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Bedsharing advice needed please!

AnnaBanana0327AnnaBanana0327
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Hello mamas! I've been lurking here for a few days and thought I'd make my first post. I haven't done a lot of research on AP but after bringing LO home, it seems like a lot of the ideas make sense. DD loves to cuddle and be held (and I love to hold her!). I ordered my Moby yesterday. :). At night she'll sleep about 3.5 hours in her bassinet next to us and then wants to BF and cuddle. I'm looking for suggestions or resources/ books on bedsharing because she sleeps so much better with us but I want to make sure she's safe! Thanks!
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Re: Bedsharing advice needed please!

  • e_b_re_b_r

    we used a snuggle nest in our girl's earliest couple of months. it seemed crazy $$$ at the time, but it was worth it for us. after a time, she transitioned to an ARCS mini that we'd gotten from friends. we still bedshare for a good portion of every night, and it how we all sleep best.

    here are a couple of links that might be helpful. i think each of them will point you out to more (and more and more) resources as well. kudos to you for being committed to bedsharing safely!

    https://www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab/safe.html

    https://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/01/11/co-sleeping-safety/

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    we used a snuggle nest in our girl's earliest couple of months. it seemed crazy $$$ at the time, but it was worth it for us. after a time, she transitioned to an ARCS mini that we'd gotten from friends. we still bedshare for a good portion of every night, and it how we all sleep best.

    here are a couple of links that might be helpful. i think each of them will point you out to more (and more and more) resources as well. kudos to you for being committed to bedsharing safely!

    https://www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab/safe.html

    https://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/01/11/co-sleeping-safety/

    Thank you! I never thought I'd want to bedshare- DH even suggested it when I was pregnant and I thought the bassinet would be the safest place for her but she had other plans! :)
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    Here is some good info: https://www.askdrsears.com/html/10/t102200.asp
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  • webMistress0609webMistress0609 member

    We didn't plan on bedsharing as much or as long as we have, but it works for our family & Ari sleeps much better. We tried moving him out of our bed a few times b/c you're "supposed" to by a certain age & it totally backfired. DH & I both love having Ari close to us at night. 

    Just be sure to be safe about it & enjoy it. Don't worry about never getting your LO into their own bed or what ppl think about it.  

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