Mamas who co-sleep... how?

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Just wondering how you go about it? I co-sleep and hold my baby in my arms but still flat on her back next to me in bed. How do you guys go about it? Just want to know the safest way/position for co-sleeping! No judgement needed from mommy’s who disagree. Thank you!

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We sleep all over the place ( just me and baby) I’m a single mom 🥺. I’m a light sleeper for 1. We start off next to each other both on our sides ( easiest for Breastfeeding throughout the night) ny daughter hates to be swaddled so she sleeps freely with a blanket on her. (Tucked under her arms) 
 We’ve been sleeping like this since she was about 4 or 5 weeks old. She’s now 14 weeks, 15 on Sunday. 
Of course now she moves more. So she’ll end up far away from me on her back sometimes or close to me like right under me( not her face ofc. Anytime she moves I move to accommodate us both. 
I’m one of those mom who’s always looking stuff up. So of course I obsessed over whether or not we should sleep together. But it works for us. We both sleep great. Every morning now I wake up to a cooing and smiling baby right in my face 🥰.

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We sleep straight and she sleeps sideways(drew a pic to show).. she uses a sleep sack and I use my own smaller blanket with 1 pillow

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I do exactly that. Our little one wakes 1 min-1 hour from when she goes down, post middle of the night feed. She the needs to be held for a bit so she can fall back asleep, then lays between hubby and I in bed. Sleeps soundly for another 1-3 hours. She’s in sleep sack, 1 arm out for now, on her back, over the covers, I cradle her with my left arm under her neck, although Paediatrician told us never bring her in bed, this works well for her at the moment. No judgment from me!

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We sleep high up. Her in the middle and dad lower at an angle (he’s a heavy ish sleeper so he stays away) his heads a little lower than her butt. Google safe sleep 7. There are no blankets or pillows near her. Our mattress is medium firm. Just a tight fitted sheet. I wear pants to sleep and dad has a light blanket he wraps himself like a burrito in.

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I’m a very light sleeper baby moves and I’m up we sleep like the first comment or him touching me

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I’m an insomniac, so bedsharing has never been a problem. We’ve shared since day one. If she’s gassy she sleeps on my chest, otherwise she usually sleep under one of my arms at my side. We get the most sleep this way and it’s super easy for breastfeeding. I’ll move her into a cot once she’s old enough to understand she’s not alone. Risk of sids starts decreasing at four months.

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Mine sleeps next to me, not in between dad and I, on a Toponccino, a Montessori pad that should be only good till 8 weeks or so of age but my kiddo loves his still and it makes it so much easier to carry him around and lay in bed drowsy but awake. He is flat on his back in a sleep sack. Sometimes he likes to turn onto his side and I let him, but I place my hand on him to make sure he doesn’t roll. As much as he likes this sleeping arrangement, this mama is ready to transition him to his own crib. Wish I had just started sooner cause now it’s just drama every time we try. Good luck figuring out your own sleep situation that fits your family!

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I breast feed at night and she sleeps right under my arm or holding onto my breast. Even when I move her over she finds her way back over to my breast.

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Basically i slept in a robe so no covers to insure baby would get covered i laid on my side with my arm underneath my pillow and had baby like 8 inches from my flat on his back, i didnt put him in the middle of me and my husband until he was 1.

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Thank you mamas! You guys help so much!

Mamas who co-sleep... how?

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