Sleeping arrangement questions

CER+MEL

I know the co-sleeping question has been asked a gazillion times, but there are some other factors I'd like to know as well to help me imagine what will work best for us.

1. Vag or c/s delivery?

2. Did you bf?

3. How involved was your DH at night?

4. Did your babies co-sleep (sleep together)?

5. Did you co-sleep (with co-sleeper/s)? 

6. Where/how did you do nighttime diaper changes?

7. When did your babies start sleeping in their cribs?

8. Bumper, no bumper, or breathable bumper?

9. What were the good and bad aspects of your arrangement?

10.  Any other thoughts?

KoCoLoCo

1. N/A

2. Nope, bottlefed

3. We started off feeding every 3 hours, DH and I would take turns during the night feeding.  He was and is very involved and helpful.

4.  Yup, same crib for the first ~5 weeks.  Then after that they were squirming too much and waking each other, moved to seperate cribs but still the same room.

5.  Never, they were in cribs in nursery from day 1.

6.  We always would wake/feed them at the same time, so diaper changes were in the nursery, on the changing table.

7.  See #5.

8.  No bumper.

9.  We used the happy sleep habits..... book, they have both always been fantastic sleepers, and I think keeping them on the same schedule and not in our room allowed DH and I to always get a decent amount of sleep.  I can't really think of a bad aspect of it.

10.  I think one of the reasons I never really worried about them in their cribs is because we use the Angelcare monitors.  These take all the "worry" out of nighttime for me.  I highly reccomend them.

sfitz0711

1. Vag or c/s delivery?- Vaginal2. Did you bf?- Yes i do3. How involved was your DH at night?- Depends on the night, he has been pretty helpful lately4. Did your babies co-sleep (sleep together)?- They did until 4 months5. Did you co-sleep (with co-sleeper/s)?- No6. Where/how did you do nighttime diaper changes?- In the beginning we did them on our bed after I fed them.  Now I do it in their room after I feed them7. When did your babies start sleeping in their cribs?- I think it was around 6 weeks8. Bumper, no bumper, or breathable bumper?- No bumper9. What were the good and bad aspects of your arrangement?- Bad is I have to walk out of my room to return pacis and by the 5th time I'm sick of getting out of bed.  Good is I know that they are safe and healthy.10.  Any other thoughts?- I just want to sleep  

omalley

1. Vag or c/s delivery?

c-section

2. Did you bf?

no

3. How involved was your DH at night?

A LOT!  50/50 (well, maybe 60/40)

4. Did your babies co-sleep (sleep together)?

no, 2 separate Arm's reach co-sleepers

5. Did you co-sleep (with co-sleeper/s)? 

see above.

6. Where/how did you do nighttime diaper changes?

changing table in our bedroom (passed down from my sister)

7. When did your babies start sleeping in their cribs?

around 5 months

8. Bumper, no bumper, or breathable bumper?

breathable bumpers

9. What were the good and bad aspects of your arrangement?

I wish we could have put them in their room earlier but I wasn't ready at the time

10.  Any other thoughts?

I NEVER believed the other MoM's that told me it would get easier in those early weeks and months but they were telling the truth - it does!  And I have lived to pass on that same message - it does get easier!  Good luck!

pea-kay

1. Vag or c/s delivery? - c/s

2. Did you bf? - no (but I pumped for about 2 months)

3. How involved was your DH at night? - very (we would either take turns with feedings, or we'd both get up, depending on what night of the week it was.)

4. Did your babies co-sleep (sleep together)? yes, for about 3 months

5. Did you co-sleep (with co-sleeper/s)? no

6. Where/how did you do nighttime diaper changes? In their room (where they slept) on the changing table

7. When did your babies start sleeping in their cribs? From day 1.

8. Bumper, no bumper, or breathable bumper? Breathable

9. What were the good and bad aspects of your arrangement? It worked out great for us! We have a small house, so they were never very far from us, but far enough that we didnt' hear every little squeak and fart.

10.  Any other thoughts?

janjag

1. Vag or c/s delivery?  c/s

2. Did you bf?  yes, & bottle & formula

3. How involved was your DH at night? very!  sometimes more than me

4. Did your babies co-sleep (sleep together)? yes, together until 3-4mos

5. Did you co-sleep (with co-sleeper/s)?  no

6. Where/how did you do nighttime diaper changes? on the change table in nursery, on the bed, on a change pad on dining room table, etc.

7. When did your babies start sleeping in their cribs? as soon as they came home, but together in one crib.

8. Bumper, no bumper, or breathable bumper?  bumper

9. What were the good and bad aspects of your arrangement?  only 2 bedrooms, means can't separate them easily at night.  separating means one comes into our room (has only happened twice i think).  they get used to each other's crying.

10.  Any other thoughts?  ah, many :P  

meldoo2002

 Let me start off by saying our boys were in the NICU for 6 weeks so this is when they came home 1. Vag or c/s delivery?  Vaginal2. Did you bf?  Yes, but not at night3. How involved was your DH at night?  Very involved.  At first we both got up and each fed one.  As they started sleeping longer we let them each go their own pace, but were assigned a baby.  He got the one that tended to sleep longer since I had to pump anyway so it worked out.4. Did your babies co-sleep (sleep together)?  They co-slept in an arm's reach original co-sleeper until 3 months and then for another month or so in 1 crib5. Did you co-sleep (with co-sleeper/s)?  With and arm's reach original6. Where/how did you do nighttime diaper changes?  We usually took them to the nursery to change them since we were getting up to feed them in the living room anyway7. When did your babies start sleeping in their cribs?  Around 4 months at night and 6 months for naps8. Bumper, no bumper, or breathable bumper?  We've always used a breathable bumper9. What were the good and bad aspects of your arrangement?  The co-sleeping worked fine all around.  They were swaddled in miracle blankets and were really good sleepers.  By the time we moved them to their cribs they were STTN.