Why do you co sleep?!? - Page 2

linzylinz · Feb 20th, 2012, 16:55 PM

if baby doesnt sleep well then mama doesnt sleep well and if mama doesnt sleep well the whole house knows about it

we co sleep because its easier, and if we all get a good night sleep it makes for a happier house hold, if lo is waking up during the night because she wants the security of mum (which she does if she isnt in with me) then those few mins of her crying while im getting out of bed and trying to re settle her, would wake my oh and other 2 kids, i just dont want them going to work/school feeling rubbish.

also just the thought of trying to sleep train her stresses me out. i want to be reading too or helping do homework with the older kids not spending my evenings in and out of the room with lo,

so in black and white it looks like i co sleep for my own selfish reasons ha ha

**OmarsMum** · Feb 20th, 2012, 16:57 PM

& we don't have any reasons for co-sleeping, Omar was a good sleeper as a baby & he was FF. So it wasn't convenience. We like having him in our bed, in fact he used to sleep well in is cot but we used to move him to our bed when we go to sleep. Then he moved full time to our bed. We love having him in our bed & we're still not ready to move him out to his room.

laughingduck · Feb 20th, 2012, 17:15 PM

I cosleep because it feels natural. At first she slept in her own little bed in our bed, then when she grew out of it she started sleeping right next to me as I curled up around her. It is easier with bf, and I love the closeness of it. It just feels right to me

darkangel1981 · Feb 20th, 2012, 17:17 PM

we co-sleep cause he sleeps a bit longer and i enjoy the closeness.

kaths101 · Feb 20th, 2012, 17:34 PM

I co-sleep because its the only way either of us got any sleep in the early days..

Now he starts off in his cot then gets in with me about 4am - partly through lazyness on my part as he settles straight away again with me and requires more work if I had to get him back to sleep in his cot. He can also wriggle over and attaches himself to the boobie when he wants

I like it this way though and like a previous poster im going back to work in a few weeks so will cherish this time in bed with him and early morning when we enjoy our feeds and cuddles.

puddycats · Feb 20th, 2012, 17:38 PM

My sanity firstly, Jake wil not no matter how hard I try sleep in his basket, I can get up to a hour out of him at the latest then he was screamin bloody murder, like just now Jake was in his basket downstairs for bout a hour, woke up screamin top wack, going metal cuz ad to change his grow as well as his nappy, screamin while holdin his breathe which scares me, put him on the breast n now he happily snoozin away. For as long as Jake needs the comfort of his mummy he wil av it though honestly I wish we didn't co-sleep but it was he wants n well he's the boss lol xx

jaytee146 · Feb 20th, 2012, 18:00 PM

I guess i am a bit selfish! ;-) :thumbsup: at a family function a few weeks ago lo wouldn't go to my relatives for over a few seconds

they used the fact that i co sleep and bf as the reason why she won't go to strangers. I think i'm getting extremely better by not listening to all the things "i do wrong!"

RoxyRoo · Feb 20th, 2012, 18:01 PM

To be honest I didn't plan on co-sleeping but LO had other ideas!

It's the only way she will sleep. I do enjoy the snuggles but miss stretching out in bed. I've started getting a sore back from sleeping in the same position for the last 20 weeks so she can latch on easily.

I'd be happy for her to go in her cot now but I can't ever see that happening.

Blah11 · Feb 20th, 2012, 18:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kaths101

I co-sleep because its the only way either of us got any sleep in the early days..

Now he starts off in his cot then gets in with me about 4am - partly through lazyness on my part as he settles straight away again with me and requires more work if I had to get him back to sleep in his cot. He can also wriggle over and attaches himself to the boobie when he wants
I like it this way though and like a previous poster im going back to work in a few weeks so will cherish this time in bed with him and early morning when we enjoy our feeds and cuddles.

lol, thats exactly the same as us! Sometimes he falls back asleep in crib til 6am though.

aliss · Feb 20th, 2012, 18:11 PM

Since the dawn of time, humans have been timid & dependent, with strange psycho-attachments to their mothers, forever clingy and socially impaired.

