Co sleeping. ( 1st 2nd and 3rd+ time mommas)

Re: Co sleeping. ( 1st 2nd and 3rd+ time mommas)

• ambermum5

  July 2010

  We co-sleep with DS and it was the best thing we've ever done. It was actually right from the beginning. He literally slept 1 night in his bassinet and maybe 3 in his crib. I just find it easier and he sleeps so much better when he is with us. He is going to be 4 in January and as of now he'll say I want to sleep in my bed, on the couch, or with you. We let him let us know what he wants to do. At first we had a "nest" for the bed, I forget what you call them, but it was just a hassle as it was always slipping down or the little positioner thing inside would get all weird. If anything, you can buy the positioner as an individual so I would do that. Anyhow with 2nd baby we are not co-sleeping, we are going to be using a pack and play. We want to keep DS's routine as normal as possible.

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• lemon.sarie

  July 2010

  Isla (DD) was in her crib fairly early as she is a very noisy sleeper and I was very paranoid about DH squishing her.  That being said, once she was a bit older - and even now - she still ends up in bed with us a few times a week...............I think whatever works is fine!

  

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• welshgirl

  July 2010

  DS was not an easy sleeper early on. He needed to nurse to sleep, woke up frequently and was hard to settle. From 3 weeks until 7-8 months we coslept. We didn't have anything in particular, just used pillows, rollled blankets, kept covers at waist level or below, etc. It worked really well for 4 months or so, but he got increasingly dependent on me to sleep (so I had to hold him in the evenings before we went to bed, which gave me NO time off), and he was very restless so none of us slept very well.

  We used Ferber at 7+ months to get him in his crib. It took 22 minutes the first night and he slept thru the night. It was the best thing we could have done. He does not sleep with us now - I wouldn't mind if he did, but he sees our bed as a place to eat (until we stopped BFing) and later a place to cuddle/play in the mornings. It was as if he just needed extra time cuddling with us after he was born, but then was happy to go into his own space.

  This time I will try harder to get DD to settle and sleep in her own space. I don't mind if she comes into our bed after say 2-3am, but I think it will be very hard to cope with DS and her if she turns into a restless sleeper like DS.

  That said, I loved cosleeping for a while. It was so easy to BF in the night (I often slept right thru it). I think the problemw as that when we were all ready for him to move, we were too scared and didn't want to get him so upset, that we waited and stuck it out until experts told us it was okay to Ferberise him.

  Mum to W (4) and M (nearly 2)

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• slwprincess member

  July 2010

  We never co-slept regularly.  There were times when I would BF in bed but honestly, it made me so panicky that he would smother that I just didn't do it often.  And now, at 2.5 he WON'T sleep in the bed with us.  Even when we need him too- on vacation, etc.  He just likes having his own space.  Personally, this worked out well for us so I'm glad that we never started that habit.  My brother/SIL did cosleep with their daughter and they have had the hardest time breaking that habit.  She's 4 now and still climbs in bed with them in the middle of the night.  They said if they have another one that they won't do it... it put too much strain on them.  But I know others that had no problems transitioning to the big boy/girl bed when the time came so I think it just depends.  Sorry, I don't think my reply was very helpful- lol!

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

   

  
  

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• Luv*N*C-los

  July 2010

  I plan on having LO in a bassinet near my bed for the first few months, but I will not keep her in my bed.  Once i go back to work I will move her to her own room. We did this with my DD and we never had a problem with her sleeping alone. However, for some reason when DD turned 2 and was in a toddler bed she started crawling in bed with us during the night. I don't mind it, but I'm going to have to try and break her from this habit before the baby comes or I don't think anyone is going to get much sleep.

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• jnicolen

  July 2010

  We are hoping that the "arms reach" mini co-sleeper works for us for the first few months. ?Id like the baby close by, but I think if he/she were in bed with us, I would be too worried to sleep. ?A close friend of mine always keeps baby in bed with them and sleeps just fine, I just know myself and think I would always have one eye open.

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