ready for #2 but still nursing & bedsharing with 12 month old

LinssKS

My daughter will be a year in ten days! Yikes! My husband and I think in a few months we would like to start trying for baby #2 but Im not sure how it will work with me still nursing.. We also bedshare... HELP !!!! Suggestions ? anyone else go thru this?

daisycook

We never bedshared, but I imagine you just put him/her in her crib. I would start soon b/c you probably don't want to deal w/ a crying baby all night when you're pregnant, at least I wouldn't!

catdwg83

If you've started O'ing again, why not? I BF still & bedshare most of the night. If you want to stop bedsharing, you can do that while TTC. DS starts in his crib & comes in bed with us whenever he wakes up. If you want to wean, I have no real advice for you. GL

kcisthebombdotcom

I bedshared with my oldest until 20 months, which meant that I went through my 2nd pregnancy and beyond with my oldest bedsharing. It worked out fine. We have a king sized bed so we had plenty of room (even with my big belly, but DH and I are thin). I bedshared with both of them for a while with baby between myself and a bedrail and my oldest between DH and myself. Now at 2 and 1, they're in their own room together. You can make the change from bedsharing whenever you want, but you dont have to do it because you're having another baby either.

If you do get pregnant, baby may choose to wean. If that's something you're ok with, I don't see why you couldnt TTC.

GL!

mamabirdof4

My first two are 13 months and 1 day apart....We bedshared with both...when our second was born we just made room in our bed (a queen)....Then bed shared through my pregnancy with my twins.  We transitioned at 2 and 3 years....they now sleep in toddler beds in the own room. 

I was nursing my DD when I got pregnant with the twins.....We weaned at 13 weeks pregnant...she was 18 months old...my supply was pretty much down the drain and I was having issues with my own health supporting two babies inside, a toddler nursing and myself...I was the one whos health was going down hill. 

sarahandeddiejune212008

I got pg with #2 when #1 was 14 months (it was a surprise).  She successfully nursed until 17 months.  She pretty much self weaned because my supply was tanking.  I did encourage weaning a little too.  We just started working on the transition to the toddler bed this past week.  DD refuses to lay in the bed on her own, so for right now I either rock her to sleep or let her fall asleep in our bed and then put her in the toddler bed.  The toddler bed is right next to our bed.  I plan on moving her to her own room at the end of May.  This will hopefully give her enough time to get used to the bed and also enough time between switching rooms and the new baby arriving.

rattha

we are nursing and bedsharing and i am expecting number 2!!! so i am there with you. But the sad part is that yesterday i put my big mommy pants on and put her in the crib...let her cry and "thud" she flipped out of the crib!!! i was so petrified!!!! poor baby didnt skip a beat but she will be 1 in less than 2 weeks and i dont know what to do. and my husband (not that i dont) loves to have her in the bed to snuggle with. between bedsharing and nursing i dont know which one i am going to struggle more with..

 

rattha

so...for the first time last night we did the crib...i have learned she needs to eat first for sure and get grawgy then lay her down she cried for about 5 maybe 8 minutes wimpering more at the end and then what do you know ASLEEP! not only did she sleep she slept for 8 HOURS!! heaven i must say she still hates it but i believe consistancy is the key good luck and wish me luck that it keeps going well ( i need it :S)

 

rattha

The day after my LO slept her 8 hours straight she slept in the crib for a 2 hour nap and not long after was in my bed watching a movie and playing and she fell off and broker her left arm...so we are kind of back to square one hopefully her cast will be off soon and she can sleep in her crib once again. She is gaining more mobility in her arm so i might start sooner than later