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How many of you are still co-sleeping?

ladybug122ladybug122 member
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And how long do you plan to continue?

Our 8 month old still sleeps in our bed. We are starting sleep training soon (again), so I'm unsure if I should first start working on STTN or transitioning her to crib. I don't mind her sleeping in the bed, if she were to sleep longer stretches, or preferably all night.  

So I'm just wondering if most co-sleeping babies switch to crib by now, or do most still co-sleep?

TIA! 

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Re: How many of you are still co-sleeping?

  • BabyBoyNYCBabyBoyNYC member
    we are down to just an hour a night. usually between 3am-4am ( he fusses and either a 2oz bottle or co-sleeping will only calm him and i'd rather co-sleep) i usually wake up at 4am and put him back in the crib, the crib is in our bedroom so it makes things a little easier
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  • Matt DvorakMatt Dvorak
    we're still co-sleeping (started at about 4 months or so), but my LO is younger than yours. I'm not exactly sure when we will stop, but I've had it in my head that I might try out sleep training at 9 months or so. Seems like a good age. I really would rather not have this go beyond a year.
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  • AshleyM1985AshleyM1985 member
    We still bed share, we have been trying to break the habit, but cry it out is not for us.  So Tonight we start a new routine, more daddy involvment, less mommy.

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  • A-Team 9/29A-Team 9/29
    My DS is 7 1/2 months and we're still bed-sharing.  He still wakes 4-6x a night and it's just easier to have him right there.  Most times we cannot soothe him to sleep without nursing.  We are thinking of making the transition to the crib and doing some sleep training, but I always make an excuse not to.  I am desperate for sleep though!
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  • melissa91380melissa91380 member
    DS sleeps in our bed if he wakes up around 4 or 5a, he doesn't fall back to sleep when put back in his bed. I am going to try transitioning him to his crib for the full night this weekend.
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  • NotSharknadoNotSharknado member
    We still bed share. We will start CIO as soon as her two bottom teeth finish coming through, which will be in week or so.
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  • MKL08MKL08 member
    We were co-sleeping until his 6 month check up.  Told Doc he still wasn't sleeping through the night.  She told us that he is waking up because he could smell us and wants to be with us.  She told us to put him in the crib that night.  He has slept through the night every single night since then.  Bed time is 7:30 pm, sleeps until 5:30, bottle, asleep again until 7:30am.  Thought she was nuts but she was totally right!
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  • nfrtnynfrtny member

    We were co sleeping til three weeks, then we started bed sharing and it was awesome. We put him in his crib at seven weeks though per pedis recommendation. It went very well and he started sttn then. He's not sttn anymore, but we only bed share when he's having trouble going down, I think he knows that if I lay down with him to nurse him that I'm not going anywhere and he feels more secure.

    I would actually like to bed share all the time, because it would be easier on me. DH can't get comfortable with DS in bed though really. And we also don't have bed rails so I'm less inclined to bring him in bed with DH.

    Lots of parents bed share for a very long time, but I would definitely try the crib if i were you if she is waking more then twice at night. But honestly, if it's twice or less, I would just let it be. 

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  • cwrightdrvcwrightdrv member
    K is 8 months and we just now started to try to transition from our bed to the crib. She HATES her crib. With a passion. But we found that the playpen is a different story. We get her to fall asleep in bed, but then we move her to the playpen. She's done pretty well, although she's teething right now so she's been up pretty frequently throughout the night. I'm hoping that once the teeth come through, she'll sleep for longer stretches. I'm also still nursing, so I think she's just accustomed to nursing whenever she wants to. Mostly I'm just thankful to have room in my bed again!
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  • MrsCodeMonkeyMrsCodeMonkey member

    We're still bedsharing. I read Good Night Sleep Tight and I'm in the middle of The No Cry Sleep Solution. I'd like to start transitioning her to the crib in the next few weeks.

    She wakes up a few times a night, which isn't a big deal. The downside for me is that DH doesn't have enough room in the bed and I'd rather not have him sleep in the guest bed much longer. The other issue I have is that DD nurses to sleep and she periodically wakes up to check that I'm there. So here I am trapped in bed on a Friday night. I'm going to sneak out eventually (we have bed rails), but she will wake up soon after, so I basically have no life at the moment.

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