The Co-Sleeping Debate: Yay Or Nay?
My dad picked JD up from school yesterday, so when I got home he was already fed and ready for a bath. I nibbled on dinner and chatted with him about his day.
“I’m exhausted, mommy,” he said. I nearly spit out my salad. “I was the teacher’s helper, the weather person and the line leader.”
I smiled. He yawned.
After his bath, I asked him if he wanted to watch cartoons or read first.
“Can I lay in your bed and watch a show?”
I accepted.
He jumped on my bed and wiggled under the sheet and duvet. Not a good sign. I thought he was going to lay on his belly next to Max the dog, but he just snuggled in and cozied up. And Max laid his body against his side. They were set.
I was exhausted too. Long day at the office, housework and mail to open. I collapsed next to him. By 7:15 PM, he was sound asleep. I thought about moving him. But I got in the shower instead, turning the light off on my way to the bathroom.
I got in bed before 8 PM. It was the soundest sleep I had in a long time. I woke up rested with 2 boys in my bed.
I’m not a stickler when it comes to my child sleeping in my bed or wandering into my room at 3 AM to sleep with me. If we all sleep, it’s all good. I know these years are to be cherished. He’s already rolling his eyes at me and wiping kisses off his cheek. He tells me not to sing when I bring him into school—mostly because I sing the whole way to school.
Do you let your kids/pets sleep in your bed? Share, discuss and enjoy your weekend! We’re off to Disney on Ice, Treasure Trove tomorrow … and then ice skating on Sunday. Hooray!
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I personally don’t think there is anything wrong with it. I co-sleep with my 2 1/2 yr old. Though, I do intend to transition him to his toddler bed soon, but I won’t be opposed to him crawling back in my bed if he wants to. I know this won’t last forever and like you I cherish each moment.
Before I got pregnant I was completly against co-sleeping, when I got pregnant I was against co-sleeping. Then a month before he was born I freaked and could not stand the thoughts of my baby being so far away down the hall from me. So I went out and bought a bassinett. For the first 6 mths I slept on the couch (my bed is too high to comfortably reach down and get him) with the bassinett by my side. When he outgrew that I was still not ready to have him far away from me so I put a mattress down on the floor in the guest room, surrounded it with pillows, and we have slept there ever since. It works for us. But, I think if we have another I may try to put the crib in our room and try that first. But, then again….we will probably end up on a matress in the floor..lol!
My son has always slept part of the night in his crib/cotbed and part of the night with us. When he was really tiny and had colic he’d sleep on my chest while I was propped up. I got bombarded with ‘co-sleeping leads to cot death’ from doctors, midwives and health visitors so the first time I fell asleep with him I panicked when I woke up. He was fine, we both slept well. Now, if he’s sick, he sleeps with us, if he wakes and wont settle he sleeps with us. I’m trying to get him to sleep in his cot all night but, for example, last night he woke himself coughing and we tried 5 times to settle him. So we brought him into bed with us, we all slept until 7. Perfect, when you consider the night before he’d been in his own bed all night but again had woken himself up at 5.50 coughing but not gone back to sleep.
I love it, when he was about 3 months old, he’d take his early morning feed, then I’d cuddle him and his daddy would cuddle me. I have never felt happier, or safer. I’m due number 2 in August and no doubt this one will spend a large amount of time in bed with us too. Luckily we have a massive bed
I like snuggling with my JD. When he doesn’t show up in my bed, I awake suddenly … and go looking for him. I still listen for his breath when he’s sleeping …