Co-sleeping?

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I've seen a lot of articles lately about all the benefits of co-sleeping. What have been positive and negative things for you mamas out there?

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Positives are for bonding, easier to breastfeed, very in tune with baby, helps their development, baby feels secure, helps my anxiety, plus waking up to baby content and smiling at me is the biggest in my opinion. Baby doesn't cry when in bed with me at all. Cons... she's now rolling so we get pushed off the bed lol cuz she can only roll one way right now and loves it! And I get smacked in the face a lot :) but I wouldn't change a thing

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We cosleep with our 5 mo. I'd say positives include being able to breastfeed with little wake up on my part and I feel our LO sleeps longer so another way I get more sleep each night. Downside is he's in our bed so that's less room for us, he also kicks and squirms in his sleep waking me more often. My plan is to transition him to his crib once he starts nursing less at night.

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The only negative to co sleeping is kids are tiny little bed hogs 😁 I have co slept with both of my children and have had nothing but positive experiences. I know co sleeping isn't for every family but it has worked very well for our family.

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I bought a co-sleeper, it fits in our bed and there's no risk of rolling on her, or pillows/blankets being near her like with bed sharing. We had it in the middle of our pillows, but I moved it to one side of the bed where it's secure and no risk of falling off. Once she can roll to either side, it'll be moved back to the center again. She sleeps best when she's in bed with us. We tried two different bassinets, and she hated it. I sleep with one arm around under her legs and side so I can rock her back to sleep once she starts stirring as she wakes herself up often when we first get to sleep. It's easier to feed her in bed, too. It's more comfortable for me too, because even in my sleep, I can feel her breathing and sleep better having her that close.
However, if I didn't have my cosleeper  (only $26 at walmart,) she wouldn't be in our bed. I wouldn't ever risk bed sharing, I'm too paranoid of the risks for SIDS since I can't sleep without a pillow or a sheet. With my cosleeper, I can use both safely.

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i love it!!!! positives for me have been:
-makes late-night breastfeeding easy 
-i can always check on/hear baby's breathing
-i can always feel to see baby's not too cold/warm
-if there's a fire or threat baby is in my room 
-baby sleeps heavier and longer smelling me nearby 
and there's lots of research that when done safely, it decreases risk of SIDS, and leads to a more independent child who are generally less demanding. 
when my baby sleeps without us he usually wakes up around 7/8, BUT when we cosleeping he will snuggle until noon or when i wake him up, and he's always super giggley lol.

this is how he is every morning now within the first 30 minutes of awake time lol

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My number one positive is .. getting my sleep. 
I didn't have to constantly check on her , see if she was breathing , wake up to feed her. She was always right there. 
Waking up with her in the morning is my ultimate favourite thing ever. When her eyes meet mine she gets sooo excited .. now that she's crawling she will climb all over me. Melts my heart

Negatives 
Worrying that she will crawl off the bed 
And She won't take naps without me

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my son starts off in his crib. but once he wakes up to eat/needs snuggles. i take him back to my bed to nurse, etc. negatives is now that he's crawling,  I worry about him falling. but we took the bed off it's frame. and pillows surround the mattress. ... positives. he sleeps sooo much better. which means more sleep for me. you wake up to smiles. and it's easier to nurse , u can even sleep thru the nursing.

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Started cosleeping at around 1 and a half months old. It was way easier to keep her sleeping good at night and I was less tired being able to lay and feed her than getting up to feed her. She is about 13months old now, still in our bed for 95% of the night time. She sleeps much better with mommy and daddy. Only cons is I'm starting to get pushed off the bed and I have woke to baby butt in my face and wacked in the head by arms and legs! Oh and it's hard to find time for sexy time since she usually doesn't last long in her bed and on rare occasions till 1 or 2 am. Husband also works 3rd shift 4 nights out of the week so there's that working against us too! Hahah

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I've had nights where we ended up sharing the bed when I was still breastfeeding and he was having a rough time getting sleep. For the most part he has always been in his own bed. I don't care that others co sleep but I already share the bed with my husband lol and it just gets crowded even with a little baby. He also sleeps better on his own, especially now that he's older. If he's ever in bed with us he stays up and wants to play. It's just what works better for us

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I co-sleep with my little girl and love it. Originally she was in a co-sleeper crib attached to our bed until she was about 6 weeks old then one night was extremely sick in there after an allergic reaction & has screamed bloody murder every time we have gone near it since. She starts on my chest after her feed and then i gently place her next to me (between me and the co-sleeper crib so if she did roll it would be into that) & she sleeps brilliantly. She's now 17 weeks and only wakes once for a feed at night. My partner is desperate for me to try her crib again as he just wants me back for a few hours in the evening I think but I secretly love the cuddles with Imogen 😊 I would say the only downside for me so far is that she is now refusing to nap without me. It's fine at the mo as I'm not due to go back to work for a long time but makes other people looking after her a pain. If I lay her on the bed or in her bouncy chair she will wake up & then I have a grumpy baby so right now is easier to just lay with her. If I could go back I would of tried to maybe get her naps in her crib. We are going to try to transition her to the crib again soon but not until I'm ready.  Co-sleeping is great if done safely and if it's what you want to do don't let anyone tell you differently. You know what's best for you and your baby. X

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