What do you think and feel about co sleeping with your baby?

Question

What do you think about co-sleeping with your baby and even toddler? We co sleep and it it perfect!
Such a wonderful experience

Answer 1

Very convenient when you are a nursing mother but even if you are not.

Answer 2

I am 7 months pregnant with my first so I haven't actually experienced it yet but I do get to hear a lot of peoples opnions on it. (Everyone always lay thier opnion on the pregnant one)
After talking to my partner and reviewing all the pros and cons we have decided that when shes born, she will be in the bedroom with us. We even bought a bassinet that turns into a co sleeper. I am going to breastfeed and i think its going to be easier with her in there with me, not only that but when your a brand new mom every little noise on the monitor will freak you out I would just rather her be near me so I can keep a close eye on her. Once she can sleep well through the night we will probably put her in the crib simply because we need "mommy and daddy" time if ya know what I mean.
I can definately see the bonding part of it, especially for dad because we get nine months with them before they are born we feel as if we know the baby already. As a newborn, he just got to meet her and needs all the time he can get near her!

Answer 3

I understand the warm feelings and the closeness it develops between mother and child. The problem is, later, when the baby is older and you want him to sleep in his own bed, it is very difficult to get him to.

My children are all in their 20s now, but when they were each babies I had them in my room with me for a year. First in the cradle, then in the crib. That way I didn't worry about them, yet they were able to sleep on their own.

Be aware, you CANNOT hold a baby too much though! LOL!

Answer 4

There are benefits and downfalls to co-sleeping. I loved sleeping with my son when he was a baby. But adult beds can be hazardous to infants. Then there's the issue of how old do you start having them sleep in their own bed, and how are you going to handle that transition... It's difficult to re-train a child that is used to sleeping with it's parents to sleep by themselves. Prepare for some long and trying nights when they are crying because they want to come back to bed with you. If you plan ahead for these issues, it can be a lot easier. It took a while for him (and me) to get used to him sleeping by himself, but it was worth it to have that time when he was little to bond. Congrats on the baby.

Answer 5

I am a nursing mother and I think it's wonderful to be able to know before she even wakes that she is going to wake up in a minute and she'll be hungry just by the change in her breathing. I wouldn't know this if she weren't sleeping next to me. I really like being able to get to her before she's crying, she goes back to sleep right when she's done. It makes the whole transition (waking, eating, back to sleep) much smoother.

Answer 6

i love it... but my husband hates it. my 7 year old daughter still likes to sneak into bed with me... A LOT. she sleeps on my side and i try very hard not to croud my husband so he doesn't know she's there... i like the extra bonding time. i know (from experience i have 3 older boys) that soon enough she will not want to snuggle and love me with the same intesity as she becomes an older child... i guess i'm just trying to hold onto her childhood as much as i can. once in a GREAT while my almost 10 year old son will sneak in after my husband goes to work in the morning. I CHARISH THE TIME... even if we are all asleep :) SO, my advice... take the bonding time!

Answer 7

I am a miserable person to be with when my baby was in the bed. I woke up at every noise, so my sleep was very broken. If I moved too much, I'd wake up the baby. And I hate being snuggled when I'm asleep, so being sandwiched between my husband and baby almost killed me. After my third baby was a week old, she slept in her own crib in her own room. We both slept much better and I never had to break my baby from sleeping with us. It worked wonderfully for us.
My first slept with me until she was about 5 months old. Breaking her to her crib was a nightmare. My second and I woke each other up too much, so he slept in a bassinet by our bed till he could roll over. The third child started out in her crib and was the best about sleeping on her own and staying in her bed as she got older. All 3 were breastfed.

Answer 8

I think it's great. There is nothing like waking up to a smiling face in the morning!!

In fact, at least one expert says that not only is co-sleeping okay, it is actually *better* for the child up to age 5. See sources section below.

And it's *ridiculous* to say that they'll never want to sleep on their own. My adult and teenage children *never* want to sleep in my bed!!

Answer 9

Oh I love it! My baby (who is already 4 LOL) Sleeps with me, when my husband gets called on an emergency response. He goes sometimes for like a week! And my son sleeps with me everyday. I love it. Perfect bonding time.

Answer 10

All my kids slept in bed with me at times . My 2 yr old still does sometimes. My other two are 11 & 8 yrs old ( don't sleep in bed with me any more) and they are great kids and people tell me all the time that they are good kids.

Answer 11

I love it....i even did it in the hospital one night after the nurse brought her back to me screaming...she the first face i see when i open my eyes in the morning