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Attachment Parenting
LER091811
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Question about sleep from a non-APer
LER091811
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I am definitely NOT into AP but I bet you guys would be the ones to ask:
My arms reach cosleeper only goes up to 6 months. What are my options beyond that time for a sleeper that attaches or can fit directly beside me at night? I'm not comfortable bringing her into our bed, but I still want her directly next to me, just in her own little enclosure. Do you know of any products like that for 6 months+ ?
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Re: Question about sleep from a non-APer
Google "side car crib" - you can basically create a large co-sleeper out of your crib if you have one. Or just put the crib by your bed if you want baby nearby.
Also, you don't have to qualify yourself as "NOT" into AP...it's not an exclusive club and APers don't bite
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Ditto on both counts.
As for sidecarring, here is how we did it.
More Green For Less Green
That's a really odd intro...
With LO we had his crib in our room a little past a year. It worked well, we would put him to bed in the crib and when he woke up I would bring him into our bed. I think for our next we will sidecar a mini-crib.
It sounds like side-carring a crib is exactly what you are looking for. It's really as easy as taking off a side, pushing it next to the bed, and attaching with bungee cords.
I qualified that I'm not into AP because I didn't want any pressure or advice about bringing LO into our bed with us. I don't have a philosophy I'm just looking for product advice.
Is a crib the only option for this "side carring"? Is there anything smaller? I have pretty tight space next to the bed
FWIW heaps of APers don't bedshare.
However, i appreciate that really you just want ideas on ways to create the best sleeping environment for yourself. I agree with pp, would a pack'n'play work for you?
I don't know what's available in America, but here in NZ, you can get cots in two different sizes. We refer to the smaller size as standard, and the larger one American sized. So I'd imagine that you may be able to find a cot that is smaller than what you would consider "standard" if that makes sense?
Elizabeth 5yrs old Jane 3yrs old
What about a mini crib to side car?
https://www.albeebaby.com/mini-cribs.html
Is your ARC a mini or the full-size? If you have the full-size, a crib may be just as wide but longer. I ruled out a side-car because of space, but when I actually looked at the measurements, I realized that it would indeed fit because the width was about the same.
Beyond that, you could put your mattress on the floor and put a mattress for baby next to it (anywhere from crib-sized to twin or larger)?
More Green For Less Green
LOL! My DH and I have an AP style of parenting but our kids don't sleep in our bed. I always think it's funny what assumptions people make about APing. I would bet that you're closer to APing than you think. Check out this link. It lists the 8 principles of Attachment parenting. Bed sharing is not mentioned.
https://www.attachmentparenting.org/principles/principles.php
Um, not all AP bedshare - just sayin.
Thanks for the link, PP!