What can I use in our bed to safety co-sleep?

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My 7mo is teething badly and has recently started waking up several times in the night. I have to get her out, give her a cuddle and lay her on the bed with my arm curled around her head to make sure she’s safe and then she’ll fall asleep. Plus I would hurt myself if I tried to move. Is there anything I can buy to use in our bed so we can safety co-sleep for a little while? 
I know it isn’t advised but she’s teething really bad and I’m not sleeping properly 😩😩 
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There is no safe way to bedshare. There are things you can do to make it “safer” but nothing is going to make it actually safe. The biggest problems with bedsharing are the pillows, blankets, and mattress you use. It isn’t safe for a baby to have any pillows or blankets until they’re 1 and it’s not safe for them to sleep on an adult mattress until they’re 2.

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Snuggle nest!

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My daughters been sleeping next to me since birth, simply because both my husband and I agreed it would be easier for breastfeeding which it was. 
My daughter is now 6 months and has a blanket she sleeps with. But we have a cal king so we’re always really spread out anyways

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Look up the safe sleep seven. It’s the rules for co sleeping safely. Co sleeping is actually good because you are more aware of if baby stops breathing and helps baby and mom sleep better.

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I bedshare.  I did with all 6 I’ve birthed. Yes the worst can Happen. I don’t drink. I don’t use drugs, not even cold meds at night. My baby now is 11 weeks old and has colic.  Only time he will sleep is next to me. I need a break. So I bedshare.

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I swore I would never bed share, but then my baby girl was born 😂 
We share a room, the intention is to split it into two once she’s sleeping better. 
I made my bed into a giant crib;
Her crib is beside my bed, I have now made a ledge between the two so she can’t get stuck between them. The bed has a wooden headboard with no gap, in he mattress is firm. I got tighter fitted sheets, got rid of all pillows besides the giant wedge pillow that is at the foot of the bed (she would have to knock that off to fall out the bottom- it’s heavy enough to wake me) and my v pillow that stays behind my back with a small portion under my head. 
No sheets, no blankets, she sleeps in pjs and a sleep sack, I sleep in a onesie. 
I let my daughter lead for where she wants to sleep. Our bedtime routine includes snuggling on the bed with her bedtime bottle, sometimes she cuddles up to me and goes straight to sleep, other times she rolls over and reaches for her bed. If she reaches for her bed she will spend all night in her bed. If I put her in her bed before she’s done with her bottle or once she’s asleep she will kick off and it usually means a whole night of problems. 
Now some may say I’m giving my daughter way too much control over her sleep but it works for me. My husband has a sleeping disorder so he can stay up late but is unable to wake up during the night to help so I’m on my own and working full time. I enjoy our calm, relaxed approach to sleep and discovered as soon as I stopped trying to force her to sleep in her bed she started reaching for it herself. I don’t want her to have a negative association with bedtime. At this point she’s 9.5 months old and is half and half in my bed or her own. I notice that at the weekend when she’s with me all the time she’s happier to sleep apart. There’s a lot to be said for babies making up on lost time.

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I’ve seen online you can get these mini support mattresses that are almost like a lilo. Maybe try to put something like that in your bed next to you?

What can I use in our bed to safety co-sleep?

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