Just wondering
Just thought I would throw up this poll to get some opinions on cosleeping. Well...due to Sha's oxygen and Pa's sleeping habits (nightmares and the like), we figure it really isn't a good idea to cosleep with baby Sha. But of course, he is really, really cuddly and really soft and really warm. Which makes it really tough for his Ma to put him in his bed, even though it is in our room. Especially now that we can hold him whenever we want!! :-)
Anyhoo...just thought I could open this up to comments for and against and get some opinions on what other people do. I know that things that work for one family, don't necessarily work for another...
Let the games begin!
Ma
Please feel free to leave a comment...or if you like...just a vote.
Anyhoo...just thought I could open this up to comments for and against and get some opinions on what other people do. I know that things that work for one family, don't necessarily work for another...
Let the games begin!
Ma
Please feel free to leave a comment...or if you like...just a vote.
posted by Like duh! @ 12:44 a.m.
6 Comments:
At 7:52 a.m.,
Anonymous said…
I loved cuddling with Ty in the wee hours of the morning! He was so warm and cuddly that I would have stayed in bed all day snuggling if I could! Enjoy it while he is little...trying to sleep with a toddler in your bed can be quite difficult! (For little people, they sure do take up a lot of room!!)
At 2:01 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
You cannot spoil you child by loving him and holding him close - no matter what time of day it is. He will always feel that you are there for him and never feel alone. Hold him while he still wants you to - time flies by so quickly. You saw the proof of that on your last visit to our place!
A Cow
At 6:37 p.m.,
Irina S. said…
I know what you mean about the baby being so cute and cuddly. My 3 months old sleeps in my bed and I can't even imagine not having him there with me. He's like my special teddy-bear. It's also easier to breastfeed at night. That being said, some doctors, including our pediatrician don't recommend cosleeping because of the risk of suffocation. My husband doesn't sleep in our bed and I am always carefull not to have any pillows or down filled blankets next to the baby's face.
If you do choose to have the baby with you in the bed it will help with the bonding. After not being able to hold him and take care of him for so long it is very beneficial for both of you to spend as much time together.
Congratulations on your son's arrival at home. What a wonderful time for the entire family!
At 10:13 a.m.,
Anonymous said…
I coslept with William even when he was on oxygen. I too found it nearly impossible to put him down once I had him home. I would sometimes lay him in his own bed and sometimes he would sleep with us. It was comforting to me to have him next to me. I did have a few times where I would wake up in a panic because I could not feel him next to me, only to remember that I had put him in his bed. My daughter is 6 months now and cosleeps with us sometimes. She slept with me for the first 3 or 4 months almost every night. It worked well for us. After so many months in the NICU Sha and you deserve to have as much time together as possible, so if you want to hold him day and night, I say go for it.
At 10:57 a.m.,
Anonymous said…
the neighbours said...
Enjoy him - you waited a long time for this. Babies are very hard to put down cause they are just so darn cute and cuddly, and sha is definately that. Connor slept with us sometimes, usually when it was a last resort or if he was sick. We always liked our own space as well, but your circumstances are obviously different. I would definately want to soak in all that i could after everything that you have been thru. Do whatever feels right for your family and everything will be just fine.
At 4:21 p.m.,
Kim said…
I didn't cosleep with my preemie. Fact is, statistically, more babies who cosleep die from SIDS. Nobody can say with certainty exactly why this is, but it's true. And I'm not willing to raise the chances that she might suffer from that (ie die) just so that I could get nighttime cuddles out of the deal. She slept swaddled, and I was right there when she needed me, but she slept in her crib.
...Now that's not to say that I didn't sometimes fall asleep upright sitting in the rocker or on the couch while holding her. ;)
(Loved your photo on the "sleep like a baby" group! It led me here.)
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