sleeping in our bed??

[starangel27]

hi my baby is only 4 days old but wont atke to sleeping in moses basket for longer than 30 mins at all last 2 nights we have put him in midle of us and he sleeps really well for 2 hours or more. is this a good thing to do or not?

xx

 

[moomin_troll]

its called co sleeping and there are alot of parents on here that co sleep, myself included.

zane hated his basket, we didnt have his cot and hed sleep with me and we were both alot happier, and i loved feeling him breath and have him sleeping in my arms.

he grew out of it himself at 5 months, now if he sleeps with me i get kicked in the face all night so make the most of it lol

 

[aob1013]

Co-sleeping is a natural, instinctive and perfectly normal thing to do when done safely. We co-sleep, and all of us sleep better and for longer. It's an amazing thing to do with your baby, you develop such a deep bond and it helps breastfeeding get properly established.

Have a look in the natural parenting section for a sticky about safe co-sleeping.

 

[Mar6]

We did it quite a lot as well. Our LO is now 5 months and is staying in hs cot longer and longer each night. In the beginning though it was the only way we could get a good sleep. x

 

[starangel27]

thanks for all your help i was just a bit worried about how safe it was it does feel pretty safe when we do it just ppl i mentioned it 2 dont seem to think im doing the right thing

thank u tho we will continue to do it

xx

 

[mumnbean]

We were planning to co-sleep, but found that our baby would sleep better when she was in her bassinet...

Just goes to show you have to work with what works for your child.

Now I just sneak her into our bed if she wakes early in the morning

 

[moomin_troll]

i loved co sleeping and the mil always said how i shouldnt as i could kill him but i ignored her as i knew he was safe with me. also one night when he was 3 months i woke up as i felt him to breathing and was able to flip him over and he started to breath again, i couldnt think about what could of happened if he hadnt been next to me

 

[Celesse]

We mostly co-sleep. It makes feeding so much easier as now my LO is a bit bigger she can just help herself in the night so neither of us need to wake up for night feeds.

I have LO on my side of the bed, not between us. She wears a baby sleeping bag and I tuck the duvet between us, not over her. I also make sure pillows are well out of the way. Safe co-sleeping guidelines recommend that you don't share a bed with your baby if you smoke, are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or are exceptionally tired.

 

[lynnikins]

if my husband is working the early shift then i often take our youngest into bed with me and feed him then we sleep for a while longer while my eldest plays around us in the bedroom i love it, we co-slept more fulltime when my youngest was very young as he needed feeding every 2 hours in the night so it was easier to have him next to me for feeding

 

[Fafy]

Till the age of one month, we co-slept by putting him in his moses basket between us since our bed is big. It was at the same time great to have him next to us, safe and practical since i had a C-section so it was easy for me to get up and breastfeed. I loved it.
But he grew to hate his basket so we placed him in his cot.

 

[lauram87]

we co-slept with oliver until he was 4 weeks as he wouldn't settle in his moses basket. He now sleeps fine in it. He'll come back into my bed in the morning so we can have a mini lie in....can't beat his lovely cuddles in the morning

 

[OmarsMum]

Oamr hated his moses & we had to move his cot to our room. We co-sleep frm time to time, & I love moving him to our bed in the morning for extra 2 hrs sleep. Now I cuddle him or he cuddles me when we'r sleeping. xx

 

[bump_wanted]

we co slept for the first 4 weeks id say then Ollie was ok to sleep in his moses basket now we co sleep from about 5am til about 7 or 8 which is a lifesaver for me means we get up at a normal time xx