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CoSleeping

milwjeanmilwjean
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Not that I would ever do it, because it's against foster parent regulations, but I am just wondering...

for those of you who co-sleep--what do you do between the time the kid goes to sleep and the time that you go to sleep? (Kiddo falls asleep at 8--you want to do a load of laundry, talk to your spouse, pay bills, watch a TV show... til 10.)

The cozy sleeping I think sounds wonderful.

 

Want to point me towards a website/book, etc?  

What were the biggest obstacles or surprises for you?

Foster to Adopt Licensure Process. Expect to be licensed in Sept or Oct. Looking for infant and older sibling.
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Re: CoSleeping

  • TiffanyBerryTiffanyBerry member

    DD is NOT a good sleeper, so I try to sleep when she sleeps (still).  Sometimes I'll get up and have an hour or two with DH, but only occasionally.

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  • lisa5201lisa5201 member

    Baby goes down in our bed around 9. Close the door, turn on the monitor. Join her around 11, or earlier if she wakes up

    We have a bed rail on one side of our (king) bed (which is a mattress on a boxspring on the floor, we dumped the bedframe when she learned to crawl)

    I LOVE co-sleeping. Just love it. It's so easy to nurse her to sleep, make sure she's not too hot/cold, keep her close/safe. It's not something I'd ever thought I'd do, let alone enjoy, and now it's one of my favorite parts of parenting. I feel a little sorry for people who don't co-sleep and get that special nightime bonding, though they probably feel sorry for me that I have to watch not to roll over on my kid in the middle of the night!

    I def. recommend it, but I can understand it's not for everybody 

    I dodn't read it, but I heard "The Family Bed" is a great book 

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  • bliss611bliss611 member
    I only struggled with this issue for a couple of months. DS was fine sleeping without us as long as he was cuddled down and we stayed with him for a little while when we put him down. But around 11.5-13 month mark, it became an issue. A little bit at night but we're usually down about an hour after him anyway so it wasn't too bad. But mornings - oh man! It was a struggle getting ready for work because he would be up with us every morning. Then he went back to his normal ways...
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  • kacellekacelle member
    DD only sleeps with us for the second half of the night.  She sleeps in her bassinet from 8 to 3 or so, then I nurse her in bed and we both just fall back to sleep there.  It's much easier than trying to transition her back to her own bed (which can take over an hour).  Once she's STTN, we'll let her spend the whole night in her crib.  The snuggles are nice, but as a newlywed, I miss just sharing a bed with DH!
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  • StephCrippsStephCripps

    We're co-sleeping my son is 15 months old..

    It was great at first as it's easy for BFing and I could sleep easier as well..

    the main reason we started was DS would wake up the instant i set him down in his crib.. he could be dead asleep but the minute i start putting him down he'd wake up screaming...

    So he usually goes to sleep when my husband and I go to bed.. (we tend to go to sleep early around 930-1000)

    I'm starting to think  it's time to transinition him to his own bed.. especially with #2 coming along..

     

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