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If you don't CIO,

JustcallmeGG2JustcallmeGG2 member
in July 2012 Moms

what are your thoughts on bringing baby to bed?

We know DS is about to have a tooth any day now (its alowly coming through the surface).  He was waking every 20 min for his pacifier before.  He has never looked around for a pacifier and he is in the sleepsuit so couldn't get one anyway.  So we brought him to bed and he has been sound asleep.

We also do this sometimes if one baby wakes up to early.  We can usually squeeze an hour extra sleep if we bring them to bed.  Its not always the same child.

When does this become a problem?




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Re: If you don't CIO,

  • BransonsBeccaBransonsBecca member
    I bedshare with DD and have for awhile. She sleeps great and goes down right away. My pedi told me that it is only a problem when it becomes a problem. As in DD is sleeping but I'm not. Until then, don't worry. My mother gives me raised eyebrows and always asks when I'm moving her to the crib but for now it's working just fine having her in bed. With teething and sleep regression I feel like I'm in survival mode again!

    I would continue with what you're doing as long as it's not causing any problems for the parents! I like to think of parenting as if it feels right you're doing it right.
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  • cwm11985cwm11985 member
    Recently after Tucker eats at 2 he screams when I put him back in the crib, so for the last 3 or 4 days I put him in bed with me at that point until I get up at 5.  At that point I put him back in his crib.  I reaaaaaallllllyyyy didn't want to start the habit of having him in bed.  My SIL did that and my 5 year old niece still can't sleep in her own room by herself.  However, I also can't afford to lose any more sleep than I already do with this little monster. 
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  • APendolaAPendola member

    I thought I would never sleep with the baby, but I have been for about a month.  She started sleeping so badly once she turned 4 months and it was getting frustrating for everyone in the house.  I brought her to bed in the MOTN a few times and she slept.  So I eventually just started sleeping with her all night.  We are all getting more sleep and DD is not crying much at all.  She sleeps nestled in my arms and sometimes DH will hold her hand. It's nice having her there.

    Like PP...my mom gives me raised eyebrows, lol.  She thinks it is totally bizarre and keeps talking about how she should go to her crib.  But my mom also thinks cloth diapers and making my own baby food is craziness.

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  • mrsj0423mrsj0423 member
    I say that if it is right for you than it is okay. There is no one way to do things when it comes to raising a child. I recently stated casually reading Baby 411 and while this is slightly off topic, that book really pissed me off because it basically gives the " right" and " wrong" way to do things based on the authors` own biases.  We don't CIO and occasionally bring her into bed with us to squeeze some extra z`s out of her. 
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  • temporalrobetemporalrobe member

    we let her sleep with us some mornings when its too early to get up. she hasn't had a problem with it. 

    baby tylenol may help the teething pains though. 

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  • jenikasjenikas member

    If it's a problem, well then, I'm in trouble too! 

    Audrey usually wakes up around 4am to nurse. Sometimes I feed her and put her back down, but usually I just grab her out of the crib, and we both lay down and fall back asleep while she nurses.

    Lately, she's been waking up more often because of teething and she fights going back to sleep. I'll grab her out of the crib and cuddle her for a while, and again, she'll fall back asleep.

    We're all getting sleep, so I'll know it's a problem if she starts refusing her crib, or gets to the point where she's walking to my bed on her own. At least those are so my thoughts for now.

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  • OUKatieOUKatie member
    DD has never slept in our bed, only played so she doesn't seem to get that she should sleep there, lol. For our situation, we will not be bed sharing (we bedshare with 3 dogs, yeah, I know) but if it works for someone else, more power to 'em.
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