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just curious if Im alone on this.
I have 3 children already. When they were babies I slept with them in the bed next to me, never had any problems, I was somehow aware of everything going on with the baby. I am re-married now and my husband has never had any kids. We were talking about where to put the baby crib, and I told him that I would probably just end up with the baby in bed with us. He looked at me like I was crazy, and said "wouldn't you roll over on him?" So I was wondering how many other moms would be okay with the baby in your bed, and how many moms are opposed to that?
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I will have my baby in my bed. Easier for getting enough sleep and nursing. I was really not sure about having my first baby, who hating sleeping alone, in my bed, but I read a lot of info on Dr. Sears website (askdrsears is the address I believe) and it was super educating about sleeping with babies. SIDS used to be called crib death since it was happening to babies who slept in cribs, not with their parents. The percentage of babies who die in a crib is incredibly higher than babies who asleep with their mom. As long as you practice safe sleeping habits. Check out the website, it has lots of info, yet isn't biased. I've never slept with our daughter between my husband and me. She is between me and the bed railing thingie. :)
It was actually recommended to me by my lactation consultant when I was breast feeding my first 2 years ago. A lot of women just sense their babys movement when they are laying next to their baby especially if you are breast feeding as well. There is even research being done that shows the possibility of cosleeping reducing the risk of SIDS. A lot of the time if a baby is killed by cosleeping it is because the mother is drinking or smoking or taking some kind of narcotic where it makes them sleep heavier than most. Also make sure that the bed you sleep on is not overly soft or has any real divits where the baby could roll.
You can purchase a mosses basket from Walmart for about 35 bucks it allows baby to sleep in bed with u and u don't have to worry about rolling over on him/her!
My little one went back and forth between our bed and the bassinet- until one night at about 2 months I woke up and she had pushed her way up under the pillow. From that point on she slept in her own bed until she was big enough to fend for herself.
My babies always slept with me. If he isn't comfortable with it I wouldn't let the baby sleep in the middle. My daughter had a baby and the father sleeps to hard so she didn't let her sleep in bed. I think woman just don't sleep heavy when they have a baby
Oh and just for the record I use bumper pads in crib and give my baby a pillow and blankets. If I can't sleep with out the items then why should I expect baby to. Never had any problems with those things before. I do wake up every half to hour and check on baby though.
This is my sixth baby and he will sleep on my bed. I had all five of my girls sleep with me. My two yr old girl still sleeps with us and nurses, she thinks our bed is her bed. My husband is a deep sleeper but I watch them both through the night and normally have my arm around baby so I will feel if my husband starts to roll over on baby. My husband always brags how he sleeps just fine with baby in bed and has never rolled over on them or hurt them. Little does he know he has rolled over on baby but I was able to stop him because my arm was there. Lol. I am a mover and rough sleeper at night but if baby is in bed I can sleep with baby on chest and won't have a problem. It is a mother thing and I love co sleeping. It is much easier especially if breastfeeding.
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