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November 3, 2005, 11:56 pm PST
Where Should Your Child Sleep?
Quote From: justjessI have a 3month old son and he sleeps in the bed with me. In the beginning he was eating every 2 hours so I just got used to it. My husband worked graveyard shifts so he was tired most of the time. Babies aren't exactly quiet when they eat, so he would naturally get annoyed and sleep in the baby's room. I have the bassinet right next to our bed. I'll put him down at night in it but when he wakes up to eat, I feed him and then we fall asleep. It has been a bit strenuous on my marriage, I would love to sleep in the same bed as my husband but my son comes first right now. My mother in law keeps trying to get me to put him in his crib already but I'm definitely not ready for him to be in his own room. I feel as though nobody understands why I won't do it. It's nice to see that there's other moms that are doing the same. I'll put him in his own bed when I'M READY!!! Before Jane was born we did a lot of research on co-sleeping versus cribs and the evidence seems to indicate that co-sleeping leads to more independant, confident kids with less security issues later in life. Putting a child in a box in a another room and letting them cry seems to be less advantageous for the child than having them tucked up safe against you. I know some Pediatricians are concerned about SIDS and smothering, and I do not know the stats on that, but Jane is braver and more confidant than other 14 moth olds I have known, so it seems to have worked for her. Before anyone else flames me for the above, know that I do not think that if the parents are geting no sleep or the child is really fussy that they should persist with co-sleeping. Better the mother should be well-rested rahter than homicidally exausted. :)
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