*Sigh* Thanks Mom

FerreraRocher

My parents have always been very clear about being against our decision to bed share. Today she called me up to let me know that she took the liberty to buy our daughter a toddler bed. I just said Thank you and left it at that. We will set the bed up for our daughter but we won't make her sleep in it until she is ready. For the time being she is happy in our room as are we.

Bed Sharers...do you have anyone in your family or elsewhere try to convince you to not bed share?

 

iteachk

We don't bedshare, but I'd be pretty mad if someone did that.  They are completely disregarding your parenting decisions!  Ignore, ignore, ignore...

Jocelyn0415

We used to bed-share. My family was pretty understanding because they knew that was the only way Evie would sleep.

The people who did give me shiit? Pediatricians. 

ljlkm

We're really lucky. My ILs are very into AP and my family is far and I don't talk to them about it. I doubt they'd try to pressure me to change, but I'm sure they'd think I was "spoiling" him.

dragonsmercy

We bedshared with Evelyn till she was 3.5 months, and we're currently bedsharing with Becky... and all I hear from mom is that I'm making her too used to being held all the time, blah blah blah, Becky's going to be like Evs, and never want to be put down, and won't like the stroller..... And we live with her, so it's not like I can just walk away, or anything. I feel like just saying "And Evelyn's been sleeping in the crib for how long? And where does she sleep now? And who cares if she wants to be held? What's wrong with holding her???" To be honest, if there's a shopping cart, 9/10 times, she prefers to sit in there, rather than be held in stores. And she loves to be put down to walk... not that she ever goes where we want, but she likes that bit of "freedom"

Scooter359

Both sets of parents hound us about it pretty hard sometimes. About how he needs to be in his own bed(which he is sleeping in right now) Its just at night, we all as a family prefer to sleep together right now. This is SOs last, and my only child so I think we both are just trying to soak up what is left of his babyhood.

You are the parent now and everything you do it your choice. It seems like its hard for our parents to hand over the baton sometimes, but all you can really do is say thanks and move on. In the long run, I really don't think sleeping in the parents bed or their own is going to make or break them as a person.

tabi_ja

We don't bedshare, but I've had several of my parenting decisions questioned and/or ignored by my family.  I try to just let it go, but I understand.  So irritating.

Mommy2B_Hart

As a rule, I don't discuss many of my parenting choices with my family.  It's my opinion that it's none of their business, and since I'm trying to get along with them so that they can be apart of LO's life, I try to keep the peace by keeping the conversation casual, you know, "Look how cute LO is"  "The weather is nice"  etc.

Things I avoid regularly:  Politics, Religion, Parenting.

CalinsBride

Umm. . .we haven't had anyone say anything. It's not really discussed, but people have seen our bedroom and know that Moses' crib is side-carred with our bed. We have had some acquaintances (moms group moms, etc) say things, but I just brush it off. They just assume we do it because we're lazy and DS is undisciplined. They don't realize there is a whole philosophy behind our hippy parenting, and I don't care enough to try to convince them.