Here it is... the little bed that Gabe made for Myles. It is so nice, and I have gotten much more sleep since we have this. Gabe made a fourth side for it, that is supposed to be attached with hinges, but it is not on the bed right now. I am so proud of Gabe for doing this for me :)
I love having my baby right next to me, and I love not getting out of bed 5-10 times per night. I know that some people think that babies should NOT sleep with their parents or in their parents bedroom, but this is what works for us, and what we like to do.
Myles is nine months old, and we had struggled and fought and cried and tried to get him to sleep well at night in his own crib. We did try letting him cry it out, although we stayed with him, and gave him his paci every now and then. That didn't work. This mom doesn't do well with that sort of thing. I was so, so weary and out of my head, until we finally got smart, and found this solution.
So... what do you all think? Is co-sleeping a horrible thing? What works for you?
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Each to their own in bedding down babies. Benny is actually still in our room, though that is going to change in a few weeks hopefully. And "crying it out" hasn't worked for him either.
But yeah, I was telling myself just this morning about something, "Why is it such a big deal to me what other people might be thinking? This is the decision we made for us, and this is how the circumstances are playing out." Maybe because we as new young parents aren't really sure ourselves what we are doing? And the previous generation seems to have it figured out in our eyes?
We did our best and so are you. I WISH we could have had something like that for some of our babies. Amy never did sleep alone in her crib. After huge battle we gave in when she was 8 months old and put her in with Frances who was 2 at the time. They shared a single bed that was tight against the wall and FINALLY we all got a night's rest from there on. As teenagers they still often end up in the same room before morning. Why worry about what the experts say?! They aren't the ones trying to get sleep in your house.
That is way cool!!!!
Sleep is most important and doesn't matter how we get it. Ours are all sleeping in their own beds now. Of Course, there is a little guy who, if is father is gone smiles big at the chance to get to sleep in Mom and Dad's bed.
Havilah hit 5 months and we're co-sleeping after clear sailing up to this point. I wake with a sore neck from sleeping around her. But I feel better in the morning when I just give in and let her sleep next to me. She also spends a good part of the night right next to me on the floor or in her little rocker...Stinker. -Lisl
Big, wild change here, Jenny. Very Jenny-ish and nice and Christmas-y. Wow!
I agree! What works for you is the best, Dr. Spock had some crazy ideas...i like my babies close where I can hear em breathe! Tho' I cant sleep good when they are in bed with me....
..by the way, your not alone in your finding time to do the things that need done and dont get done because of babies needing attention, etc...hang in there, give yourself a break! You will always be a mom first, the work still be there tomorrow and the next day, and 5 years after....(how encouraging is that!)
Oooo. You just made me jealous! :-) Gabe did a really nice job! Lauren is almost 6 months old and usually sleeps through the night, but on occasion she wants to wake up and nurse (and chat, but that is an entirely SEPARATE issue!) and she usually sleeps in our bed after that because I don't have the heart, or energy to take her back to her crib and listen to her cry for any length of time... you just lose a lot more sleep than it's worth. But that is just my opinion. And honestly, there was one time I was glad that I had Brock in bed with me, and that I break the rules and lay babies on their tummies when they sleep... because he started choking and I was able to respond quickly and turn him over so he could cough everything up. If he had been away from me, and laying on his back, I'm not sure if the outcome would have been as good if I obeyed all the "rules." I say do whatever works best for you! :-)
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