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co-sleeping, when does it become 'habit' for baby?

Miss.ModularMiss.Modular member
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i assume 2.5 weeks is way too young for this.  we co-slept last night, which is when he stayed asleep for so long.  but it makes me nervous, and i don't want to do it for a long period of time--  i prefer he use his bassinett or crib in a few weeks.   but i am willing to do it for now to get some amount of sleep.   any advice?

 

 

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  • star173star173 member
    I don't have any advice. I hadn't planned to co-sleep, but we love it, and I don't see it ending anytime soon. Maybe you could still nap him in his crib or bassniett so he's used to that also?
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  • Erin Mary AckermanErin Mary Ackerman member

    At 6 monthsish when they start to get squirmy there is a good development time to move them becuase they want to roam around more.

    I had no trouble at all transitioning DD to a low bed (not a crib, but a low bed) when she was 8ish months.   She just needed more room to wiggle then cosleeping allowed.

     

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  • brandonswife07brandonswife07

    you can't make habits until 4-6 months at least.

    get some sleep

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  • mabst196mabst196 member
    I slept with DD on me for the first 6 weeks. Do whatever you need to do at this point to get your baby to sleep. I believe they don't form habits until after 4 months. That being said, DD sleeps in her crib all the time now, except for Saturday and Sunday mornings when she wakes up to eat at 6 and I'll let her sleep with me until 8am. She has no trouble going back and forth.
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  • OurBBOurBB

    I'm not an expert, just a mom of my DD, but I think habits form young.  They figure out what they like & begin to expect it.

     

    my pedi told me they lost a baby to cosleeping last year ) . :   I guilty of co-sleeping with DD sometimes in the morning after hubby is at work, but I don't feel like its worth the risk.

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  • true_norskietrue_norskie

    They start forming habits around 4 months.

    DD#2 would sleep nowhere but near me for weeks!  She slept in our bed until she was around 8 weeks old.  I kept "trying" to get her out of bed to see when she was ready.  Like you, it wasn't a long-term thing for me.  I need my own sleeping space.

    I transitioned her to her carseat next to the bed for a few weeks and then to her crib.  She's been there for over a month now.  Naps are a different story...

    She'll be ready someday so just keep trying but don't force it.  Get sleep any way you can!

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  • JessMil10JessMil10

    Hmmm that is a tough one. For the first two weeks of her life B slept in my arms. Then she slept between us for a few days and DH got really nervous so I put her back in her bassinet. She definitely understands coming into our bed at this point because when she wakes up to feed and I bring her in bed, she gets in the position and cuddles up next to me. She goes back into her swing with out a fuss at night but in the morning, she has to snuggle next to be in order to sleep. I think they understand really early on about sleeping with mommy and daddy which is why we are being careful. I love cosleeping but I don't get good sleep when we go it because I am half awake being aware of her!

    Perhaps start out the night cosleeping and then after his first feed try placing him into his bassinet/crib and see how that works.

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  • Buckets of MoonbeamsBuckets of Moonbeams

    6 months, I think.  We co-slept for 5 months and had zero problems transitioning to crib.

    The first 3 months are all about survival.  If you can sleep by co-sleeping, DO IT.

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  • lollipop320lollipop320 member
    We co-slept for 9 weeks and then made the transition with no problems.  I was starting back to work and thought DS would get a more peaceful sleep in his own crib which is why I made the switch.
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  • LilliesMommyLilliesMommy
    I've been wondering the same thing. Co-sleeping is the only way any of us can get good sleep, so I nurse DD to sleep each night and then we all get a good 3-4 hours together.  DD wakes up as soon as I put her down anywhere at night, but not in the day. weird.
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  • sammi74sammi74 member
    I had DD in bed with us for the first 7 weeks or so (she'd fall asleep nursing then I'd put her in her co-sleeper). ?She slept better so I slept better. ?Then suddenly one day, she wanted to fall asleep in her co-sleeper...she didn't need me anymore. ?Now, at night, she sleeps in her co-sleeper. During the day, she naps in her crib. ?She's still sleeps swaddled. ?That helps a lot. ?I think my pedi said habits begin to form after 4 months or something.
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  • DBride2006DBride2006 member

    Hi Mod!The one thing I SWORE I would not do is co-sleep. Ha! By the first night, he was in bed with me. I was SOOO worried he'd be 6 years old and still sleeping with us... he he.

    Every night that I felt "up" to it, I'd put him in his bassinet and see how it went. Just this week, he started sleeping in his bassinet all night (not STTN, but going back down into his bassinet after he eats). But during those first couple weeks when that is the ONLY way he'd sleep- it was SO worth getting some zzzs. I would just keep trying whenever you feel like you might be able to function on less sleep in case he wakes up.??

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  • hudsaunt1hudsaunt1 member
    I tried not to co-sleep with DD, but dang it..she is a little turkey.  She is 8 months and will go down in her crib, but when she wakes up (yup, does not STTN consistently yet) she wants to snuggle up with me in bed.  When we wake up her head is next to her dad's head and her feet are kicking me.  I would say that she got into this habit (by herself and myself) around 6 months or so....a month after we moved her into her crib in her own room.  Good luck.
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  • FinallyMrsBMWFinallyMrsBMW member
    I, too, have been wondering the same thing.  My DD is 2 1/2 weeks as well and has her days and nights confused.  I try my best to keep her awake or semiawake during the day but she will fall asleep in any position and is able to be put down anywhere.  At night it's a different story (at least for the past two nights).  She will be sound asleep with her mouth hanging open and her body limp and as soon as I put her down in her bassinet, she will wake up.  She was doing pretty well up until the last two nights...strange!  Last night I gave in and she slept on my chest for a few hours.  It scares me to sleep with her in bed with us but I needed at least a couple hours of sleep last night!
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  • kandgkandg member
    We didn't co-sleep but my pediatrician said to try to have DD in a crib for all naps (instead of swing, car seat etc) and nighttime by four months because they start forming associations/habits at four months.
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  • reb2377reb2377
    I co-slept for the first 3 months.  Then I would put him into his cradle (once we got the angel  care monitor) and when he woke up to bf I would bring him into bed until the morning.  Now he sleeps in his cradle pretty much the entire night, although if I am extra tired I will bring him into bed to bf and then we will sleep together until we get up for the day...my dh rolls around a lot in his sleep so I never sleep as well if ds is in the bed.
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