My 13 day old will not settle at night in her basket and I know this is normal, though she has no probs with this during the day. Currently my husband is in the spare room as he's back at work now so I've got plenty room in the double bed for a tiny one!
Thing is, although I've read info on co-sleeping, I get the impression it is still not condoned by health care professionals and the like and I'm still a bit hesitant because of the risks.
Once, when husband was in bed also, I put her on the duvet next to me and he said he woke to find the arm that I'd had around her was over her face as I slept, so now he is against the idea and this obviously worried me lots. How do you control how you lie when you're asleep though?
I know other cultures do it and it would've been normal in this country years ago, but who knows what the SIDS stats were like?
Any advice would be great cos she really does settle straight away when she's by me but I don't wanna risk her health for my own selfish reasons.