who enjoys bed sharing?

lady_tytah · January 2013

I love bed sharing. When I was a single mom I bed shared with my daughter till 20 months. Hubs won't let me go that long with Amir but regardless I love the closeness and I can meet his needs without getting out of bed.
Am I the only one?

mollyxcate · January 2013

Too scared to do it after reading articles of babies dying but I love letting her nap next to me while I'm on my laptop in bed paying bills and stuff

Mrs_Bennett · January 2013

We bedshared with DS1 until he was almost 24 months, and I looooooved it! The only reason we transitioned him to his own bed was because I didn't want DS2 waking him up at night for feedings. I tried to bedshare with DS2, but he wants no part of it--little guy needs his own space! I do miss it....although it is nice to be able to sleep without tiny elbows and toes poking me all night long!

latnprincess · January 2013

I didn't mind it but didn't want him to get used to it and then we couldn't get him out of our bed. I stopped a long time ago. Plus they're crazy sleepers the older they get!

halvorsonl00 · January 2013

We bed shared with dd1 for the first 6 months, but she did come in our bed a lot until I found out I was preg with dd2. Dd2 bed shared with us until last month. She does come in our bed a lot for her 3-4am feeding, but I'm trying to get out of that habit because she wakes up early with me even if she's still tired. I did/do love bed sharing though. I love the closeness, the ease of being able to feed her, but I am also loving the space I have when she is in her crib

aimee1899 · January 2013

We bed share with DS. It works for us right now. DH works nights, so it doesn't bother him too much, although he would like DS to transition to his own bed soon. I like being able to look one way and see DD in her RnP/Bassinet on the side and look the other way and DS sleeping next to me. DH wants DD to transition to her crib without ever bed sharing when she is ready, so I probably won't have the same experience with her.

mystic_J · January 2013

I'm right there with you. DH and I both love it!

JayandEmm · January 2013

I love bedsharing. Especially since ds gets up so many times a night! I don't lose much sleep. DH doesn't mind it either. He likes waking up to a smiling happy baby every morning. He actually said he gets more sleep, because I can respond to ds before he starts crying.

We'll probably bedshare until ds is in a toddler bed.

ashS10309 · January 2013

We bedshare right now and I love it but dh does not. I just love the snuggles and being so close. However we are transitioning to the pnp this weekend in our room then to his crib in his room at 6 months.

WhimsyGirl14 · January 2013

I absolutely love it. We don't do it all of the time, but I enjoy it. Just last night she woke up next to me because she yelled and had one of those nightmare sounding noises. I gave her a kiss and hugged her, and she looked up at me, smiled, and passed back out.
I struggle with having anymore, so I try to cherish every moment since I may not have another.

bullybutt · January 2013

DS was in a RnP until the 4 mo wakeful and a bout of double ear infections came on and he has pretty much been bedsharing since. I love having him next to be for the convenience and he sleeps so much better. He would be up 20x a night if he weren't next to me. I know that I will look back years to come and be thankful that I was able to have him next to me and have that bond with him, as cheesy as it sounds.

hooslisa · January 2013

when we were doing it, i did love it. after a few weeks, though, i just needed SPACE. i wasn't sleeping well and that led to her not sleeping well. add to this that it doesn't really help the intimacy situation with DH. it's not a good long term choice for us.

babyike · January 2013

No, you're not the only one!

I'm not getting as much "bed" time anymore since DS2 has recently started sleeping better in the PNP next to our bed. But I absolutely ADORE the short times I get side-lying nursing for his nighttime feedings

Maizey06 · January 2013

hooslisa:
when we were doing it, i did love it. after a few weeks, though, i just needed SPACE. i wasn't sleeping well and that led to her not sleeping well. add to this that it doesn't really help the intimacy situation with DH. it's not a good long term choice for us.

We are still doing it but I feel like this. I am hoping it is just short-term. I love having her next to me but it causes both of us to stir a lot in the night.

krissi813 · January 2013

I love cuddling with DS at night, especially since I am gone for 11 hours during the day Monday-Thursday. It does get in the way of alone time for me and DH though. Every day, I say that I'm going to start transitioning him and then every night I lose my nerve because its just so convenient. DS is definitely dependent on it though. If I do get him out of our bed, I still plan to have him in the room with us for a looooong time. I definitely do not want to have to get out of bed in the middle of the night if I can just keep DS right next to us.

hooslisa · January 2013

Maizey06:
hooslisa:

when we were doing it, i did love it. after a few weeks, though, i just needed SPACE. i wasn't sleeping well and that led to her not sleeping well. add to this that it doesn't really help the intimacy situation with DH. it's not a good long term choice for us.

We are still doing it but I feel like this. I am hoping it is just short-term. I love having her next to me but it causes both of us to stir a lot in the night.

i moved her pnp right against the bed so if she is stirring i can just rest my hand on her and calm her (and me ).

also, we allow for special cuddle time in the morning to give me my fix. if she wakes up after 5:30am, she comes into bed with us.

we are all sleeping so much better.

Twizzle · January 2013

I love not having to get up to feed him in the MOTN. I also love the closeness and snuggles. I also like that I can check on him frequently and easily. If he was in another room this young I think I would be too worried to sleep well.

I don't love getting kicked though. Ds2 is such a squirmer, I don't think he will last as long in our bed as ds1 did.

geogirl999 · January 2013

I never intended to bed share but from day one she slept better on my chest than anywhere else. Around 11 weeks she transitioned to beside me rather than on me and that's what we're doing still. I feel like I should be transitioning her to the crib, but she nurses to sleep and often wakes if you try to move her. Once she's awake, she's up for a long time before I can get her down again..I also know I'll miss her being so snuggly so I know I'm putting it off.

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