"JudyK" <judy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:DMOAa.937$Jq3.203664@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I could never get the hang of having baby in bed and neither could he,
the
> thingy that attaches to the side of the bed sounds better or as you say
a
> single bed.
>
> I just couldn't sleep with the baby right there it. Also I was on
sleeping
> pills for not sleeping (duh what else would I be on them for) so
wouldn't
> have been safe anyway.
>
> I think it's im****tant to admit that not everyone can sleep in bed with
the
> baby. Not just for the baby's comfort either. It's im****tant that Mum
and
> Dad get decent sleep too. It's fa****onable to co-sleep at the moment but
I
> have to say I hated it and won't do it with number two. It had to
oposite
> effect on bonding to me.
>
> I'm going to get a rep on this boards as heartless but now my son is
bigger
> and I'm back into my old sleeping patterns we sleep fine together when
he's
> sick. It took a while though.
Same here. Under normal home circumstances, he sleeps great in his crib.
He
likes it. A couple of weeks ago, we were visiting my Mom. He would not
settle down in his crib like he normally does, even in Grandma's house. So
I
took him to bed. We slept fine. He was having 2 issues, a little of Mom
love
AND he was sleeping in the same room with my brother who snores worse than
anyone I have ever heard of. DS had a little cough too so he would wake
up,
and I suspect not be able to fall back to sleep because of my brother's
snoring! It actually wound up to be a comical night. Earlyish in the night
I
made DH go sleep downstairs on the couch because he was snoring. I did not
think this was a big deal since my mom has a REALLY comfy couch. But for
some reason DH slept on the loveseat. DUH. Then DS was coughing and
getting
up so I went in to check on him and help him settle about a million times.
So my brother, in the same room, went downstairs. To snore really loud and
keep DH up. Finally DS wound up in bed with me, leaving that room empty.
DS
and I wound up sleeping pretty well.
Stephanie
>
> Judy
>
> "Clisby Williams" <clisbyw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> >
> >
> > Stephanie S wrote:
> >
> > >"Lizajane" <lizaambler@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> > >news:8b9ea4b.0305241751.7b6ef067@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > >
> > >>Gabriel Day Evans was born to us on May 16th. He is wonderful - of
> > >>course I think he is the most beautiful child ever born. I can tell
he
> > >>will have a sweet disposition, he smiles to himself all the time and
> > >>though I know they are not "social smiles" I think it means
something.
> > >>The only problem is he WILL NOT sleep by himself, even if we are in
> > >>the room. We have two bassinets, one for our bedroom and one for the
> > >>den. Even if he is sound asleep, if I try to put him into one of his
> > >>beds, he almost immediately wakes up and wails until someone comes
to
> > >>get him. This is after he has been fed, changed, burped, etc. I
don't
> > >>feel right just letting him cry, but I tried to yesterday and he
went
> > >>on for 5 minutes. I don't believe in "crying it out," and even if I
> > >>did, his crying for a long period of time causes a physical response
> > >>in my body that is uncomfortable! He sleeps well in a "family bed"
> > >>situation, which suits me fine, but my husband is afraid that one of
> > >>us will smother him, or that we will never be able to make the
> > >>transition in to his crib in his own room. Also, we just need some
> > >>time to cuddle and kiss and generally be together and it's hard to
do
> > >>if a baby is crying! I expected some of this, and don't expect to
have
> > >>much uninterupted sleep, but jeez, 15 minutes would be nice. What
does
> > >>everyone else do?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >Well what I did was to let him sleep with me. I beleived the folks
here
> who
> > >said you would not squish him. However, the same cannot be said of my
DH.
> I
> > >put DS on the outside of the bed, with a pillow between the edge and
him
> and
> > >then me then DH. Honestly, for me co-sleeping was miserable. I slept
> poorly
> > >at best. What I *wish* I had done, is stayed with him and soothed him
in
> the
> > >cradle by patting his head or rubbing him and singing or something
like
> > >that. My DH is going to build a cosleeper thingy to attach to the bed
for
> > >this upcoming baby. That way she can be nearby for me to touch and
sooth
> > >without being right next to my body.
> > >
> > >Stephanie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I didn't really care for co-sleeping, either, although we did it with
> > our first child because at
> > least *she* slept better. If I had it to do over again, I think I'd
> > have tried what Larry & Monika
> > (I think they were the ones) did - put a twin bed next to their bed,
and
> > put the baby on the twin bed.
> >
> > Luckily, #2 was OK with the crib from the start, so I wasn't nearly as
> > sleep-deprived as
> > with #1.
> >
> > Clisby
> >
>
>
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