Comments on: Why co-sleeping with baby works

By: tjwriter

tjwriter — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:27:19 +0000

We’ve been sharing sleep with our first since she was probably a month old. It was very easy to share a king sized bed with a little one when your husband works nights. Even though Daddy is now home at night, we often share the bed. It makes me feel better to know that she is safe and where I can wake up quickly if she needs me.

I’ve also noticed that during the week when we are suffering from our busy schedules, she comes to our bed more often. I think she likes to the extra chance to be close to us when we are all sleeping. She often goes to sleep with her feet in Daddy’s hand and her arms wrapped around me.

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By: Lis Garrett

Lis Garrett — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:50:36 +0000

My youngest daughter slept with my husband and me exclusively for 2.5 years. Although she now sleeps in her own bed, she has only slept through the night twice (she’s now 3 years and 3 months). It got to the point where she grew too big for the bed, and it was more disruptive to have her kicking and thrashing than for me to get up with her during the night. I should also mention that she still wakes once during the night for a “boob.” With regards to my other two children, she has had the most difficult time with sleeping.

But it’s interesting what you reported about shared sleep cycles. I consistently wake at 3 AM, almost on the dot. A few minutes later, my daughter wakes up. This happens every single night!

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By: Melissa H

Melissa H — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:25:48 +0000

I never thought that I would share sleep with my child. I was sure that it would spoil the child… and how the heck do you get the kid out of the bed. I knew so much before I had a baby. My daughter is 11 months old and we have been sharing sleep since week 3. My husband brought her to bed because we were exhausted. Our just for tonight hasn’t ended yet. We both love having her there and feel so much more secure with her right with us rather than in another room. She sleeps more in sync with my own habits so I very rarely feel sleep deprived. I love having her there. She cuddles up to her daddy who works during a great deal of her awake time. It has offered all of us a real opportunity to become a family. We never feel like we are shorting her on quality time. I wouldn’t go the first few months of a baby’s life any other way.