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Co-sleeping With Baby
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS ARTICLE ON COSLEEPING?
May 15th
Question by jen:
Have you seen this article on cosleeping?
What do you think?
http://neuroanthropology.net/2008/12/21/cosleeping-and-biological-imperatives-why-human-babies-do-not-and-should-not-sleep-alone/
Car riding has proved fatal, as well, so do you walk wherever you go?
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CO-SLEEPERS PLEASE ANSWER!?
Apr 20th
Question by Vee:
Co-Sleepers please answer!?
I am due in October and am separated from my husband. I want to begin sleeping with my infant right away, but I have a couple of concerns:
1. I have no idea when my husband and I will reunite. Will it be uncomfortable for my child to sleep in bed with me and someone they do not have the same type of bond with?
2. My husband takes Seroquel at night which makes him sleepy. Is it dangerous to have the infant in bed with someone who may not wake up easily?
Should I start Cosleeping knowing that I may have to end it before my child is ready?
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HOW CAN I WEAN MY 13 MONTH OLD BABY GIRL (WHO SLEEPS WITH US IN OUR BED) FROM NURSING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT?
Mar 25th
Question by buster2cajun:
How can I wean my 13 month old baby girl (who sleeps with us in our bed) from nursing throughout the night?
I’ve loved the closeness and the convenience of my baby daughter cosleeping with us since birth. But now that she’s 13 months old, when she wakes up at various points in the night she cries LOUDLY and thrashes about until given the nipple. (Her development: I say she’s a baby because she’s not QUITE a toddler yet, but it does seem like she’ll be walking independently VERY soon. She loves to stand and to walk holding our hands. She eats a varied & healthy diet of solid foods (everything we eat!) and has nursed since birth. She’s healthy, happy & wonderful!) I’d love advice. I do have a crib at the foot of our bed that I could try placing her in, or I could try moving it to another room (our place doesn’t accommodate her own bedroom). In my perfect world she’d sleep right beside us, (it’s such a precious experience!), but no longer need to nurse, though I am questioning how such a feat could be accomplished.
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COSLEEPING MOMS–WHAT KIND OF SCHEDULE IS YOUR BABY ON..?
Feb 4th
Question by kweenb2327:
Cosleeping Moms–What kind of schedule is your baby on..?
When does baby go to bed? Do you go to bed when they do?
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DO YOU COSLEEP WITH YOUR BABY?
Jan 9th
Question by Jessica:
Do you cosleep with your baby?
Just wondering what your view is about cosleeping with your infant. With all the current stuff on the news with the couple who had 2 babies die (5 years apart) from cosleeping and them being charged with 3rd degree homicide I was just wondering what everyone thought about it…
I, personally never did it with my son, and do not plan on doing it with my son who is due in May, for fear of smothering him. But I know of many people who feel differently. What are your opinions?
Just to be clear…this is not my first child. I have a 2 1/2 year old son already, even though I never coslept with him. Just wondering what everyones views on it was because I am watching CNN and they’re doing a big story on the couple who killed 2 of their babies cosleeping
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WHAT’S SO BAD ABOUT DEPENDENCE?
Nov 20th
Question by I ♥ EC:
What’s so bad about dependence?
I noticed a lot of answers in the cosleeping questions listed dependence on mother and father as a downside to cosleeping. But what is so bad with dependence on mother and dad? They’re babies, they’re supposed to be dependent, aren’t they?
I do infant potty training with my baby, and a lot of people will say that it’s making a baby grow up too fast to do so, but then I get the argument that cosleeping causes too much dependency on mother and dad. So why is it okay for babies to be independent with sleep but when it comes to potty training an infant, it is a different story?
So I am genuinely asking here– what’s so bad about dependence on mother and dad?
Obviously as a parent, a goal of mine is to raise my children to be independent, productive, caring adults. I believe that the choices I am making now are contributing to that, and are not making them overly attached to me. But I do believe that babies and toddlers should be very dependent on their parents.
I am from the US, but I practice “elimination communication” with my baby. I discovered this with my first but potty trained her in the traditional way. Fortunately she was PT by the time she was 2 so I did not have some of the same PT issues others have had. I started EC with the baby because of recurrant rash issues, and we discovered that it fit in really well with our life and family, and we all enjoy the closeness that it brings to learn her signals and take her to the potty. So when people say I am letting my baby grow up too fast and not allowing her to be a baby, I chuckle a little because it is SO not about that. It’s about her comfort and her needs, not about me at all
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TIPS FOR GETTING BREASTFED COSLEEPING BABY IN HIS OWN CRIB FOR THE NIGHT?
Oct 25th
Question by me:
Tips for getting breastfed cosleeping baby in his own crib for the night?
My baby is 11 months old. My husband and I have happily shared our bed with him, no regrets there, but feel like it is now time to have him in his own crib and preferably in his own room (although I will take just the crib in our room for now)…
He is still breastfed and that is part of his nightly routine. Bath, storytime, nursing, sleep.
He will wake up a few times in the night to nurse too. It’s very simple on us though, I just let him eat and we fall back asleep.
I know now the hard part begins, now that I am wanting to wean and get him into his own bed. It feels like it’s like dealing with a newborn all over again because suddenly I am having to get up with him in the night if I want him to go back to sleep.
Any experiences, and hints about what worked for you if you were in my situation?
I loved the time I have spent cosleeping and nursing my baby but it is time for a new chapter in life!
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COSLEEPING QUESTION– PERSONAL EXPERIENCE PLEASE!?
Oct 25th
Question by pilar:
cosleeping question– personal experience please!?
i would like to know how it works out, cosleeping with a toddler and a baby in the same bed…. dangerous?
the reason i am asking this is… i am currently cosleeping with my little 5 month old girl. but i will probably have another child in the next couple years. i have no problem cosleeping with little lady for years to come but if i have another baby i do not want to kick her out then when she is used to it, that is cruel. it howver seems particularly problematic to cosleep with both a toddler and a newborn….
has anyone made this work? am i worried for nothing?
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WHEN SHOULD COSLEEPING END?
Sep 30th
Question by Courtney S:
when should cosleeping end?
I have a 5 month old daughter…we cosleep about 3 or 4 nights a week, coming from 7 nights when she was a newborn. I am slowly reducing the amount of time we cosleep, due to a fear that when shes older, she wont be ale to sleep on her own. What is an appropriate age to nix cosleeping altogether, to avoid her becoming dependant on it?
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