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Anyone cosleeping with 2 Dc?

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paintinglady2848 · 07/09/2019 08:44

Currently expecting DC2. DD still sleeps in our bed and it works really well for us at the minute. We have tried to get her in her own room but she is so use to sleeping with us, she just follows us back.
We have decide to see how it goes with cosleeing with two. The baby will be in a next to me crib on my side of the bed and DD sleeps in the middle of me and DH.
Just wondering if others have done it and whether it worked out or not? I think my main concern is them waking each other up. TIA

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fifteenzero · 07/09/2019 08:50

Fuck that! Grin

Get her into her own bed before the baby arrives.

BecauseItIz · 07/09/2019 09:03

I cosleep with dd 13months and due number 2 in April. My plan is to try everything possible to get dd into her own bed before then. I'm a bit worried about her feeling jealous of the newborn sleeping with me but will see what happens.

Bodicea · 07/09/2019 09:11

Me! Co sleep with my Three year old and my one year old. I tried to get her into her bed but she just kept wandering in the night. It’s fine. I also have a 5 year old too who dh puts to be most nights.
It mostly been fine. I read stories with her while the baby bread fed in the early days then out baby in a co-sleeping side crib. Kept the room calm and dark, calm music on and it actually helped the baby learn to settle into sleep routine. Went through a difficult phase when baby started messing around and disturbing three year going to sleep so DH would have to take the baby for a bit till she went to sleep. Thankfully largely through that. Baby now has a bottle while she has stories and they both go to sleep in my bed. They go to sleep together with me there, I then sneak off for evening time. Quite often find them cuddled up together when I come back to bed.

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Bodicea · 07/09/2019 09:12

*Put not out.
Excuse the typos

Cookit · 07/09/2019 09:17

Yes, 3 years and a baby. It’s gone smoothly and I’m not about to force the 3 year old out.

Rockbird · 07/09/2019 09:17

Yep. My 7yo and 11yo. Don't judge me!

ParadiseLaundry · 07/09/2019 09:17

We are. DS1 is 3.5 and DS2 is 5 weeks.

I'm sure many will find this bonkers but DS1 sleeps in a cot tethered to one side of the bed and we have DS2's next to me type cot on the other side. I was worried about how it would work out but it's actually been great.

DS1 is a pretty deep sleeper so the baby grumbling a bit (or even crying) doesn't wake him when he wakes for a feed (bf) so we don't need any lights on or anything. At first when I needed to see to latch him on I would use the light from my phone. If I need to change his nappy I take him in the other room. DS1 still occasionally sits up in the middle of the night but isn't properly awake. I just gently lie him down again and he goes straight back off without disturbing the baby. If he was in another room he would probably wake up properly and get up so I think him being in the bed is the best option. He does have his own bed in his own room though if he wishes to use it.

paintinglady2848 · 07/09/2019 15:18

Thanks everyone! I don't see how we can get DD in her own room. She literally just gets out of bed and comes in our. She is that use to sleeping with us now I don't think she understands any other way. She's only 2 so wouldn't fully understand if I tried to explain. It's reassuring to hear others are managing to cosleep with 2DC.
No judgement at all from me @Rockbird. I have learnt my lesson with that! Before I had DD I was very against cosleeping. Six months of hardly any sleep changed my mind!

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