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this is defintly a no no i started with my first who is 2 now and belive me it is so hard to get her in her own bed !!!
and when she does sleep in her bed she always ends back in mine but i do have a 7 month old who sleeps in her own bed now thank god i learned belive me they say you learn from your mistakes well it sure is true
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when i brought my little girl home i was determined not to let her sleep in the bed with me. I didn't want to have to break her of it once she got older. she's 3 months old now and sleeps pretty good in her crib thankfully
First time mom and loving every minute
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I let my 6 month old baby sleep with me and I'm not worried about breaking the habit.... Its not like she will want to bring her boyfriend to bed with us... lol. But seriously, when she is ready, then she can make the move. I will not force her out of her confort zone just because. Really, I enjoy having her sleep next to me. I would go insane with worry if she was in the other room all night and I would be up checking on her. I would probably end up in her room on the floor as a matter of fact. I love to cuddle her and keep her warm and be able to check on her whenever I want. I will miss it when we are ready for the move...
Samantha
I love my little, beautiful rainbow, Zabana Amitola Ives!!!
Zi Amitola
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lol i know how it is geting up and checking on her. thankfully her crib is in my room so i dont really have to go that far to check on her. my biggest thing for not sleeping with her in my bed is that im scared id like roll on her or something because i move a lot and dont stay in one spot all night lol
First time mom and loving every minute
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I've still got 6 months until my little one is born, but I haven't decided what I want to do about the cosleeping sort of thing. I'm wanting to breastfeed, and my mom said that it's SO much easier to nurse with the baby in the bed with you...
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I am due in 5 weeks and I plan to co-sleep. My doctor highly recommends co-sleeping for at least the first 3 months. I also did some research into it and discovered that studies have found that co-sleeping with your infant significantly reduces the risk of SIDS. I plan to breast feed and it will make that much easier too. I think the benefits of co-sleeping far out weigh any possible problems you may have of breaking the "habit" in the future.
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My doctor strongly disagrees with co-sleeping and luckily my husband and I don't want to do it either. We are due in a few months and have already gotten a bassinet for our bedroom. Our son will be close enough that feeding isn't a big deal but at the same time when it's time for him to be in his own room it won't be such a shock to his little system.
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I strongly believe in the family bed even though every doctor I have ever talked to has told me not to because of the risks. Both of my girls slept with us, but my son never has. We started him in a crib right away. I feel like I'm closer to my girls because they are allowed to sleep with us. My son has never had the desire to share the bed with us, so we have a different bedtime routine with him so we still get quality time with him. We had a few nights a week where we "allow" all the kids to sleep in the livingroom. It gave us alone time, plus, it's kinda easier to play without kids right there. My girls eventually asked for their own beds but they wanted to share a room. I am expecting again, and we do plan on having the baby in bed with us at least until he/she is sleeping through the night.
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I had my first 2 sleep with me until they could sleep through the night. It was so much easier to breastfeed in the middle of the night rather than having to get up to do it and I slept better since I wasn't contantly getting up to make sure the baby was still breathing. Plus I never had a problem getting them to sleep in a crib as that's where they always took their daytime naps. Special co-sleepers keep the baby safe from suffication and roll-over accidents.
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this is an area where (IMO) there is no right or wrong answer. Just like breast/formula feeding. For us, we co-slept with our kids. and plan to co-sleep again with #6. If you plan to co-sleep and your pedi is against it, find someone who is more closer with your parenting style. I'm lucky that my pedi is very AP. Currently our 9 1/2 month old is in the room with us, but in a crib. She'll be in her own room by the time I have #6, and in a "big" girl bed. there's never been any problems with us co-sleeping an when Daddy is away on deployment, the kids know that the door is always open to them, if they want to go be bed with me. Usually I get 1-3 of them in bed by morning. The cool thing is, once Daddy comes home, they also stay in their own beds. We also allow them to sleep with us when they're ill. We never had any trouble transitioning them from co-sleeping to crib, or crib to big kid bed.
Rosi
Navy Wife to Wayne
SAHM to 5 kids and due November 29, 2008 (David, MaryEllen, Katie, Timmy, and Gwen)
The Baby Kottage
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