  

Dreamingmommy4

How long have you been co sleeping/sleeping in separate beds? We bed share, but are transitioning to L sleeping in her cradle next to the bed. We have been co sleeping/bed sharing since L was born. Have you ever received negative comments about your sleeping habits? We have not made it public knowledge that we bed share. The only one who knows is SIL and she is supportive. A few people know that she sleeps in our room but no negative comments so far. Was your sleeping arrangement a difficult decision to make? We did not intend on bed sharing. It just kind of happened when I fell asleep after nursing her in bed one night when she was about 1 week old. We had always planned on her at least co sleeping in our bedroom. We are working on transitioning her to the cradle next to the bed and no more bed sharing I can't bring myself to have her sleep in the crib in her room yet, but we are going to do this sooner than later. We don't want L to become dependent on us being in the room for her to sleep. Tell me about your hardest night in your chosen sleeping arrangement? Our hardest night was probably the first night home from the hospital. L had a lot of choking issues in the hospital due to swallowing a bunch of stuff during delivery, so I barely slept at all in the hospital. She was sleeping in the cradle next to the bed, but I didn't sleep much. Every little sound she made had me jerking awake to see if she was still breathing. I was a nervous wreak! This went on almost every night that first week. The night she slept (accidentally) in the bed the first time, she and I both slept for 4 hours. That was the most sleep we had gotten in one piece! (Sorry for not having paragraphs! I'm bumping from my iPad)

amberrrjade

Thank you everyone I appreciate it!