Sleeping in bed with mommy and daddy?!?!?

Brenda - posted on 06/24/2009

We just had our baby, and our older son is turn four next week. He sleeps in the middle and baby sleeps on my side. It has worked very good for us, and the baby doens't wake my older son up at all. Hope that helps!

Traci - posted on 01/03/2009

what about putting his bed in your room next to your bed.

Emily - posted on 01/02/2009

I've co-slept with newborns and toddlers twice. Our first two are only 12 months apart, 2 and 3 are 19 months apart. When #3 was born we just pushed a crib up against our bed, with one rail off. New baby slept in the crib, I slept on the crack between the bed and crib, #2 slept between DH and I and #1 slept on the other side of DH (on the nights she climbed into bed with us). I also breastfed exclusively with all my babies. (#2 is still nursing once a day and never had a bottle, #3 is barely 1, not eating a ton of solids, and has also never had a bottle... or even a paci.)

The BEST book I've read on anything related to baby sleep is the "No-Cry Sleep Solution" by Elizabeth Pantley. She also has a "No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers & Preschoolers" that has also been helpful for my older girls. She is very pro-AP, has very gentle and effective ideas and solutions for helping kids sleep on their own, happily. She also co-slept with her kids.

We currently have our older two (3 1/2 & 2 1/2) sleeping in twin beds in their own room. They both go to sleep on their own, happily, after a hug and a kiss at the end of their bedtime routine. The younger of the two comes into our room in the middle of the night a few times a week, but she just climbs into bed and goes right back to sleep. Our baby (just barely 1) currently sleeps on a crib mattress on the floor (we just moved and haven't set up the crib yet). She climbs into our bed whenever she needs her first nighttime feeding, then spends the rest of the night nursing and cuddling with mommy (right now she's too distracted to eat during the day, so she's hungry all night).

Our kids have never woken each other up in the middle of the night. If anything, they sleep better when they're next to each other. We've been staying with family for the past week and #1 and #2 were forced to share a sleeping bag... even though #2 usually comes to find us at least 4 times a week... she's only come in once the whole time we've been here... she just sleeps better cuddled up with her sister.

Definitely look into Elizabeth Pantley's books... she's been a lifesaver for us. :)

Courtni - posted on 01/02/2009

Ok, I am definitely willing to try anything!! Thank you very much:)

Sarah - posted on 01/02/2009

When I was expecting my second baby my son was 3 & still sleeping with us. I also tryed putting him in his bed but like you it was horrible!! So our solution was to buy a twin mattress & box springs & put it on cinder blocks beside our queen size bed. It is like we have a really big bed & we all sleep together. I was also breastfeeding the baby. As for the baby waking him up in the night, it only happened a few times & then he got used to it & it didn't bother him. He was a bit older than your little guy, but the baby was so fussy that I ended up in the rocking chair in the living room most of the time anyway. LOL They both still sleep with us, & it has worked out great. I hope that helps.