Stopping Co-Sleeping: Arms Reach
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Co-Sleeping Issue
Asked by M.B. from Eugene
on May 23, 2009
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I am the happy mother a a 3 year old and a brand new 3 week old baby girl. With my 3 year old, I did not co-sleep nor did I nurse in bed. She would sleep in a cradle ...
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- We did part time cosleeping with our son until he was one y/o then we committed to full-time cosleeping. He's now two and we are all very happy with the situation. L...
- Hello M., I'm a mother of twin girls and I can tell you it's natural for them to wake up every 2-3 hours for about the first month or so. Your first child sounds ...
- I used a bassinet that hooked to the bed, so he was literally in arms reach, but safely in his own bed. When he was older I used it as a pack and play I think its call...
Co-sleeping
Asked by N.C. from Boston
on February 26, 2008
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I am a new mom of a 3 1/2 week old boy who is still learning a ton. My question is in regards to co-sleeping and developing good sleeping habits. So far, I think my so...
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- Hi N., Congratulations on your little boy! I don't believe you need to worry too much about setting "bad habits" when your baby is so young. At 3.5 weeks, I'm s...
- I also found it easier to have the little babies in bed with me (I have 5, 3 and 1 1/2 yr-old)- During the day, they would nap in the bassinet so it wasn't like they w...
- My kids, now 13, 11 and 6 all slept with us for some part of their first year and all learned to sleep on their own. (-; The best advice I was never given is: Do wha...
What's the Best Product for Co-sleeping?
Asked by S.C. from Los Angeles
on August 9, 2008
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Hi moms. I am starting my registry and am already flummoxed. We want to do family bed / co-sleeping (at least for first 4 to 6 months or so). Should I buy the Arm's Re...
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- I didn't use any special product with any of my three kids they all just slept in our bed. I would suggest checking out consignment shops they get great things in grea...
- we co-sleep with our son who is 2 years old now and have since he was born. we got the co-sleeper, but he's always just slept in between my husband and i. he wants to...
- We used the Snuggle Nest with my son until he was about 3 months old, because he started kicking during the night. Somehow his kicks were always directed at me and not...
Co-sleeping with a Toddler and a Newborn
Asked by Y.B. from Seattle
on January 31, 2011
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I am going to be having a baby in 9 weeks and we are currently co-sleeping with our toddler. We have his crib pushed up to my side of the bed with the side taken off....
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- When I only had two we split up the kids. We had two large beds, one in the toddler's room, and my husband and I began reading to him in that bed and one of us slept ...
- As long as there's an adult between the kids, it's up to you which kid goes where. The toddler should not be sleeping next to the baby though, which is sounds like you...
- We put our mattress/box spring on the floor, pushed them into a corner of the room, stuffed the sides with tightly rolled blankets (to prevent the baby from getting ca...
Moving from Co-sleeping to Big Boy Bed
Asked by A.C. from Phoenix
on August 18, 2006
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My son is almost 2 1/2 and we have been co sleeping since birth since it was easier for me because he was breast fed. We have long past that stage and I continued to...
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- Set a day to do it - there is no perfect gradual way - - and he'll know what's going on regardless. The morning you're goign to do it - wake up with him & say, "Tonig...
- Hi A.! I have had 3 co-sleepers...Still have my 6 year old sleeping with me (that will be changing soon). What I have done with the other 2 older kids that worked ...
- I'm sorry to repeat advice, but I feel it may help you.Another mother had simular issues and this is what I recomended to her. Please sub she for he, you get the idea....
Advice on Co-sleeping
Asked by K.L. from Great Falls
on October 13, 2009
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Hi all! Our new little girl is just about 6 weeks old. Up until now we have been sharing our bed with her....not entirely by choice, she has thus far refused to slee...
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- My son wanted to sleep in our bed with us too when he was a newborn... he would never sleep longer than half an hour outside of our bed, but I slept HORRIBLEY with him...
- You sound like a very sensitive and intuitive mom. I agree that "cry-it-out" techniques break trust and waste calories that could better be used for learning and growi...
- I didn't do the cry it out with my daughter either. I don't like it and nothing anyone said to me was going to make me comfortable with it. We later found out that we ...
Co-Sleeping
Asked by E.C. from Nashville
on July 11, 2008
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Hello All,
I have an 11 month old who has been in the bed with mommy and daddy since around 12 weeks old. I missed him so much when I went back to work that I just...
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- Chiming in late.... How sweet that you're husband likes cosleeping! I work out of the home fulltime and cosleep with my babies to reconnect. I'm apart from them qui...
- Well, I have a 15 yr.old and 5 yr old twin girls. We have a "family" bed. My son was with us in our bed until around 4-5. He got to be a big boy and wanted his own bed...
- My oldest was in bed with us until he was 2.5 I would say if neither you or your husband want him out then to continue for a little longer--if you're ready for him to ...
Co-sleeping While nursing....Did It Work for You?
Asked by E.A. from Dallas
on November 16, 2006
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As many new moms do, I had a hard time establishing nursing with my first child. My second is due in July and I would like to try something new. A few people have told...
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- I too recommend the Arms Reach Co-Sleeper. My daughter slept with us until she was about 4 1/2 months. It made nursing so easy...But I wasn't able to sleep really deep...
- Hello!! I also wondered what I would do when my son was born. It just turned out to be a natural thing for him to sleep in bed with us. My husband was against it in t...
- I have a 2 1/2 month old daughter who sleeps with me, and let me tell you, it makes it a lot easier to get a little bit more sleep. Most of the time I fall asleep with...
Pack N Play or Co-sleeping
Asked by L.S. from New York
on December 6, 2009
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Hi All Mommies,
My brain is on overload right now with all the products out there for babies. This is my first baby, and with so much info..........HELP Please. My ba...
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- hi L. pack n plays are great if you have a 2 story house and want a place for the baby on both levels or you will be traveling overnight often. Otherwise if you are ...
- My son slept in his crib from day one. We have a door separating our bedrooms which we kept open so he was actually very close to my bed and getting up to breast feed...
- You're going to get tons of advice on this one, and ultimately will do what works best for your family once the baby arrives. Get ready now-- even the best plans can e...
Anyone Else Co-sleeping?
Asked by B.J. from Denver
on July 31, 2006
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I know this is a heated subject, but it happens to work well for our family. (Don't worry, my husband and I are very happy.) I'm wondering if anyone one else has done ...
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- I have a 5, 4 and 20 month old. Thank goodness the last one is still in a crib. The two older ones still crawl into bed with us on almost a nightly basis. My four year...
- I have an almost 9mo old and he still sleeps with us. Well kinda. He starts the night in his own room but when he wakes up to nurse agian I just bring him back with us...
- Hi B., My son slept with me until he was 3, first 2 years with the crib sidecar against the bed and the last few months on a mattress next to me. A new house and new...
