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sonya75 (338.7 days ago)
From the moment I brought our son home, he`s always slept in his own bed. It can be dangerous for the baby to be in the bed with you. In the very beginning, we had a cradle next to our bed for easy access. Also, I know a few people that did have there child sleep with them, and 3 years later, can`t get that child into his or her own bed.

My1stbaby! (346.6 days ago)
I`m going to use a pack n play or a co-sleeper and put him right beside the bed for the first few months.

natalie75 (349.6 days ago)
Our son slept with us. Before he was born I did not want him to but when we got home I kept on bringing him to bed. I wish I never started. I can count on one hand how many times I have slept through the night since he as been born and he is almost 3 1/2. It has been hard getting him in his own bed.

yayforbaby!! (350.6 days ago)
my baby will sleep with us... everyone sleeps better that way, and the baby bonds better. as far as getting them to sleep in their own beds, depending on the child, there are different ways to encourage this when you are ready... but again, i think that it is a personal decision and everybody is different.

njackson (350.6 days ago)
My husband put our son in bed with us starting at about 6 weeks old, he didn`t leave until he was about 2 1/2, then he would only sleep on our couch. He`s five now and I finally got him to start sleeping in the brand new full size bed we bought him 3 years ago, but about twice a week he will say he`s having scary dreams just so that he can get in bed with us! DON`T DO IT!!

whitneyc (350.7 days ago)
EVERYONE tells me not to ever let your baby sleep with you because once you do, they never want to sleep anywhere else. As much as I would love to sleep with my little baby, I know it would be better in the end if I didn`t.

Annie85 (351.2 days ago)
i mentioned before that there is something on the market so that u can cosleep without actually putting the baby on the bed, its called a Co-Sleeper Bassinet they have one on Target.com and u can eventually use it as a playyard best of all u dont have to freak out over all the rollover stories

aliciah (351.2 days ago)
OH yeah, but when they are really little just be careful about blankets and pillows and things like that so the little one can safely breathe.

aliciah (351.2 days ago)
My daughter is 4 years old and still sleeps with me and I love it. Then again, I don`t have a partner in bed with me. But even when her dad and I were together, she slept with us and we always liked it. She is such a cuddle bug!

spatron (351.2 days ago)
I know of three people who started co sleeping with their babies. One of them stopped at the age of 11 and has nightmares and can`t sleep on his own without getting scared. Another one is 8 and she is still doing it. And the other one is four and she is still doing it. You probably don`t plan on sleeping with them all the time, but neither did they. After their babies started sleeping in their room, that was the only way that they would stop crying and fall asleep. So it became a habit and now many years later they are still stuck with it. I wouldn`t suggest doing it. Also you might be so nervous of rolling on top of the baby, that you won`t get any more sleep than if you had him in his own crib/bassinet.

Brittany23 (351.2 days ago)
there are lot`s of pros and cons on the subject. I think parents rolling over onto their babies is actually very uncommon. the biggest problem with co sleeping is eventually moving them to their own bed. i have a friend whose 7year old daughter STILL sleeps in their bed! crazy, i know! there are other positive things about cosleeping besides convenience, like bonding and all that... I`m going to sleep with the baby in my room beside the bed for the first 3 months or so, then i`m going to move him/her to it`s own room before the transition becomes too hard.

summerisis (351.3 days ago)
In some other cultures the father has to find a new place to sleep so that the mother can sleep with the baby! But the men generally don`t have a problem with this because they have other wives!! :|

Samara. (351.3 days ago)
I`m going to let her but only when I`m not really tired. I`m a VERY light sleeper and I know for a fact I`d wake up before anytihng happened. I`m not going to really let her sleep with me but I`m going to let her eat(I`m breastfeeding) while I lay on my side and sleep. I think that is you`re very tired or have been smoking, consumed alcohol, or takin drugs, or you`re just a very hard sleeper then you really shouldn`t do it. But good luck either way you go :)

mirandasmom (351.3 days ago)
I swore I wouldn`t with my daugther...but she had heart surgery at 10 weeks and I couldn`t let her out of my sight!! So I let her sleep with me. As long as your matress isnt really soft. If you are your husband are really heavy sleepers, I wouldn`t do it. Im a very light sleeper so I know I wouldn`t roll on the baby. Aslo if either of you smoke or drink its not a good idea to have the baby in your bed because you tend to sleep heavier...anyway bable bable..my daughter sleept with me untill 6 months..she`s 2 now sleeps in her own bed every night.I couldn`t even get her to sleep in my bed if I wanted to

LilMomma2ndComing (351.3 days ago)
I don`t know if I will be doing it this time around...with my first born I went back to work after he was born so it was the only way I could get sleep, I was also breastfeeding so I would never have to get up in the night. Plus it was very comforting having him close by...however breaking him of the habit was EXTREMELY hard and it made it difficult for my husband and I to maintain our sex life. It sucks to have to sneak into another room to have sex.

summerisis (351.3 days ago)
Someone rolled over onto his baby in my community too. I don`t know what to do because I`d really like to let me baby sleep with me for however long my child feels it`s necessary!

caitlin h (351.3 days ago)
My Dad`s really good friend actually rolled over in the night and KILLED his 3 month old daughter who was sleeping in their bed! So it CAN happen! I won`t be doing it because our bed is small/high, and my husband is a big, sound sleeper. If you do decide to do it, that`s your choice, and it will certainly get you more sleep, but PLEASE make sure you take the necessary precautions so that your little one is safe! You would never be able to forgive yourself! Good luck on whatever you decide!

novmom2be17 (351.3 days ago)
if i really am tired and not gonna feel like gettin up to soothe him or what not yes but just letting him sleep with me everynight no way!

katrina23 (351.3 days ago)
i did for a few weeks then i stoped butt you have too bee really careful or just not do it at all cuz i woke up one night and my hubby was on top of him!! :0( scared me too death!!!!

MommyMeg (351.3 days ago)
I never did with my two little ones and now they wont sleep with me even when i want them to!

Annie85 (351.4 days ago)
i did not plan on doing this with my first either, we let her sleep on our bed a few times everytime we put in her in her crib she`d start crying and then it went on until she was 2 even though she had her own bed she would not fall asleep until we let her climb into ours. if u decide to do this just make sure u take the necessary precautions just to be on the safe side of things and be prepared because this is a habit that can prove to be most difficult to break. beleive me when i say i will not make this mistake again, but they do have something in the market i think its like a bassinet has an open side that u can put next to your bed

kkat32 (351.4 days ago)
I didn`t plan to do it with my daughter. It just kind of happened that way.You will do anything to get them to sleep when you are sleep deprived.It is a bad habit to start though.I will try not to with this one.

summerisis (351.4 days ago)
I don`t know if I will. I had read that it was dangerous but I think that they`re finding that this is total bunk. I`ll do more research -- and soul searching -- as the time approaches.



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