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My daughter has slept in my bed since she was 2m I think that it is weird since she is now 15m. Please the doctor said she will break herself but I am 1.5m along with my next child will this hurt her.

2007-06-01 01:52:05 · 16 answers · asked by lisa S 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting Newborn & Baby

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More than likely, you were breastfeeding, right? I do the same thing.. You will have to get her in a crib before the next baby comes, but I will warn you now, there will be alot of crying...I wont wait so long next time...I have made that mistake twice..

2007-06-01 02:08:16 · answer #1 · answered by Momto8gr8 6 · 0 0

No, you child or you are not weird. Too much baloney out there about babies that HAVE sleep alone in there own bed in there own room. For pete sake where did kids sleep in the old days? They didnt have cribs and they didnt have beds of there own. Only the ones that could afford it. They slept with parents or siblings. Funny it didnt hurt them? Personally my mother and father had all 4 of there kids sleep with them the majority of the time, and not all at once, and we didnt grow up weird or un-adjusted. We dont have sleep disorders and we are not Anti-social. We all 4 are healthy, normal, adult people. My 2 month old occasionally sleeps with me, on the bed, or couch (me holding her) her bassonette, her car seat, her bouncy chair, and where ever she feels comforable sleeping.
Everyone who says that she should be worried about squashing your baby, when is the last time a mother who squashed her baby while sleeping was in the news? I havent heard a single story in all my life about squashing a baby. Why would you put you baby right under your belly? If you had your baby up by your head you'd not squash her. Also what mother sleeps that deeply that she would not wake up when she going to roll over a 10lb lump? Come on really. When you need you baby to go into a crib its just a matter of waiting till the baby is in the deepest part of slumber, then moving her there and letting her there when she cries. Not to constantly go in and fuss over her, if she doesnt stop in a decent period of time, go get her, and try again the next time shes sleepy. Its a gradual thing. You cant expect a baby to instantly take to a crib or bed.

2007-06-01 02:12:26 · answer #2 · answered by I luv Pets 7 · 0 0

My son has slept in his own bed since he was born. He has slept with me maybe twice in the last four years and that was only because he was so sick I wanted to keep him near me. Children need to sleep in their own bed so that they and the parents can rest at night. Plus there's always the danger of someone rolling over on top of the baby while they are asleep and not waking up.

The best way to break your daughter from sleeping with you is simply to put her in her bed. She may scream and cry and throw a fit the first few nights, but if you are consistent she will fall asleep in her own bed and the crying will stop. You have to be consistent though. If you just let her sleep with you because you don't think she'll stop crying, she'll learn that all she has to do is cry.

And before anyone asks, your daughter is not being harmed by making her sleep in her own bed. Her cries and screams will be from anger and frustration, not from pain. If you don't break her from sleeping with you now, you'll have her and a newborn in the bed with you in a few months. Really the best way to break this habit is not to start it.

2007-06-01 02:08:49 · answer #3 · answered by Jenna 2 · 0 0

I think your baby is fine! The problem is is that she has spent the last 13 months using you as her source of comfort. I don't think it is likely that she will break herself. She likes being with mom and it makes her feel comfy. I'm not sure why your dr. said she would break herself. I don't see her thinking hmmm I think I will go to bed tonight in my own bed mother. Unfortunately, I think you are going to have to work to get her to sleep on her own. I don't think it will be easy or fun either, but the important thing is that she learns how to comfort herself and get rest without having to have you right there. I would work on this now, before the new little one gets here. You will be too exhausted and risk both children getting no sleep if you wait to get her sleeping in her own bed. I would probably start out by laying with her in her bed till she falls asleep a few times and gets comfortable with that and then cut it down to a storytime and a song. Remind her that mommy can hear her and mommy will come if you need her. Remind yourself that this too will pass and then there will be potty training!!!! oy vey!!!

2007-06-01 02:06:05 · answer #4 · answered by shari m 2 · 0 0

Not only does your daughter need to sleep in her own bed she needs some privacy.
I know that sounds ridiculous for a baby but she does. She needs to get used to her own company and learn how to entertain herself.
Start by making sure she takes her naps in her own bed. Do not make her bed a playplace but put some things in with her that could be comforting if she wakes up and is lonely or something to entertain her.
Then, when she is taking her naps in her own new, fun place start putting her there at night.
If you have to stand next to the crib until she settles down and goes to sleep that's fine - but don't pick her up and do not take her to your bed. Just pat her back and talk to her.
Emphasizing that this is her bed, her special place sometimes helps. Anything that makes her feel like she's just the luckiest girl in the world to have this wonderful bed of her own.

2007-06-01 02:01:40 · answer #5 · answered by perfumegirl1 3 · 1 1

Your child is going to have real seperation issues if you don't break them of this before the next baby is born. I would recommend you let them fall asleep with you and then take them to the crib. Do this for a few weeks and then start making them fall asleep in the crib. You have to let the child cry themselves to sleep sometimes, but they will eventually do it. If you don't do this before the baby comes your current child will have strong feelings of anger and jealousy towards the new baby.

2007-06-01 02:01:50 · answer #6 · answered by David G 2 · 1 0

Now is the time to start transitioning her to her own room. Don't wait too long, she will need plenty of time to adjust before the new baby comes. Try getting her to fall asleep in her own room. Then if she wakes during the night go and pat her or rub her back. Don't pick her up or talk to her, that will only wake her more. Just comfort her. Good Luck!

2007-06-01 02:20:16 · answer #7 · answered by kat70359 3 · 1 0

does not sound like something significant. What style of breed is he? If he's short nosed then he would desire to be "noisily snoring" through fact the trachea is snubbed too, inflicting this noise.... very like an English Bulldog or Pug. Your new puppy ought to bypass see the Vet nevertheless. All doggies are succeptable to worms, fleas, rabies, and so on. some worms may even bypass from the dogs to human. for this reason i'd recommend which you spot a Vet just to get him all of his pictures.

2016-11-03 07:28:42 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

My cousin's daughter always slept in her parents' bed. When she turned 3, they made a deal with her that if she started sleeping in her own bed, she didn't have to nap during the day. It worked!

2007-06-01 02:37:59 · answer #9 · answered by berrel 5 · 0 0

I cant say it will or it wont hurt her for sure, you just cant know that but I do know that they say it may increase the risk of infant death syndrom and that you may roll onto them and squash them. I dont know what the percentages are or the exact risks but I know its harder to get them to sleep in there bed if they've slept with you for a long time.

Hope this helps if not maybe ask you doctor and see if they have any booklets or leaflets that may help.

2007-06-01 02:03:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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