Co sleeping?

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Opinions on co sleeping, or how to make it safer? My little one is 5 weeks old. My husband is out of town for work for the next month, so it’s just me and my daughter (im exhausted). If I lay her to sleep in her bassinet or crib she wakes up instantly and cries. I can’t let her just “cry it out” because we live in an apartment (I don’t want any of my weirdo neighbors pounding down my door because they can’t sleep at 3am due to her crying)..... is there something I should be doing to get her to sleep easier in her bassinet or crib that maybe I haven’t tried? Or is there something I can do to make co sleeping safe? I’m just tired of everyone’s negative comments when I mention she sleeps in bed with me. I get it can be dangerous and I am as careful as I can be (putting pillows around the edges of the bed, sleeping on my side with knees bent, don’t cover her with a million blankets, etc) I do want her to eventually sleep on her own, but for now this works best as I am by myself and very very tired doing this on my own right now. Opinions?

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My baby hangs out in this co sleeper in the living room and he co sleeps with me when my husband is away.

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I got a doc a tot second hand on Facebook market place for $60 and I love it. I wouldn’t buy it full price but I’ve seen knock offs on amazon and Etsy for around $30-40. I like using it during the day for naps when I’m super tired and when I also want bonding/snuggle time in a safer way.

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Been sleeping with my baby since he was born his 7 weeks now 
I have 5 kids and co slept with every single one of them because I cannot put them in cot or Moses because I constantly worry I’m more than confident there safer in bed with me I’m a very light sleeper so the slightest little move my eyes are open

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My baby has slept with me since she was a week old. I just couldn’t sleep when she moved around in her bassinet. I would just make sure you keep blankets and pillows away from your baby as well as make the surface as flat as possible.

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The love to dream swaddle has helped us! She loves it and likes that she can move her arms. Hope it helps! I like that sleeper someone mentioned above too!

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One thing I tried is placing a hot (not too hot) water bottle in the crib/bassinet and letting it warm up so it gives them the illusion of body heat then remove it just as you put them in. Obviously do not leave it there with baby- it’s just to take the chill off initially. My little one wants to sleep on me and it’s because of the body heat so this worked for me in the first few weeks.

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I talked to my pediatrician and she gave us the okay 
But I was getting so exhausted because my son would not sleep in his bassinet at night that I would fall asleep with him in bed on accident 
We then decided to get a snuggle nest or whatever from target 
During the night, we try to get him in his bassinet 
But if I feel like I’m getting too tired or start to notice myself dozing off, we bring out the snugglenest ❤️ 
It’s not the safest option, but it’s a safer option

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I bedshare with my som. I am a light sleeper. Either he sleeps on my cheat or he sleeps next to me. I remove all pillows and I don’t pull the blanket past my waist.

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The aap states that there is no safe way to bedshare but they give ways to make it safer if you do choose to do so knowing the risks. Absolutely no blankets or pillows even for parents, try to get a firm mattress, soft mattresses increases the risk of sids, and try to give baby enough room. I know a mom who lost her baby while doing everything "safe" while bed sharing and baby rolled against moms back suffocated.

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My son was the exact same!! So I started with him sleeping with this in our bed and in two nights I transferred it into his bassinet and now he sleeps in there no problem! But he needs lullabies played and his soft blankie to sleep also. Baby’s are sooooo trial and error! 
Goodluck mama!

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