Stopping Co-Sleeping: Preschooler
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Co-sleeping What's Your Take on It?
Asked by K.H. from Wausau
on February 15, 2012
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Personally I don't do Co-sleeping because it makes me too nervous but I was just wondering what your views on it were.
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- I didn't think I would ever co-sleep, but I did with my first when he was about 5 months old and have with my next two. There is nothing better in this world than bei...
- It doesn't bother me. I did it with my second son out of survival! To each their own, whatever works!
- The best advice I got when I was preggo with my first was to NEVER rock your baby to sleep and to put them down awake in their own crib/bed so they learn to put themse...
Co-sleeping Options
Asked by K.A. from San Francisco
on May 10, 2009
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My husband and I want to continue co-sleeping with our 10 month old son, and are trying to figure out how to do this safely. Currently, the baby and I are sleeping on...
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- Hello K. A: This is the first time I have ever heard of the term "co-sleeping". Being the mother of 5 and raising several other children as newborn infants being p...
- I suggest you stop the co-sleeping, because in the future you may run into trouble with your baby sleeping in his own crib/room. It will be a hard habit to break. Goo...
- If you have room in your rooom (it sounds like you do) we bought a crib that has a toddler bed conversion. I converted it to a toddler bed adjusted the matress level ...
Co-sleeping?
Asked by J.G. from Phoenix
on November 13, 2008
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I'm looking for some advice from all of you experienced moms! Last week we started co-sleeping with our one-month-old daughter. It started-out by accident because I ...
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- This is totally your decision to make and what ever it is it will be the best for your family. In my opinion, the sooner they are sleeping by themselves the better you...
- I have a 2 1/2 YO and we coslept for two years. Transition was my DAUGHTER's choice. I am responding because a lot of people have said transition is so hard. It is onl...
- I slept with my babies, but was chastised by my pediatrician for it. What he said made sense & although I continued to let her fall asleep in bed with me after nursin...
Co-sleeping
Asked by K.O. from Portland
on June 6, 2007
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I have a 3 month old son who is nursing. I recently started lying down while I nurse him at night and now he never wants to leave my bed. I have a co-sleeper that he...
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- hi there, my son is 9 mos old and has slept with me most of the night from the beginning. as long as you can sleep comfortably with him in your bed i think it is ...
- Good for you! Cosleeping is great! Some babies need that closeness with mom and who can blame them after being inside us for9 months?! There is a transitional period w...
- I have been co-sleeping with my son since he was born (we also had a side car co-sleeper) and am a big fan. Sometimes he would use the co sleeper, sometimes he would n...
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...
Co-Sleeping Advice?
Asked by A.C. from Washington DC
on August 31, 2009
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I LOVE having baby Miles sleep in our bed with us... but I'm getting concerned about, most importantly his Safety, and also his growing independence.
What have you...
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- both of mine slept with us from infantcy. if he decides he would rather play than sleep move him to his crib and say if he cant lay down and go to sleep he has to go ...
- Hey A. - its D. from Nova Moms with 2008 babies. : ) I co-sleep with my son William still (he is 18 months), sometimes he sleeps on a toddler mattress on the floor and...
- Hi A. - My son is 3 years old and has slept with us from the day he came home from the hospital. If you are fine with your little guy in your bed there is no reaso...
Co-Sleeping
Asked by C.B. from Wichita
on September 16, 2006
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I read someone else's question about a baby not wanting to sleep in their own crib. I'm just wondering how the other moms in the group feel about co-sleeping. My dau...
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- Hi C. My daughter is almost 15mths old.. She has been sleeping with me in our bed since she was like 3mths old.. I have heard the same things as you have.. Just lik...
- There are pros and cons to co-sleeping I think it is great that you are so excited to have your little one. My question is are you co-sleeping because it is the bes...
- You know, i did the same thing. I had to really watch her to make sure she was breathing....My daughter did sleep with me and i had no problems transferring her to he...
Co-sleeping
Asked by N.H. from Cleveland
on November 1, 2006
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ok, this isn't really a request. i'm just curious as to how many ladies co-sleep, and what its like for them, and why they chose to.
my husband and i share a bed...
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- Ok, so I know I'm a little behind on the bandwagon, but I'm a co~sleeper and have been since my son came home from the hospital. I had problems getting him to sleep wh...
- There are risks to crib sleeping just as there are risks to bed sharing! And P.S. - Cosleeping does NOT necessarily mean bed sharing. What any parent hopefully tries...
- Amen, sister! I'm 48 and have 3 boys, 17,14, and 8. All nursed and all slept with my husband and I for months when they were born. You're right on with following yo...
Transitioning from Co-sleeping to Crib Sleeping
Asked by C.G. from Los Angeles
on November 4, 2008
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Hi,
In about a month my husband and I will be transitioning our baby (3 months at that point) from co-sleeping to crib sleeping. Does anyone have any helpful tips?
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- What worked for us was to start transferring the baby to the crib after he fell asleep. Then, we started getting him to fall asleep there for naptime when we were mor...
- take what you want from this, but after 7 years, 3 kids later with one on the way, I thought that this article has many good points and can be very helpful to anyone w...
- We did it at 4 months with a very smooth transition. I found a sleep positioner to be very helpful to make baby secure in her crib.
