I am goin to be induced tomorrow. So of course friends and family are all trying to hand out loads of advice but just bout everyone is on the negative side of co-sleeping. They say its not safe (which I disagree) and they said its to hard to get them to sleep in their own bed. As of right now I want my LO to sleep with me but I have heard good and bad bout both so I'm needing a second opinions from other mothers.

you also will get use to them sleeping cuddled up by you. It was hard for me to get use to them being in their own bed. It would take me forever to go to sleep :/

It's ok if you get a co-sleeper

Quoting I'm me:" you also will get use to them sleeping cuddled up by you. It was hard for me to get use to them being in their own bed. It would take me forever to go to sleep :/"

Well my DH works week on week off on a oil rig so he is only home half the time so I don't think I'll mind having a cuddle buddy. I know it will cut into the alone time you get to spend together with my DH and that sucks but as long as my LO is in bed with me I can feel him breathing....I wonder if it would get him to use to it if I just do for the first couple of weeks then move his bed next to mine and have him sleep in there. This is my first baby so I have been gettin worried bout everything lol

I co slept with my oldest until she turned 2.5 years old. Planning to do the same wih my youngest. I love it. Makes nursing easier.

I co sleep. It is dangerous because there is a risk of you rolling over and for my daughter, she's 3 and still co sleep with me. I try putting her in her bed but she wakes up and gets in bed with me. And she won't fall asleep in her bed, i have to be right by her and then put her in her bed once she's sleep. So they are right. But I can't help but to co sleep. With Darren I have a co sleeper so for the first part he was in there and now he's in his crib. It's much easier that way. But do what you feel is best for you and your baby.

<blockquote><b>Quoting M&D's Momma:</b>" I co sleep. It is dangerous because there is a risk of you rolling over and for my daughter, she's 3 ... [snip!] ... part he was in there and now he's in his crib. It's much easier that way. But do what you feel is best for you and your baby."</blockquote>




There is danger in having babies sleep alone in cribs. Co sleeping reduces the risk .of SIDS. A higher percentage of babies die of SIDS while sleeping alone than babies smothered by co-sleeping.

DH and I never intended to have our LO in bed with us but for us it was just...easier. I would fall asleep shortly after feeding the baby. It's never really been a constant thing. We would move him into his bassinet/crib/playpen when we felt he was in a deep enough sleep and he was fine with it. He almost always falls asleep with us and we move him to his crib. At 19 months old now we still have him fall asleep with us, but it's part of our routine. We ALWAYS have family time, where we sit and watch a show or movie(if there is time) together as a family in Mommy and Daddy's bed. My oldest gets his snack during this time, LO gets his last bottle followed by some water, a diaper change and while DH takes our oldest to brush his teeth, LO falls asleep. If he wakes up we bring him into bed with us until he falls back to sleep and just pop him back into his crib. It may be right for you, it might not. In the end it is up to you though. Just smile and thank people for their advice. What you do at home shouldn't concern them.

Quoting ♥ darah ♥:" <blockquote><b>Quoting M&D's Momma:</b>" I co sleep. It is dangerous because there ... [snip!] ... reduces the risk .of SIDS. A higher percentage of babies die of SIDS while sleeping alone than babies smothered by co-sleeping."

well I heard the opposite. =) I co sleep regardless but from doctors and nurses they say it's safer to keep baby in crib and on their back. I don't follow neither of their rules, i do my own thing. Regardless if a baby is in their own bed or next to you, if they are going to die from SID's then they are going to die. It's not going to change anything.

<blockquote><b>Quoting M&D's Momma:</b>" well I heard the opposite. =) I co sleep regardless but from doctors and nurses they say it's safer ... [snip!] ... own bed or next to you, if they are going to die from SID's then they are going to die. It's not going to change anything."</blockquote>




Most doctors are idiots and use archaic info. It's proven that the closer a baby is to his mother, the lesser the chance of SIDS.Personally, I'd rather research things myself than just jump into what doctors or nurses say. Unless OP drinks or takes sleep aids, she's fine co sleeping. I would link studies bit am on my tablet and can't.

I couldn't co sleep. I was too paranoid about rolling onto him or DH doing it (he's a very restless sleeper). I tried it in the beginning but never got any sleep. The only times it was ever really nice was in the mornings after DH went to work I'd take DS into bed with me to get a little bit more sleep, even just an hour. It was the only time I felt even a little bit safe with him in bed since there was plenty of room.

Some people swear by co sleeping though. I'm just not comfortable with it personally but I don't judge those who do it. It's good for breastfeeding. Makes things a bit easier in that way. Do whatever you think is right, and remember you can always change your mind if what you decide to do isn't working out. But if you're going to co sleep, make sure you do it right. There are safety concerns like pillows and blankets. Also don't be an idiot like a girl I knew...she fell asleep with her daughter in bed with her after she had been drinking and/or taking some sort of drug (I never got the specifics) and she rolled over on the baby and almost killed her :/ There are "rules" to safe co sleeping. Definitely do your homework.

I coslept with my daughter for years. She moved to her bed on her own when she was ready. (around 3). She would occasionally sleep with me after that until she was 8. She didn't NEED to though, she just asked if she could and I didn't care lol She also pretty much pottytrained herself too....my daughter was kind of amazing..I dread what this next one will be like LOL

I've been co-sleeping for the past two year and it's never been a problem.

Except that my kid is a bed hog.

Honestly, I am torn about co-sleeping. I love it because of the snuggles and the bond it creates. I love it because nursing is way easier.
The only thing I can say is you should stop it when the baby is still pretty young, maybe 1 or 2.
I say this because I co-slept with my first daughter who is 9 now. Up until about 3 months ago, she had a full size bed and she STILL wanted me to lay with her to fall asleep. If I would leave after she fell asleep and she got up, she'd come ask me why I wasn't in bed. She just got bunk beds 3 months ago and she sleeps on the top bunk and likes me to lay on the bottom bunk til she falls asleep. Thank god she's okay with my leaving after she falls asleep now!

I forgot to comment on the safety issues.
I never move around when I sleep. If I need to turn on my other side, I always wake up. That's why co-sleeping works for me. I knew I wouldn't roll over on her. I really have that mother's intuition while in bed with her.
I'm currently co-sleeping with DD2. She's 5 months so I plan to keep doing it for another year or so IF I have the heart to put her in her own crib/bed =\