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how many of you co sleep?

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OnlyWantsOne · 21/12/2010 17:06

DD2 is 2 weeks old and we seem to be co sleeping, because other wise she doesnt sleep and I wont leave her to scream.

Shes BF on demand and during the night I help her latch on then I go back to sleep.

But out of interest, how many of you have co slept with your DC from birth?

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theagedparent · 21/12/2010 17:08

I have co slept with all 4 of my dds, the last 2 from birth and dd4 is still with me

Nagoo · 21/12/2010 17:13

I sleep with dd (from birth) but I put her into a moses basket next to the bed if I need to (she snores!).

I moved DS into his own cot at about 4 months, again because he was too noisy, and also because I wanted him to get used to his cot while he was very small and not have to move him later when it was an issue.

I just do whatever gets us the most sleep, and that means whatever keeps her the happiest! I bf on demand too, and she latches really well horizontally!

BrokenBananaTantrum · 21/12/2010 17:15

DD is still in with us. She is 4yo. This way bedtime are not stressful and everybody gets a really good nights sleep. Some people think it is weird but it works for us.

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SummerRain · 21/12/2010 17:16

yes, with all three. Against my will with dd but didn't even think about it with the boys, was just used to it at that stage and did what was natural to me

Ripeberry · 21/12/2010 17:19

I've co-slept with both my girls when they were newborn babies up until 3 months old, they are now 8yrs old and 6yrs old.

I had the bed hard up against the wall (I would have to crawl into bed and then the gap just to the side of my pillow would be where baby slept with a seperate blanket as the duvet would have been too dangerous.
We did have a king size bed, so plenty of space.
From 3 months until 6 months in a seperate cot in the same room, but at bed height so could just slide accross.

No getting up in the middle of the night to mess around with bottles, just latch on and off when required,, best of all NO CRYING!

sarah293 · 21/12/2010 17:20

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togarama · 21/12/2010 17:40

Yes, we've co-slept with DD from birth. (She's now 22 months and sometimes sleeps in her own little bed next to ours at weekends.)

We didn't originally intend to co-sleep. It just turned out to be the best thing for all of us.

Porcelain · 21/12/2010 18:11

Me, DS is 4 months now. He has a cot set up like a co-sleeper and, unless DH is away, spends his long stretch in that then comes into bed from his first morning feed (was 3am, now more like 5)If its just the 2 of us he comes in with me all night.

tallulah · 21/12/2010 18:11

Co slept with DD (3.9) since birth. Didn't intend to but it's worked out well.

dikkertjedap · 21/12/2010 19:25

Yes, we co-slept, just worked best for us. If dd feels unwell, or now when her room is quite cold, she still sleeps with us.

LeninInExcelsis · 21/12/2010 19:27

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nickytwotimes · 21/12/2010 19:28

never with ds1

since birth with ds2

such different babies with different needs from day 1

muminthecity · 21/12/2010 19:28

I started co-sleeping with DD when she was about 6 months but wish I'd done it since birth. It meant we both got a better night's sleep and she always slept later in the morning when in with me as well. She's 5 now and we stopped co-sleeping last year when she decided she wanted to be in her own room. She still gets in with me early in the morning for cuddles though!

DreamingofFour · 21/12/2010 19:32

I have ended up co sleeping with all four, at the moment I lie on my side to bf with 2 week old tucked under my arm. Have a king size bed and DH is in other room so plenty of space and very careful about blankets pillows etc BUT I still really worry about cot death and would really prefer to have her in cot by bed with Angelcare monitor, it's just that she won't sleep there. Does anyone else worry about this?

Tw1nkle · 21/12/2010 19:40

No - I really try NOT to co-sleep!

Only on the rare occasion (thankfully) when DD is ill, and I want to keep an eye on her!

sungirltan · 21/12/2010 19:46

yes we co sleep with dd (14 months) when she hatched she was in moses basket beside the bed and i used to sit up in bed to bf at night. never again - back was bloody excruciating after a few weeks. i panicked alot back then about it being unsafe but we gradualy did it more and more and now its just normal though dd goes to bed in her own cot at bedtime. if she wakes she comes in with us and sleeps until morning. dh and i used to worry it would be habit forming blah blah. its really not been - if she doesn't wake (and she doesn't most nights) she sleeps in her cot until about 7am with no issues.

next time ariund i am buying a cot that fixes on to the bed - best of both worlds i reckon :-)

RockinRobinBird · 21/12/2010 20:23

Me, on and off from birth but completely from 6 months and she's now 2.11 with no intention of moving!

Mae34 · 24/12/2010 11:24

Yup - did from birth as DD wouldnt sleep alone and then gradually got her used to her moses basket and from about 3 months she would just come in after her first feed and then gradually she's spent longer and longer in her own cot in our room. Shes been very wakeful due to weaning tummy troubles recently and I've popped the cot alongside our bed with side down which is brilliant - close enough to comfort her but she still has her own space to stretch out!

BertieBottlesOfMulledWine · 24/12/2010 11:28

I did :) DS is 2.2 now and would probably be happy enough in his own room if I would pull my finger out and get him a bed

BertieBottlesOfMulledWine · 24/12/2010 11:29

And also to add, I loved the book "Three In A Bed" - it's worth looking out for a copy.

GetOrfMoiLand · 24/12/2010 11:32

I co slept with dd from birth. She went into her own bed when she was 2 ish, however crept back into my bed on occasions up until she was 8/9/

I was single when she was a baby up until 3 ish anyway, so was fine for me. Tbh that wouldn't have made a difference, co sleeping is such a good thing imo, however it was less common 15 years ago.

I would co sleep again.

TheBigZing · 24/12/2010 11:39

Like muminthecity, I co slept with dd from 6 months but wish I'd done it sooner. We have all slept so much better since then.

She is 2.4 now and goes to bed in her own room. If she wakes in the night (which is most nights tbh) she comes in with us until morning. Now that I work full time, I really appreciate the extra cuddles and time together, even though we are asleep!

ensure · 24/12/2010 14:15

Co-slept fully from about 8 months to 2 and a half. Now she loves her own bed.

Rebecca41 · 24/12/2010 19:37

yes, with both of mine.

DS1 from 8 months, when I went back to work and really couldn't afford to be up all night trying to settle him in his cot. I weaned him off it when he was 3, in preparation for the arrival of DS2.

With DS2 I didn't mess around, had him in with me from day 1 almost. I figured it was safer to have him lying next to me to feed than sit up with him and risk dropping him because I was so tired.

I still have DS2 with me (age 19 months), and DS1 usually comes in about 5am. It's roasting in the summer but cosy in the winter!

fattybum · 24/12/2010 19:50

still co sleep with both my boys and they are 4.6 and 2.4! We all sleep well and i like having them in with me. We also only have a 1 bed flat so no space!

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