Co-sleeping question

laurapaine2003@yahoo.com

We are a few days into the 4th leap. I have only tried cosleeping once, it was tremendously awkward and she didn't seem to like it like everyone else's LO. Stupid question but HOW do you cosleep, like where is baby's body compared to yours? And no blankets are supposed to be on right? How do you not freeze?! Do I need to push the bed against the wall so she's blocked by me on one side and the wall on the other? Any tips tricks suggestions guidelines or websites you can share will be welcome!!!

urfcerin

The bed in LO's nursery is pushed into a corner so the head and one side is against the wall. He sleeps on the side closest to the wall and I am on the outside. He will usually fall asleep nursing and then I lay him down but he's still in the crook of my arm, if that makes sense. I keep the blanket pulled up on me and cover him as well but just make sure it's not near his face. I'm a super light sleeper so if he even stirs I'm awake.

aharders89

We don't cosleep every night, but with this leap we have been occasionally. I put her in between me and my husband, I sleep on my side, and she sleeps in the crook of my arm. I'm usually a stomach sleeper so it's a little uncomfortable for me, but it's not terrible. As far as covers go, I fold my comforter down so it's only on half of my body, but I cover us both up with the sheet and we're both comfortable temperature-wise.

ginaannechelan

Since he was days old, he usually falls asleep in the crook of my arm propped up on a pillow. When I get up in the morning, he gets my place on the king size bed next to his dad and I place a pillow along the edge (he's not rolling yet...). Usually, he gets another 4-5 hours. No blankets on him or me, but it's usually toasty in our room.

After this leap, I want him in his crib. But I also need to figure out where to feed him when that happen (read: buy the comfy chair I want for his room).

bnwillia3

We co-sleep abd follow the seven rules for safe bed sharing (attached). Do you breastfeed? I ask only because some of the resources I've come across state that bed sharing is safer if you are - apparently it ups your instincts not to roll on baby/be more aware of your movements. But I'll let you do your own research on that

Since we nurse, he sleeps with his head at breast level. I am on my side with my knees slightly bent and have my arm that is against the bed bent with my elbow angled above his head (so that o kind of form a C around him).

I do use a light blanket to just above my waist/his waist and use the weight of my top arm to keep it in place - it has never budged above his chest. I wear something with long sleeves if I'm cold. I also just use one pillow for myself and make sure it isn't placed anywhere near his head.

My bed is a king so we have lots of room. I don't push my bed up to the wall and haven't been concerned about him falling. He sleeps close to me and I give him a good foot between him and the second side of the bed. When he gets more active, we will reevaluate

Last thing - we do a midnight diaper change in bed (he has yet to ever poop at night, so we just swap the wet one for a dry one). When he wakes to eat, I just pop him on the boob to nurse and he falls back asleep within ten minutes. I switch sides (and scoot him as needed) at that change so I don't give too long without nursing one side.

https://kellymom.com/parenting/nighttime/cosleeping/


https://www.llli.org/sweetsleepbook/thesafesleepseven

AndieTessie

I have her sleep in the middle of the bed, with her face pretty much level with mine. The bed isn't against the wall but she's not rolling yet so I'm not too worried about her falling off yet. I am also a very light sleeper and she likes to hold hands at night. I do use a blanket up to my waist and her feet but if you're not comfortable doing that I found sleeping in a bathrobe is very cozy. I started cosleeping after the 6 week growth spurt, even though I swore I'd never lol, and since then she's been really good at sleeping through the night.

chelseajeanene

I left him lay on my chest with put a blanket to his arm pits because he always has his arms up. I put my arms on top of the blanket and on him so the blanket doesn't move. I do that or I sleep on my back with my snoogle and prop him up on the side and his head lays on my chest/shoulder with my arm around him

Bognes

She sleeps in her Magic Merlin with no covers. On her back just like in the crib but her hand is touching me.

chaser61

I sleep on my side (C shape around the baby like other people have mentioned). My bottom arm extends under my pillow and the top arm either rests on LO's hip or along my side. LO falls asleep nursing so he is on his side, his head is at my breast and he usually unlatches and uses my breast as a pillow. Sometimes he will roll to his back. i wear a flannel shirt and keep it open for easy nursing. I pull the sheet up to his stomach and he wears a sleep sack (no swaddlers) so his arms and upper body stay warm. I place a blanket and an absorbent washable pad under us so that we can do quick wet diaper changes without getting out of bed and if he spits up or we have a diaper leak, I can just change out the blanket and not change the sheets. The comforter is over my legs but below the baby. We have a king size bed. I will rotate sides throughout the night. Our bed is not against the wall. He stays very close to me so I don't worry about the edge of the bed right now. I may also reassess when he starts rolling.

emkcude

I have a sidecar Co sleeper attached to my side of the bed and I love it! I usually put him to sleep in that to start and then when he wakes for a feeding he stays in bed with us after that. It's a nice reassurance having the sidecar there because if he does roll he will just end up in there. He sleeps in bed with us similarly to how the other posters described, at breast level so he can nurse easily and I form a c around him. I do find though that I am often pretty sore from moving my body in certain ways to accommodate him

jenboston22

LO sleeps between me and the snuggle nest (which I originally was going to keep him in at night, but that didn't last long). I use only my pregnancy pillow and no blankets. We keep the house a bit warmer than typical to help not get too cold, although it can get chilly at times. It helps that I'm in California, though. He used to sleep curled up against me but has more recently begun sleeping next to me on his back. I generally form a C around him, and I nurse him to sleep.

ForeverEverAfter

When LO comes into bed, she's between me and a bedrail (over the mattress style), head slightly below my shoulder. We have a firm mattress with fitted sheet. I wear a nursing sleep bra and long sleeve shirt, and use a flat sheet on my legs. I have one pillow, no blankets. When she gets mobile we'll move to the floor bed in her room.

I use the safe bedsharing guidelines from Dr McKenna (NDU mother baby sleep lab). I also EBF, which they claim helps the 'protective awareness'.

troopersmom

We have not co slept. My LO has been acting out during this leap. I tried to bring him to bed with us last night. It was so uncomfortable- I wasn't able to cover myself with blanket without covering his face.... He rolls into us....trying to hold him just right made my arm fall asleep... And he hated it and cried until I put him in his swing. I loved reading everyone's tips though/ they were helpful.