Do you co-sleep?

[sparkswillfly]

I never thought that I would because I like my space and I was nervous of squashing her... but now shes here its the only way I can get some sleep. I can feed her laying down and doze back off. Otherwise I would be a complete zombie.

I feel like its a dirty secret as its so frowned upon by health visitors/midwives and my family. My MIL even sent me articles in from the paper about women suffocating their babies in their sleep. Which was nice of her.. needless to say I havent mentioned to her she sleeps in my bed.

 

[ryder]

Sorry... I dont co-sleep. Jasmine has been in her crib since she was 1 week old. I dont think it is very safe for 1 and on top of that I believe in setting a good routine from the beginning. She is perfectly comfortable and happy in her bed, its her space and she has always been in there, she goes to bed at 7pm now and doesn't wake until 7am or so.

Babies spend such a short time waking through the night, She slept through before she was 2 months... so 2 months of waking in the night was hard, but I made it through.

Everyone is free to do as they wish though.

 

[thelilbump]

i co slept. i bought something called a summer infant snugglenest so she'd be safe in bed with us. it was a life saver, the bottom of it folds down so you can feed lying down aswell. definatly recommend it tho it only last till 4 months x

 

[hypnorm]

i have co-slept with ewan and robyn, but never really got any good sleep because i was sooo concious of hurting her.

If robyn has a bad night then i might bring her in to bed so i can feed lying down and just dose.

But i would never have her in the bed full time.

Also like Ryder Robyn has been in her own room from 2 weeks of age.

 

[MaryJ]

I did for the first 3 weeks. Same reasons you mentioned. During those 3 weeks though I would try and put him in his crib for a nap in the middle of the day. After the 3 weeks I weaned him to his crib. Now that's where he prefers to be.

 

[mylittlebubs]

I did, but tonight is the first night he's moved in to his own room,(it upsets me more than him)

 

[Whisper]

On the odd occasion i have done, most recently but she is on top of the duvet and was sorta raised up with pillows and i had her feet towards my face (kind of hard to describe) it was only because she has her first cold and would wake loads and loads.

But she has been in her own crib since around 2mnths old in her own room i find we both sleep a lot better that way.

 

[Vickie]

Never at night but sometimes during the day I'd lay down with her (she'd nap longer and I got some sleep) or early in the mornings when she was younger and Stan got up to get ready for work he'd bring her in to me so she'd sleep longer

 

[ryder]

Ok, if we are talking about the odd occasion, I've done the odd occasion... Like the other night her diaper leaked and she was in a puddle at 3am... lol... Theres no way im going to change her bed at 3am!!! LOL

I sometimes bring her in in the morning for some snuggles too.

 

[Dizzy321]

I have never ever co-slept, for 1, i thinks it too dangerous and 2, it just gets the child into bad habbits and causes problems getting them into cot/settle on their own. even when i have been exausted i wont do it, thats just my opinion x

 

[alice&bump]

i've done it on the odd occasion, but i wouldnt make a habit of it. she came in with me to be fed this morning cos i've got a cold and was nice and snuggly in bed, so i just got back in bed, lay her down and wapped my boob out for her. OH doesnt like co-sleeping cos he's a real deep sleeper and is scared he'll roll onto her

 

[ColtonsMom]

I did until about 3 weeks ago

 

[vicwick]

did until about a month ago it was the only way i could get any sleep as he would refuse to go in his moses basket or cot. I still sometimes bring him into bed if he wakes about 5am so he'll sleep longer as he won't settle back in his cot at this time for some reason but he spends from 7.30pm to about5-6am in his cot.

 

[Ell87]

I have co-slept with all 3 of mine.

I loosely follow attachment parenting though, I feel it works well for us as a family.

 

[princess_bump]

i've never co-slept, maddi has always been excellent at night, and has always gone down fine in her moses basket (and now cot!). we have napped once or twice together during the day, but thats more for my benefit as i like a cuddle!

 

[marley2580]

I have co-slept with Kaya since day one and still do it on a part time basis. I'm looking to stop soon though as the next one's going to need her spot in the bed lol. And it's no more dangerous than having them in a moses basket beside your bed as long as you follow the correct way of doing it.

 

[danni2609]

A little bit with kaitlin but not at all with Isabelle i dont want her ending up like her big sis and wanting to come in with us still at the age of 2

 

[MoonMuffin]

In the very beginning we would bring her into bed with us when she wouldn't sleep, and then DH would move her into her bassinet. (I had a c-section so he had to do most of the work the first few weeks). After the first few weeks she slept much better on her own, and we need our space, me and my hubby already push each-other over for more space, there's no way we'd want to squeeze kathryn in too!

 

[polo_princess]

For the first 3 weeks i co slept ... then she went into her moses basket.

Now if she has a bad night i will let her in with us for a couple of hours and when her daddy goes to work in the morning shes gets in with me for a cuddle.

 

[jackiea85]

I sort of co-sleep in that Joseph has slept in our bed part time since he was about 2 months old, but he only comes in from about 5am most mornings for a cuddle til 7 and we often have an afternoon nap together. Also when he is having a bad time teething or when he had a cold he is in my bed all night. Other than that he is usually in his own room xx