opinions on co-sleeping

my 7 day old boy hates sleeping in his bassinet, so at night time he usually sleeps beside me in a swaddler. he'll sleep up to 4 hours and it's the only way i get sleep! he sleeps in his bassinet during the day though. i've read that it's not good to let your baby sleep on your bed because it's too soft, and there's a chance you'll roll over.

what do you ladies think? do you co-sleep? i'm only planning on co-sleeping til he's about 3 weeks.

If done correctly, its actually pretty safe.

I coslept with my newborn up until he was almost 4 months old. Then he really didn't care much for it and preferred his crib over sleeping in bed with us.

If you are comfortable with it, great. But be aware of blankets and pillows. Are you pretty mobile while you are asleep? Like do you roll around a lot? Then I'd question it.

You can always try putting the baby in a swing too.

if it works for you and baby then go for it! i did when my son was a little!

we have co=s;e[t with out daughter for almost 2 years ( 20 months) and with our son ( 4 weeks) he sometimes cosleeps, sometimes sleeps in his co-sleeper. Co sleeping can be done safe. not once have we ever come close to rolling on either kid.

Ive always coslept and couldn't imagine it any other way. I can't sleep with my baby not with me. I always have to touch my baby. I always had one arm over her and never felt a roll risk. I didn't move a muscle when she was in bed. Yes the bed is softer but you don't use any unecessary blankets or pillows. And it also helps regulate their breathing and body temp thus nearly diminishing the risk of SIDS. Many other cultures only cosleep and they don't have sids at all.

I co-slept exclusively with my eldest until she was 3. She's 5 now and still sleeps with me more nights than not. I'm not even buying a crib this time around, she'll be beside me from birth.

We co-slept full time (at night) until she was 4. She always napped in her bassinet/crib/bed.

Cosleeping is actually perfectly safe (and has lots of benefits!!) as long as you do it properly. No blankets near baby, no pillows near baby, and keep baby away form the edge, no cosleeping while under the influence of any drug or alcohol, pretty common sense stuff.
I coslept with my son until he decided to go to his own bed at 13 months an he was perfectly happy and healthy. I am still co sleeping with t daughter and she just turned 2, I'll do the same with the new one.
Benefits to cosleeping include increased bond, better sleeping habits/schedule, easier feeding, reduced risk of SIDs, your breathing and body temp helps baby to regulate their's, etc. it's just great all around.

My daughter will be 6 months on the 28th and has co slept since birth either with me or with somebody. It is the only way I get sleep and I think it might be part of the reason she's so good at sleeping through the night minus one or two snack wake ups.

I only co-sleep when DS isn't feeling good. You'd be quite surprised how aware your body is of baby being there.

I love cosleeping. Just be prepared to get unwanted advice about how bad it is. There is a safe way to co-sleep.

my son is a month and 2weeks old and still co sleeps! He is so heavy (and not getting any lighter)! i would definitely recommend trying to get him to sleep in his bassinet. maybe try white noise or have music playing while he sleeps to help soothe him. and although you might have good intentions on stopping at 3 weeks... those 3 weeks come faster than you think.

i know, i'm such a hypocrite!

I've co-slept with my son for 15 months. Never had an issue. But I did a lot of research on how to do it safely. I recommend you do that too.

i co-slept when DD was a baby, until she was like 3-4 months old. it was just easier. i refused to do it any longer though. i didn't want DD to HAVE to sleep with me and her be like 6 and still sleeping in my bed. i need my space when sleeping lol

funny thing is my DD is 6 now, and wants to start sleeping in our bed. i won't let her, but she really wants to. she says she doesn't like being alone.