re: What would you have done different?

Quoting bobbi_713:“ me too i said "oh ill never sleep with her, but at 3am its so easier than trying to get them to go to sleep on their own"”

I was the same way, then with my 1sy she wanted nothing to do with sleeping with me, I had to get the strength up to go put her back in her crib, and my 2nd slept every night in my bed until she was about 6 weeks old, then she had enough, and wanted back in her own bed. I still say, This one is not sleeping with me in my bed, but I know it will probably happen... those 3am feedings kill ya sometimes!!  

Quoting **LEXi ,YASMiN,&&TONi**:“ I will give my child a pacifier and i will never let my child sleep in my bed the reasons for both brcause ... [snip!] ... they can stop breathing. I wont hold my baby alot becase in fact they do get used to that and then want to be help more often.”

Darling, you shouldn't speak so fast. When the time comes, you will be fighting yourself not to let your baby sleep with you. When you haven't slept for two weeks straight and you have a screaming baby and the only thing comforting to him/her and you can barely open your eyes or walk or do anything for that matter, it's very easy to give in to letting them sleep with you or on you. So, please, don't say "Oh, I'll never do this." Because MOST moms do. You'll see.  

Quoting Team Blue (17 more weeks):“ I was the same way, then with my 1sy she wanted nothing to do with sleeping with me, I had to get the ... [snip!] ... This one is not sleeping with me in my bed, but I know it will probably happen... those 3am feedings kill ya sometimes!!  ”

Where in MI are you?

We had a good sleeper and it was STILL easier to let her sleep with us!!!

Quoting HollsSN:“ I wasn't talking to you LOL. I quoted **LEXi ,YASMiN,&&TONi** and that was who I was talking about!”

ohhh hahhahahaha...sorry

Quoting mamax2+1:“ With this next baby I dont want to give them formula. With my son, when he was 31/2 months old we ... [snip!] ... its like" whats , one more bottle? " She weened my 10 months. With this kid, I want to go a whole year, breastmilk only.”

this is my goal for my next baby too! Good Luck! It's very admirable.
We are still breastfeeding at 8 months now but she has had formula.

Quoting danyle♥:“ Not all women just put their baby on their mattress and go to sleep. This is how I co-slept for the first three months: ”

I did that also.  Now he sleeps right next to me.

Quoting It's a Hovey-Craft:“ I thought co-sleeping helped prevent SIDS?”

There are some studies that say it helps prevent it and some that say it doesn't.  Some people confuse SIDS with suffocation though.  A lot of babies that sleep with the parents that die in bed, are because of rollovers or some other form of suffocation.

Quoting The Original Mama Bear:“ Spell check! but... So far, I would have used a nipple sheild those first 2 weeks or so.”

First of all, you might want to use your own advice and spell check yourself. It's shield not sheild.  
Second, I used a nipple shield and I wish to hell I hadn't! It's been hell breaking my little man from it! He won't open his mouth wide anymore and it's like he completely forgot how to latch. I've been trying to break him of it for 2 weeks now and we're finally making a little progress. I wouldn't recommend using one unless absolutely necessary.

First of all, I don't think there is really enough research to really say whether or not co-sleeping reduces the risk of SIDS. They really don't know what causes SIDS, it is just ridiculous how many things they say cause or reduce the risk of SIDS. I don't co-sleep because I think it is horrible for relationships. Mommy and Daddy definately aren't being intimate when they have their baby in bed with them. I never changed my mind about co-sleeping. I said that I wasn't going to do it when I was pregnant and I am still not doing it now that she is nearly 2 months old. As for what I would do differently, I would have researched Pediatricians more before I had the baby - I have already switched to a new one because I hated her first one.

Quoting Kyla's Momma:“ First of all, I don't think there is really enough research to really say whether or not co-sleeping ... [snip!] ... have researched Pediatricians more before I had the baby - I have already switched to a new one because I hated her first one.”

I just heard that a study in the UK may have found a bacteria that causes SIDS.  It's still in early stages of research, but they think it's the cause.

Quoting Kyla's Momma:“ First of all, I don't think there is really enough research to really say whether or not co-sleeping ... [snip!] ... have researched Pediatricians more before I had the baby - I have already switched to a new one because I hated her first one.”

i think the theory on co-sleeping preventing sids is that you are more aware of your baby.  Whereas when you are in a different room, you aren't.  You can feel and hear the baby breathing and you'll wake and be able to take action if baby does stop breathing.  I know when my sister was a baby, she slept in my bed and had sleep apnea.  EVERY time she stopped breathing, I woke up!