nicolemom - Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:56 am
I don't want to co-sleep with my baby because I've read that it increases the risk of SIDS. But for the last couple of nights I've fallen asleep during feedings and he's slept with me for a couple...
View ArticleSierraW - Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:49 am
Don't worry, I did the same thing!! When they're so little and you're so tired it's hard. It is just so relaxing and comforting you both just pass out. It's a great bond you're developing and I'm...
View Article*~Nurslings~* - Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:53 am
its really common. breastfeeding releases a relaxing hormone and it will make you sooo sleepy! Don't feel guilty about co sleeping! My Dd and I co slept for the first 3 months. i also kept her...
View ArticleStacyGBZHost - Tue Aug 23, 2005 7:32 am
I've co-slept with my son since birth and he's now almost one year old. Co-sleeping can be completely safe as long as you follow the safety guidelines like having a firm mattress, not too much...
View ArticleKryss - Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:16 am
We co-sleep because of the convience. I do have a pack n play with a bassinet feature right next to our bed, and Isabella typically takes her naps there. I'm trying to get her to sleep in it at...
View ArticleTandi - Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:55 am
I co-sleep because it's the only way I get any sleep at night. Gabe is still nursing 2-3 times a night and it is so much easier to just go back to sleep while he's nursing that to try to sit up...
View Articlemom2bgbg - Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:33 am
I agree with what most of the other moms have said. Co-sleeping REDUCES the risk of SIDS from all that I've read, unless you are clinically obese, or drinking alcohol or on medications. You may...
View ArticleBlytheBZHost - Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:41 am
Actually it's been found that co-sleeping can reduce the risk of SIDS. I could never stay awake during the middle of the night feeds either unless I actually got out of bed went downstairs and...
View ArticleAlex'sFroggyMommy - Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:45 am
Dont let it bother you! I still do that esp in the mornings around 4:00! It really is not that hard to break the habit after a few months. YOu need to recover some yourself. Right...
View Articlebronwensmom - Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:58 am
I you feel like you don't want to cosleep b/c of sids, you could put him in a bassinet or pack and play next to your bed so you don't have to get out of bed to get him in and out for feedings. If...
View Articlebzymom - Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:51 pm
I've never heard of the SIDS thing due to cosleeping. Are you afraid you'll roll over? I never could get the hang of nursing laying down so I was always up in the chair and it always hurt so I...
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