Co-sleeping is a personal choice but you do have to fit certain criteria. If you are obese, sleep hard, are a restless sleeper, drink alcohol, take prescription drugs, recreational drugs or over the counter drugs that would make you sleep harder than usual, it isn’t a good idea. I still co-sleep with my 10 month old son and LOVE IT. When he was really little, he would sleep on my chest or in a co-sleeper. Now that he is bigger, he is starting to resist co-sleeping and I know it is time to transition him to his crib. I am such a light sleeper I wake at the slightest noise/movement and I don’t move while he is sleeping with me. A co-sleeper that fits in your bed between you and your partner is a good place to start if you were ever to consider co-sleeping (at least while they feed so often at night).

My 7 month does not sleep with me unless she wakes up at like 4 in the morning and I know I have to get up at 6 anyway… That’s the only way she sleeps with me… She usually sleeps thru the night anyway though so it’s no biggie.

I co-slept with my first son and am currently doing it with my newest. If you’re a nervous nelly of a mom, put the baby in a bassinet near the bed. They do have co-sleeper beds that you can put in your bed so that you don’t have to worry about squashing the baby if you want that to be your option.

But when I co sleep with my babies…I do NOT put them under the covers with me. That’s just asking for you to throw the covers over their head. Put them on top of the blankets and give them a blankie of their own to cover up in or dress them up in a terry onesie so that you don’t have to worry about them being cold. Feeling the weight of your baby on the blanket tends to keep you stable.

I’m a fan of it because it made our first son very close with us and we had no problem moving him over into his own bed. He’s now 3 1/2. I sleep with him for the first 15 mins in his bed and when he’s sound asleep after a story and some bonding time, he sleeps through the night just fine. So I say to each their own, but it worked for me. Putting your baby in another bed doesn’t make you a better mom…and co-sleeping doesn’t make you a wimp of a mom…it’s a choice. If it works for you good…if it doesn’t–good.

And co-sleeping hasn’t wrecked my sex life either.

we are advised never to co sleep with our babies it is far safer to put them to bed in a cot or moses basket. there is no health benefits for a baby to co sleep in fact the reverse can be said. the fsid advise against it and advise a dummy as soon as possible too to help[ prevent cot death (sudden infant death)

I hardly ever put my baby in bed with me. Two reasons – first my husband was a wild sleeper. I was not afraid of myself rolling over on him, but my husband. Second – I would never get a good night sleep like that, I was always worried about my husband rolling over on the baby so I slept with one eye open almost.

This is what I learned to do and it worked well with both of my boys. When they woke up for their feeding, I would change the diaper first, then do the feeding. Normally by the time they were done feeding, they were almost back to sleep. My little ones ate fast and the whole process took less that 20 minutes.

A couple things I did do is I had the porta crib in the room with me for about 2 months then moved to his own room. Also I would put an night gown or pajama top in the crib with him. Not to where it would interfere with him or make him possibly smother himself, but just maybe lay him on top of the night gown like it was a blanket. It has your scent on it and the baby thinks it is you so they will go to sleep and stay asleep longer. Worked will with both of my boys.

I am alone because my husband is on a ship, I am the only one who is up all day and gets up all night here at my house for my son. So at night I take three diapers and my son and we go to my bed. I am breastfeeding so unless he needs a diaper change all I have to do i wake up to feed him 3 or 4 times a night, if I didnt do it this way I would be up all night trying to get him to sleep in his big empty crib.

I love having my DD sleep with me and sometimes my DS will too, but he can sleep in his crib far longer than his sister.

I love seeing them wake up and get that good first morning stretch and rub their sleepy eyes. It really makes my morning when I can wake up to them right next to me.

As a mother I would NEVER put my newborn in the bed with me as my parents knew of a couple who did this and accidently rolled over their baby while sleeping. They were devastated by the loss of their child and I feel tragedies like this one can be avoided. We had a bassinet next to the bed which allowed for easier night feedings and we could keep a close eye on our daughter as I am a very light sleeper, but if this isn’t appealing to you why not buy one of those cribs you can attach to the bed. Buy a sleep positioner to prevent the baby from rolling on its stomach (increase chance of SIDS), this worked great for us. Good Luck!

whatever you chose to do is totally up to you. many people feel different on this subject. we co-slept with our son the first 3 months for his medical reasons. ( he had a stomach problem and would throw up in his sleep causing him to choke) after that was taken care of we put him in his own bed. I think one of the benefits of it would be bonding with your child more. i don’t think you should choose to do it because of benefits of it. as for the fears you have i had the same and neither of them happened. my son is 2 now and only comes in my bed to sleep when he doesn’t feel well. i think both co-sleeping and not co-sleeping have their pros and cons. but thats the great thing those is most moms will develope that instinct that helps then decide what to do.

Do you like sleep?

If you co-sleep with your baby then your baby won’t even GET to the crying stage because once they start to grunt, squirm, and smack their lips together you will present your breast (while laying down) and your baby will latch on and probably fall back asleep while nursing. You probably will too.