Which is better co-ed sleeping or crib sleeping?

Question

Okay my son is 2 months old and he had been sleeping in the same room as me and his daddy. Well @ 6 weeks I started him in his crib... AND HE FREKIN HATES THAT THING which is kinda sad cuz I worked so hard on it. But NE Wayz I think he was jus soo used to sleepin with us Ill put him N his crib, Ive tried to let him go in there and play to get used to it in the day but he jus does NOT like to sleep in it, when hes a sleep, ill put him in the crib and he'll IMMEDIATELY wakes up and cries so I had to resort to putting him N his boucy then puttin that in tha crib. Now sum 1 suggested co-ed sleeping to reduce SIDS ( she said they mimic theyre mothers breathing pattern) and I worry about +SIDS so much I mean should he sleep with us until a certain age or is what Im doing fine Im reel confussed about this subject CAN SUM1 PLEASE HELP!!!!

Answer 1

Please change your wordage - it's called co-sleeping. Co-ed sleeping would be a male and female together. I disagree with co-sleeping (unless kid is sick or scared, occasionally), and current research backs up its dangerousness. To get him to sleep in the crib, you just have to stick to your guns and tough it out. I know it's hard to hear the baby cry, but it's better for the child to learn a routine, and the good result will be less stressful for both of you.

Answer 2

The best sleeping arrangement for any particular family is whatever allows everyone in the family to get the most sleep most easily. For *many* (but certainly not all) families, that is co-sleeping.

Babies were not meant to sleep alone. Speaking from a biological perspective, it is not safe for a baby to sleep alone. It is true that sleeping alone is a risk factor for SIDS (but keep in mind that only about 1 baby in 1000 dies of SIDS, so it's not a *huge* risk, either). And in case of a fire, a baby in another room--or even just across the room--may be out of reach.

If you take basic safety precautions (see sources section below), your baby is not at risk sleeping with you. Do you often roll out of bed at night? If the answer is yes, the co-sleeping might not be safe. But if you are aware enough even when fast asleep to know where the edge of the bed is to prevent your getting, at worst, a mild bruise, then you are certainly aware enough not to roll over onto and potentially really harm your baby!!

If things are working well with co-sleeping, then just continue it. Your son will let you know when he is ready to sleep away from you!! And *all* babies want to grow up; you don't have to worry how you'll fit him in your bed when he's 16!!!

Answer 3

I was terrified of SIDS also, I kept my baby with me until she was three months, but not in bed with us, I kept her in a pack N play crib at the side of my bed. This way she was close enough to me to see her, also if you continue to SWADDLE the baby, it reduces the babies crying, they feel safe and secure. I swaddled my daughter till she was 5 months old. When I didn't swaddle her she cried, but as soon as I did she felt safe and secure. Babies are way too young now to be left to cry themselves to sleep, so check the obvious three (hunger/diaper/temperature) if all three are ok, swaddle and put her back down.
Co-ed sleeping can sometimes be dangerous due to adults sleeping heavily and rolling over the baby.

Answer 4

Well the one mistake was putting in the crib to play. When you are trying to get your child use to the crib you never put him in there to play because then they associate that with play time not sleep time.

Put him in there for naps. He may fuss but after awhile of you putting him in there to sleep he will realize that is where he needs to be.

Answer 5

I kept my child in the bassinet in my bedroom until she got too big for it. I've never let her sleep with me, except for a few times when she was in her crib and woke up and wouldn't stay in it without crying. But it's never been a habit or constant thing. As soon as she was too big for the bassinet, I moved her into a crib in her own bedroom, right next to mine. It was never a problem.

Answer 6

We had this problem with our son. My opinon is just put him in the crib and let him cry himself to sleep. My son is now 3 years old and in the middle of every night he still ends up in our bed without us knowing it. Its smarter to break them from the habit when they are young...

Just my 2 cents though

Answer 7

start as you mean to go on. if u want ur baby to sleep with you until he starts school and beyond then keep letting him sleep with you. If you dont, and you want him to sleep in his own bed and learn to be independant then keep persevering. They learn pretty quickly that when they cry they get attention, you just have to learn to differentiate between an atention cry and a cry that they actually NEED something. That's the only way they learn.

Answer 8

It took my son three weeks to get used to to it but now I can tell he sleeps more comfortable there than he would with us. It takes patience because of all the crying but it is possible.

Answer 9

i say let him sleep with you a bit longer, all 3 of my kids slept with me until they went to a toddler bed