SAFE bed sharing.. let me talk about this for a minute
This is pretty controversial but I'm not posting in controversy corner because this isn't a debate. I want to share my view on bed sharing and why it works for me and how other women can do it safely IF they feel comfortable with it. First of all, let me start with saying I always said I'd never bed share I was convinced my son would be in his bed, before I even knew I was pregnant. BUT, for some reason after he was born I had this crazy anxiety where I thought if I put my baby down something bad would happen. For the first week after he was born I slept in a reclining chair in my living room with my baby in my arms. Before you all freak out!! I put pillows all around my arms to where it was basically impossible for me to let my arms drop. As if I ever got into a deep enough sleep for that to happen anyway.. like I said, I had bad anxiety so I hardly slept. After that anxiety started to pass I was still so uncomfortable with leaving my baby in his crib. I would stay up most of the night watching him sleep. Until the first night he slept in my bed, about 2 weeks after my son was born.We slept so good. It freaked me out, of course, but I took proper precautions and researched it. I removed all pillows on the bed except for one small decorative pillow under my head, I kept one small blanket wrapped around my body that couldn't come loose, and I kept my baby on his back next to my chest. I NEVER put my back to him, he was and still is always by my chest. If I want to lay on my other side, the baby is moved to the other side so he is still at my chest. The way I see it is, I never roll onto my belly in my sleep, I really don't roll at all in my sleep, but it's more likely I'll roll to my back. And I've taught my son's dad this too, if and when he ever sleeps next to him ,you never give the baby your back. I make sure he's dressed according to the temperature in my house so he never gets a blanket, and he never overheats or gets cold. I always have my hair pulled back because it's pretty long, and I never wear loose shirts, I usually don't have a shirt at all because I breastfeed during the night. I know even after having said all of this some women will still freak out, but let me point out one fact of the matter: Babies sleeping close to their mothers REDUCES risk of SIDS because hearing and feeling their breathing regulates their own breath and they are less likely to suddenly stop breathing during the night. It also just kind of makes sense that if something were to happen mom is right there and will discover quicker than if they're in their own crib. My son is 6 months old now and still sleeps with me, we sleep great and safe every night. We will soon be transitioning to his crib, but for now, this is what works for us, and can work for other women too who choose to practice SAFE bed sharing. If you do choose so, please look up dos and don't of bed sharing! They seem like common sense but it's good to be informed. I needed to get this out because I've been shamed from day one from women who have no idea what and how things work for me as a parent. Every one is different, and remember this is not controversy corner. No rude remarks please.

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