Calling all moms! Did/do you co-sleep?

[BitsyNaceyDog]

We've been co-sleeping with Nathan literally since the day he was born. I'm a huge fan of co-sleeping. I know it's not everyone's preference, but I personally wouldn't have it any other way. We plan to let Nathan self-wean from co-sleeping and he's showing no signs of wanting to do that yet. I've read that most kids self-wean from co-sleeping between 2 and 4 years old.

[pomtzu]

No - never. But then, I'm from "the old school", and that's pretty much the way it was "way back when"!

If I were young and just starting a family now, would I co-sleep??? Nope - still wouldn't do it.

[sparks19]

Nope I don't.

I would never get a wink of sleep. hannah is a noisy sleeper and I can barely sleep while sharing the bed with my husband lol... I can't imagine adding another body to that bed. I need my space when I sleep.

Hannah always did and still does really well in her crib. when it's time for bed or for a nap I take her in to her room, give her a kiss, turn on her aquarium, cover her up and leave and she's usually out within 5 minutes. sometimes if she doesn't want to sleep right away she just sits in there and plays for a little bit until she falls asleep.

I have had her in my bed a few times. when she was really little and couldnt' go anywhere I would bring her in when Brian left for work and she slept on his side of the bed. Also did this if she was really sick.

But now? forget it. She was sick a few months ago and just couldn't sleep so we went downstairs to sleep on the air matress. YA RIGHT lol. all she wanted to do was jump around and mess with me lol so much for being sick. so she went back to her crib and she was out in 5 minutes pain in the butt lol

[Sonia59]

When Valentine was younger, I sometimes did it in the second part of the night, ~ from 4:00 am to the morning because I was breastfeeding her (and I still do) and I was too tired to stay awake. We fell asleep together and she was finishing the night in our bed. I also did it a few times when daddy had to wake up very early for his work and woke her up by making some noise.
But I was sleeping very bad, I was scared that she could fell or would be hurt (daddy is moving a lot when sleeping!) and everyone was sleeping but me!
Except these few times I avoid doing it because I want her to get used to sleep alone in her bed. She uses to fall asleep in my arms in the evening. It is something many people would not recommend, I know, but that's the way it is. When I am not here, e.g. at the day care, she can sleep alone, so I know she can do it! But I don't want to add this habit to co-sleeping.

[Cookiebaker]

I started out co-sleeping but it didn't work very well for us. I had really hoped to make it work, but it just didn't. So I settled for cuddling her to sleep every nap and nighttime. And then when she was around 13-14 months, she decided that she had enough of that and wanted her crib...she would squirm and wrestle me until I put her down. So that's what we do...she goes down in her crib wide awake, and is out within 3-4 minutes usually, no fighting and no crying so that makes me very happy!

[sparks19]

I started out co-sleeping but it didn't work very well for us. I had really hoped to make it work, but it just didn't. So I settled for cuddling her to sleep every nap and nighttime. And then when she was around 13-14 months, she decided that she had enough of that and wanted her crib...she would squirm and wrestle me until I put her down. So that's what we do...she goes down in her crib wide awake, and is out within 3-4 minutes usually, no fighting and no crying so that makes me very happy!

^^^^ this is exactly what hannah did as well.

SOMETIMES.... I can still get away with cuddling her for a bit before bed... but not often lol

[prechrswife]

We did not co-sleep. Our oldest was adopted from China, and many times the children in foster care do co-sleep with their foster families. Our daughter was actually sleeping in a crib in her foster home, and that is what we continued when she came home with us. Our youngest slept in a bassinet in our room for the first few months and did occasionally end up in the bed with us part of the night when I was nursing (or later if she was having trouble sleeping). Now that she is bigger and moves around a lot in her sleep, she doesn't end up in our bed nearly as often. After the bassinet, she moved into her own crib in her room.

[carole]

Yes i did it with both my children, and don't regret it one little bit, worked for us.,one child is 27 now the other 16 and half and both are fiercely independent., however i did it more with my younger child.,infact she slept between us for some years until she was about three on and off, so many said it would be so hard to finally get her into her own bed, they were proven wrong, when she was ready ,she did and never looked back, she was the same with potty training.

[catnapper]

Cameron only sleeps with us when he's sick and thats only because we wouldn't get any sleep ourselves otherwise Typically, we will lay down in his bed with him as he falls asleep. Its become the routine so much so that he won't go to sleep otherwise. Personally, I think we've created a monster by doing this.

Its easier to sleep with them in the beginning because they DO sleep well, and when they sleep, YOU can sleep. But it gets harder as they age and fight themselves over wanting to be with you and wanting their independance.

[sparks19]

yeah I'm kind of fearing when hannah gets into a big girl bed.

I will be interested to see how daycare goes on monday. they have them sleep on mats... I wonder if they will get her to stay still and go to sleep lol

if they do I will be really happy because that may make it easier for the transistion to big girl bed when the time comes.

[Medusa]

No - never. But then, I'm from "the old school", and that's pretty much the way it was "way back when"!

If I were young and just starting a family now, would I co-sleep??? Nope - still wouldn't do it.

Ditto.