Co-sleeping
Catnip
sleeping with my almost 7 month old -- and I am curious about what to do
when he starts to get mobile. Will he stay in bed with me? Do I need to
worry about him crawling and falling off the bed? Any input would be
appreciated.
Lisa
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does fall out, it's not that far. He has fallen a couple of times, but it's
because he would wiggle his way to the end of the bed and then plop! He
never cried too much and I just brought him back up. Up until just last
week our bed was next to the wall and we would either sleep with him at the
wall or with him in the middle. Then the only way he could fall was off the
end. We moved it and have not had a single issue. Perhaps sleeping in a
real bed his whole life, he just has a sense of where the edge is. As for
getting off the bed himself, early on we taught him how to back off the bed
safely. He learned quickly and it's never been an issue. Also usually one
of us is with him in the morning when he wakes up so he just wakes us up
with him. I am hoping one day that he will just slide off the bed and go
play so I can sleep longer :) At naps, he just gets up and comes to find
me. It's really not a big deal at all. Probably the biggest thing is
teaching them to go off the bed feet first on their tummy. The same way
that you would teach them to go down stairs.
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Sarah
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> sleeping with my almost 7 month old -- and I am curious about what to do
> when he starts to get mobile. Will he stay in bed with me? Do I need to
> worry about him crawling and falling off the bed? Any input would be
> appreciated.
I co-slept with my now 6 yr old until she was 8 mos. and am now co-sleeping
with my 5 mo. old. I worry about her falling (she's nearly crawling already)
and her wriggling is starting to get to me, so I think I will transition her
to a crib soon after we move (less than 2 weeks).
People seem very shocked when they find out I'm just looking for a crib now
when she's already so old (in their view). But we have very limited space
and I haven't needed one until now.
Kalen
princess leia
go to bed with her at night and my husband stays in bed with her in the
morning until she wakes up so she's NEVER in bed alone.
for naps i put her to sleep on a blanket on the floor of her room.
she will sit up the moment she wakes up, even if it's in the middle of the
night. sometimes she's so out of it she falls right over after sitting up.
this is a little scary because sometimes i'm still pretty groggy when she
does this in the middle of the night. i'm thinking about putting the
mattress right on the floor so i won't have to worry so much.
i never have to worry about her crawling off the bed in the middle of the
night because by the time she gets to that point, i'm wide awake. sometimes
when we're going to bed at night she's still wound up and tries to crawl
around the bed, but i just keep reeling her back in.
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Susan Nielsen
between us. It folds down against the side of the bed when he is not
sleeping with us (can't think of brand). He mostly sleeps in his own toddler
bed in his room, but once in awhile will sleep with us or crawl in bed in
the early morning hours.
Susan
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Stonering
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>We have a bed rail to keep my now 2 1/2 yo ds from falling if he is not
>between us. It folds down against the side of the bed when he is not
>sleeping with us (can't think of brand). He mostly sleeps in his own toddler
>bed in his room, but once in awhile will sleep with us or crawl in bed in
>the early morning hours.
>
>Susan
>
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>> Do many of you co-sleep with your infant in bed with you? I have been
>> sleeping with my almost 7 month old -- and I am curious about what to do
>> when he starts to get mobile. Will he stay in bed with me? Do I need to
>> worry about him crawling and falling off the bed? Any input would be
>> appreciated.
I'm piggy backing, I missed the original post. My 18 month old dd
sleeps with us. She's either between the two of us, or beside me with
a pillow on her other side. the pillow now stays on the side of the
bed even when I'm there, it helps to remind me where the edge is when
she's trying to sleep in the same space I am.
She's only come close to falling out once - when she was sick and
moving around a lot over night. She plopped herself up on top of the
pillow, and I settled down (for the umpteenth time) with a hand on her
foot and went back to sleep. The next thing I knew I was sitting up
holding her by one leg while she (still sleeping) hung off the edge of
the bed. She didn't hit the floor, didn't wake up, and I hauled her
up, reset the pillow and went back to sleep. It was only a couple
months ago, and I don't even remember now whether I moved her back to
the center or not. The most recent go round of colds I have kept her
in the middle of the bed the majority of the time however.
We've never used a bed rail. Our bed is king size, and sits a little
higher than most - she can see over it now at 31 inches, but she was
getting out of it feet first long before she could see over the
mattress.
hope this helps
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keeper of sheep and goats
I'd prefer peace.
Geri
so me and my 15 month baby girl share the bed with my husband. She had
her own crib, which I tried using for about 3 months, but she really
preferred to snuggle up beside me.
When she was 6 months old I woke up in the middle of the night while
she was at the foot of the bed playing with my toes and dangerously
close to falling. This and other too-close incidents made me decide to
place the bed cushion on the floor. So that's how we sleep now.
The baby stays either in-between me and my husband or near the wall.
So there isn't any danger of her falling off. I try to minimize the
use of too many pillows, so there'll be no danger of suffocation.
Also, make sure that if you co-sleep, use an extremely huge bed.
One point though, it's really important that you DON'T go to bed
intoxicated or on heavy medication - I read somewhere that incidents
like those can cause you to accidentally smother your baby. So be very
careful.
There's the instant comfort of waking up to soothe your baby when he
or she frets. You are automatically by her side. It may seem to be a
bit of a bother when you're tired, but believe me, it's worth it.
All in all it's a wonderful experience. You wake up in the morning
because your little one is busy playing with your hair, poking your
nose and giving you the most lovable of smiles.
GERI
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Jaclyn
mattress on the floor, but I still feel it's pretty high, so I have a stack
of big pillows next to the bed - she has fallen a couple times (2 actually),
but never fell to the floor (the pillows are staggered so she could roll
down gently). She is also never in bed alone - I take naps with her, or put
her in the crib, or on the floor. I am most afraid of her crawling off when
she's still half alseep - she sort of crawls or moves with her eyes still
closed (trying to find me). When she is awake she can easily get on or off
the bed herself. She basically stays in bed tho - as long as one of us is
there. She will make an alarm sound (dat dat dat) if we pretend to be
sleeping still!
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