heart Baby Sleeping in Bed

16 years 5 months ago #22260 by Jems
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If hubby decides to have a smoke when he goes out he sleeps in the other room :)

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16 years 5 months ago #22240 by Moomie Admin
Well, we don't smoke or drink a lot, so that's a plus.

Jems, that is just it. It ensures maximum sleep for me when I am alone with her (which, during the winter months, is 90% of the time. Hubby comes home maybe one night in two weeks.)
It also ensures maximum sleep when she sleeps in our room when hubby is there.

If N cries, hubby doesn't even wake up! Can you believe it. HE SLEEPS RIGHT THROUGH! :angry: He would sometimes nudge me if she moans but he doesn't even wake up!

Thanks for the link Julz.

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16 years 5 months ago #22203 by Jems
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Marijke - honestly, who knows. It just makes me feel better to know that what I'm doing is fine. Troy shares my pillow and duvet which shouldn't do but he likes that and I'm right there and automatically a light sleeper cos of that. It works great for us.

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16 years 5 months ago #22184 by Jems
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Ya just google co sleeping. Some lit says cosleeping reduces SIDS.

I have a cosleeper cot (Sitright), which is great - though not used often as it should be :)

I sleep well as can be expected (Troy still wakes up 2 or 3 times), so do the baba's but I think hubby suffers sometimes. He does go sleep in the kids room sometimes.

Do whatever works for you to ensure maximum sleep is what I think..

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16 years 5 months ago #22183 by julz
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I must say that Dylan has always slept on his own ie no cuddles and he is happy and very independent. I did breastfeed him until 9 moths of age. Far from shy. I mention this just to give mom's reassurance that their kids will be okay.

Jems the article I posted does say the same though.

Mom of Dylan and Partner to Joerg. We live in the Beautiful Pringle Bay which is along the Whale coast, Cape.


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16 years 5 months ago #22175 by Moomie Admin
I have to add, when hubby is away, I turn the alarm on in the whole house, except for my room. The dogs ALSO sleep in the bathroom en suite to our room. :laugh:
I can't turn her room and my room off because then the hallway's alarm is also off. (I'm all for safety)

My problem is, if I let her sleep in her own room when daddy is home and then with me when he is away, she will get confused. So I'd rather just let her sleep in our room.

She is a very good sleeper, has slept through since she was probably a month old and only wakes up once during the night. (When she drinks and then sleeps again, I am still breastfeeding)

She sleep in her own elephant pillow, so there is no danger of either one of us rolling on her. When hubby is home, I always put her in her own bed, because then even a King Size bed is too small.

Julz, why is the risk for sids higher with co-sleeping? Is it because you can roll over them?

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16 years 5 months ago #22170 by Marijke
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Jems, I don't know, although I've also read that somewhere it's really unfair towards parent who don't co-sleep or can't. Does that mean that our kids will turn out to be unhappy, shy, anxious children with massive behavioral problems?

I never slept in my parents bed, not even when I was sick because my father would take me to bed when he wanted to sleep and I turned out just fine and my LG is so independant.

Just a thought, not trying to sound mean, sorry Jems

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