How are you sleeping?

champhe · January 2014

What are your sleeping arrangements with your LO at this point? I have an arm's reach co-sleeper, but my LO will not settle in it. If I put him in it while he's sleeping, he either wakes immediately or sleeps about an hour and wakes up crying. I end up with him in the bed or falling asleep with him in the recliner. I'm a little uneasy about both of these solutions, because the pedi said co-sleeping was unsafe. I've been doing my research and have taken off the memory foam topper so our mattress will be more firm. I'm making sure the blankets stay waist high and my pillow is not near his face. Do any of you have any other tips on safe co-sleeping or experiences to share? My LO is just a week and a half old, I know a lot of you have older infants. Thanks in advance for any wisdom you can share!

SarahDavis83 · January 2014

I'm not proud to say I have not taken the precautions you've taken. I do bring LO to bed once or twice per night. I also pull all the covers away, and roll a blanket up and wrap around his lower body to make sure he doesn't move.

iranwithscissors · January 2014

He sleeps in our bed every night, as did my other two boys. I keep him close to me because that is where he is the most content and I can feel him breathing.

jy725 · January 2014

LO sleeps in a bassinet next to our bed. Sometimes DH stays up with her until she falls asleep and then puts her down. We keep to a night routine and I think it helps. We keep the bedroom dark, turn on a sound machine and humidifer and swaddle her.

KateVA · January 2014

I think you are fine. Keep trying the co sleeper because that is better, but you gotta sleep. We have a very soft mattress, not safe at all and sometimes he sleeps on it with us. Mostly he's in the co sleeper. Not ideal I know but no ones a perfect parent. We keep the covers and pillows away and make sure he's on his back not his side. He's a side sleeper sometimes in the co sleeper.

insertclevername · January 2014

We have been trying to get him in the RnP but last night he wouldn't settle. So we had him back in bed with us and he slept well. Swaddle, top off at the boob, pacifier, RnP with vibrations and white noise had been working for a few days.

Ansleyturner · January 2014

We've co slept since he was born (even in the hospital). The precautions you have taken are what we did and you can also get a guard for the side of your bed so they don't roll out. I trust my instincts as a mother enough to let him sleep with me and upon seeing my husband sleep with him
I trust his as well. We are usually pretty heavy sleepers and we both sleep so light now. I woke up yesterday in pain because I wouldn't change positions in my sleep and I looked around and LO wasn't even in bed with me! You'll do fine just make the bed safe and let instincts take care of the rest.

lp0 · January 2014

DD sleeps in a bassinet by the bed. She goes down around 10:30pm and gets up around 2:30am-3am. Then I pull her in bed with us and nurse her laying down. She refuses to go back in the bassinet after that so she sleeps on and off until we get up around 7am-8am (when DS wakes up).

I also make sure to pull the covers and pillow away from her. I didn't really co sleep like that with DS until he was like 6 months old but it seems to be works. I'm also a very light sleeper and never really fall into a deep sleep when she's in bed (mostly because she's so noisy with the groaning and growling she does).

synergy_gd · January 2014

He was in the Moses basket next to our bed but we don't have air con in there so I've moved into the nursery instead. It's better not having to worry about LO waking DH. I think everyone sleeps better

Buckeye608 · January 2014

We had that same situation. DD preferred sleeping on/next to us, but I was concerned based on pedi's recommendation. We use the Tiny Love rocker-napper at night. After nursing we swaddle in a sleep sack, turn on white noise, and give her a pacifier. There's a vibration feature that we sometimes use. So it's basically the 5 S's of Dr Harvey Karp. We started 4 days ago she was about 2 weeks when we started. So far so good, we're getting about 4-5 hour stretches at night.

KelseyKetchum · January 2014

Yeah I've given in and we are co sleeping too. But I find I don't sleep deeply at all and I'm careful about blankets and pillows too. I'm paranoid but he won't sleep any other way right now. Our bed is so small too (it's a full) so while not comfy ill take what sleep I can get.

imrachellea · January 2014

LO is in the cradle of a PNP against the side of my bed. I can see her easily when I wake up, and she sleeps with a Snuza on so I can see the movement indicators blinking at night even through 3 layers (onesie, sleeper, swaddler). She sleeps well in there, so long as she's swaddled. She LOVES her hands and if she can wriggle them out at night she wakes herself up playing around with them.

Aycul18 · January 2014

hswan91011 said:
Pnp next to our bed up against my side. Usually once DH gets up for work DD starts fussing I'll grab her and put her on my chest to sleep another hour or so.

I do this too if she becomes fussy. If she isn't fussy she sleeps just fine in her bassinet, but if she does become fussy and mama needs more sleep, or just rest I'll bring her and lay her on my chest. I keep my arm that's closer to the edge of the bed around her and rub her back with the other and keep the blanket so it covers her up to her waist or so as well.

It pisses my H off, because he says it's unsafe too, but sometimes I just can't walk anymore in circles or can't keep getting up every 30 seconds to stick the paci back in her mouth. I swear sometimes she hears me sit or lay down and spits that thing out on purpose ;-) Plus I've become a much lighter sleeper since she's arrived, and I also wake up with all of her movements when she's on top of me.

So OP to answer you, I think you've taken more precautions than most, but I agree you should still try to co-sleeper and bring LO in bed as a last resort.

MissJenna2011 · January 2014

Holland sleeps in a bassinet next to our bed, just as I did with my first two, she's 3 weeks old now and sleeps a good chunk of the time normally 10pm until 4am and then 5am until 9am. Although in the beginning I did bring her to bed with me and fall asleep with her in my arms, that was something new for me, and it did make me uneasy, as much as I moved pillows & blankets away and my husband was sleeping on the couch (he blew out his ankle and prefers not to sleep in bed w. me the first 2 weeks post C/S so i'm more comfy lol) but I do prefer her swaddled in her bassinet, no blankets

sportsmomma · January 2014

Intention is for her to sleep in mini crib in our room. I think that's happened maybe a total of 2 hours in 3 weeks. She's mostly in the RnP and occasionally we doze on the couch or recliner as hard as we try not to. We swaddle with a swaddleme and use a Snuza.

notkateanymore · January 2014

He sleeps in his nursery.

Marchmellow2 · January 2014

My LO sleeps in his nursery. I probably wouldn't sleep well if he was in my room with me. I don't think it's bad to co sleep if you're a light sleeper but if your a heavy sleeper like me, I would say it's not a good idea.

Lpegirl2013 · January 2014

I have a little bassinet beside my bed that is now being used as a place to hold all my breast pumping supplies lol I have the boppy pillow next to me and that's where my LO sleeps. I love it because it's tall enough to where I think it would be difficult for me to rollover on it(I'm a light sleeper anyways though) and she loves it because it feels like she is being held. It's very convenient for me because I don't have to get up out of bed in the middle of the night. When she is sleeping for longer than 2-3 hours at night I'll move her to the bassinet, and then to the crib. For now it's the best set up for us! Even though some may frown upon it

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