? For Co-sleeping Moms

Same as Mamazita, my kids had a crib. They napped in the crib, and went to sleep at night in the crib. When they woke for the middle of the night feeding I brought them to bed with me, where they would sleep for the rest of the night. Most of their daytime napping actually happened in their carseat or stroller, because we were usually out and about.

Mine napped on the couch, in the middle of the big bed with a retaining wall of pillows, in a playpen, in an infant carrier when they were tiny...basically where they dropped...lol...
But if you need the nap too, you go ahead and lay down with them!

when mine were that little I was so tired that I'd nap when they did anyway lol

For me, co sleeping meant that I brought them to bed if/when they woke up to feed. I always nursed them to sleep and then laid them down in their crib, where they would stay and sleep until they woke up for a feeding. Nap time was no different. Nurse to sleep, lay them in the crib, leave the room. At night I would bring them to bed with me to feed and sleep but usually once they woke from their nap then nap time was over so no need to bring them to bed!

We put our mattress on the floor without box springs. This worked well with baby #1, and we eventually raised it back up as he got older. Baby #2 is almost 6 months, and the mattress is again on the floor. I put her in the middle of the bed for naps, with a pillow wall she'd have to crawl over at the edges of the bed. So she won't roll into the pillows while sleeping, but if she wakes up she'd have to get over the pillows to fall off the bed. If she did, the mattress is on the floor so she'd be fine anyways. But I hear her on the monitor long before!

When out of town, I also put baby #1 on a blanket on a carpeted floor for naps, if I was nervous about him on the bed. Happy co-sleeping!

We had a bassinet for daytime naps. But if I needed a nap, too, then I just brought them to bed with me.

My little guy loved either sleeping on me (front pack) or in his stroller. He was harder to transfer off of myself if I nursed him, however, in the stroller I'd just carry the stroller into the house and let him snooze. If I nursed him down on the bed, then, yep, the 'wall' of pillows about a foot away (we had a king sized bed) and I stayed close.

Mine slept with us at night, however, we still had a crib and bassinet that they slept in during the day. It worked out great and I think this set up helped make it easier to transition them into their own bed when the time came.

We kind of went with the flow depending on the day-- sometimes I napped with him, sometimes he slept in the sling or the swing or the car seat or the pack n play or a blankie on the floor....Just depended on what we were doing and where he fell asleep!

My 2.5 year old still takes her nap on the couch. I nurse her to sleep (both for nap and at night, which are two of our only sessions left). When she's fallen asleep, I lay her on the couch for her nap, and in her bed at night...but she inevitably still ends up in our bed. ;)

Depends on the day for us. Sometimes I nap with him. Other times he naps in the wrap, packnplay, or on my bed. I have the mattress on the floor so that if he falls he won't get hurt. I also use a video monitor so that I know as soon as he wakes. He can crawl so it is important for me to be able to see him.

Mine takes naps in his packnplay. I only cosleep at night for nursing purposes. When I put him to bed, I put him in the packnplay, then when I go to bed later I take him with me.

All 3 of my kids co-slept with us for the first few months and until they were rolling over and scooting around they just slept either in the middle of my bed or in their crib b/c they were safe since they couldn't wiggle themselves off the bed. Once they were crawling, rolling over and could move all around, they were always napping in their own crib!

Mine napped either on a Mat on the floor or in the bed near the bedrail and I stayed in the room. I also use a video monitor which is great for watching them if you want to run to the kitchen etc. He slept best in his sling though!!

Sometimes I slept with him. Sometimes I could put him in his swing. Sometimes I just sat with him on the bed or sofa. Sometimes I put him in a carrier (like Baby Bjorn) or sling.

Under 4 months they slept in a bassinet in the living room. Over 4 months I just put them on the couch, mine can sleep through anything so noise was never an issue.

There is nothing at all wrong with co-sleeping, but I am of the opinion that babies can and should get used to being able to sleep anywhere.

I traveled a lot. My kids could sleep in the car, on a couch, in a play pen, on a relatives bed or in hotels with pillows and definitely in their cribs. I only have two arms, and trust me, my kids were held and cuddled and soothed and snuggled. They were very good sleepers and didn't HAVE to be in my arms or in my bed in order to sleep. My daughter was snuggly, but when it came down to sleeping, she didn't like being too close to anyone else. She got too hot and fussy. She slept much better on her own.

There are lots of safe ways for your little one to nap without you. Napping together is a great concept, but not always possible.

Get your little one used to napping on her own because it will make things much easier when you want to make other sleeping transitions.

Just my opinion.

Wherever they fell asleep!! lol

Both my girls had a pack n play with a bassinet portion. That was their bed for naps. Also, they went to bed hours before me, so they'd sleep in the pack n play until they woke up to nurse after I went to bed. Then they stayed in bed with me. We were always flexible, though. My oldest would always want Daddy in the middle of the night. My youngest never slept peacefully until we stopped co-sleeping. Other than that, they slept on the floor, bouncy, boppy pillow, my bed, or the couch. Whatever worked.