God bless Storkcraft for reversing this horrific trend in human development!!

(Yes, my son sleeps in his crib 99% of the time and still clingly as hell, LOL)

Feb 20th, 2012, 16:55 PM	#11
linzylinz Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 310	if baby doesnt sleep well then mama doesnt sleep well and if mama doesnt sleep well the whole house knows about it we co sleep because its easier, and if we all get a good night sleep it makes for a happier house hold, if lo is waking up during the night because she wants the security of mum (which she does if she isnt in with me) then those few mins of her crying while im getting out of bed and trying to re settle her, would wake my oh and other 2 kids, i just dont want them going to work/school feeling rubbish. also just the thought of trying to sleep train her stresses me out. i want to be reading too or helping do homework with the older kids not spending my evenings in and out of the room with lo, so in black and white it looks like i co sleep for my own selfish reasons ha ha

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Feb 20th, 2012, 16:57 PM	#12
OmarsMum Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UAE Posts: 16,994	& we don't have any reasons for co-sleeping, Omar was a good sleeper as a baby & he was FF. So it wasn't convenience. We like having him in our bed, in fact he used to sleep well in is cot but we used to move him to our bed when we go to sleep. Then he moved full time to our bed. We love having him in our bed & we're still not ready to move him out to his room.

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Feb 20th, 2012, 17:15 PM	#13
laughingduck Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: ON, Canada Posts: 664	I cosleep because it feels natural. At first she slept in her own little bed in our bed, then when she grew out of it she started sleeping right next to me as I curled up around her. It is easier with bf, and I love the closeness of it. It just feels right to me

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Feb 20th, 2012, 17:17 PM	#14
darkangel1981 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,667	we co-sleep cause he sleeps a bit longer and i enjoy the closeness.

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Feb 20th, 2012, 17:34 PM	#15
kaths101 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 2,539	I co-sleep because its the only way either of us got any sleep in the early days.. Now he starts off in his cot then gets in with me about 4am - partly through lazyness on my part as he settles straight away again with me and requires more work if I had to get him back to sleep in his cot. He can also wriggle over and attaches himself to the boobie when he wants I like it this way though and like a previous poster im going back to work in a few weeks so will cherish this time in bed with him and early morning when we enjoy our feeds and cuddles.

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Feb 20th, 2012, 17:38 PM	#16
puddycats Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: oldham Posts: 1,516	My sanity firstly, Jake wil not no matter how hard I try sleep in his basket, I can get up to a hour out of him at the latest then he was screamin bloody murder, like just now Jake was in his basket downstairs for bout a hour, woke up screamin top wack, going metal cuz ad to change his grow as well as his nappy, screamin while holdin his breathe which scares me, put him on the breast n now he happily snoozin away. For as long as Jake needs the comfort of his mummy he wil av it though honestly I wish we didn't co-sleep but it was he wants n well he's the boss lol xx

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Feb 20th, 2012, 18:00 PM	#17
jaytee146 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: MS,USA Posts: 2,267	I guess i am a bit selfish! ;-) :thumbsup: at a family function a few weeks ago lo wouldn't go to my relatives for over a few seconds they used the fact that i co sleep and bf as the reason why she won't go to strangers. I think i'm getting extremely better by not listening to all the things "i do wrong!"

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Feb 20th, 2012, 18:01 PM	#18
RoxyRoo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 3,240	To be honest I didn't plan on co-sleeping but LO had other ideas! It's the only way she will sleep. I do enjoy the snuggles but miss stretching out in bed. I've started getting a sore back from sleeping in the same position for the last 20 weeks so she can latch on easily. I'd be happy for her to go in her cot now but I can't ever see that happening.

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Feb 20th, 2012, 18:11 PM	#20
aliss AutoSignup (SAAB) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Québec Posts: 24,392	Since the dawn of time, humans have been timid & dependent, with strange psycho-attachments to their mothers, forever clingy and socially impaired. God bless Storkcraft for reversing this horrific trend in human development!! (Yes, my son sleeps in his crib 99% of the time and still clingly as hell, LOL)

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