https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:42:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-156652 Sat, 12 May 2012 12:23:42 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 156652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always swore that I wouldn't, but now at three months she's only waking up once at around 5-6 in the morning and it's been cold lately...so she ends up snuggled in with me. I don't sleep very well with her in my bed, but she's a crappy morning sleeper so it does equal more sleep all around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-156636 Sat, 12 May 2012 11:56:20 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 156636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2012/01/31/co-sleeping-with-two/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2012/01/31/co-sleeping-with-two/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-156275 Fri, 11 May 2012 19:04:25 +0000 Mrs.M57 156275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Jacks how can I look back at your blog? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-152455 Tue, 08 May 2012 20:29:45 +0000 Mrs. Pen 152455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had the same issue as you! The first night in the hospital LO slept A LOT just because I had been on a groggy/tired-inducing med while in labor that passed to him. But our first night at home, I laid him in his bed next to ours and he never slept more than half an hour at a time. His whole first four weeks were made up of my husband and I taking turns all night in the rocking chair holding him while he slept.</p> <p>Finally at 4 weeks old, we gave in and co-slept. I swaddled DS and let him sleep in the crook of my arm. I made sure to wear nothing with straps or excess fabric. I wore a form fitting sweatshirt, and only kept the blankets to my hip. I also made sure the pillow was far away from his face. Thankfully my husband sleeps in one position all night, so he stayed on his side of the bed. At 6 weeks we learned how to breastfeed in bed which was a lifesaver! Now I hardly even wake up to feed him, he just latches on and we both go back to sleep. He sleeps from 8pm-8:30-9am waking up 2-4x to eat. He is 11 weeks now. </p> <p>I was nervous at first too, but honestly, I wake up whenever he moves or makes a noise. When I researched it I found that moms and baby's heart rhythm becomes in sync to each others when sleeping together as do their sleep patterns. their bodies mechanically enter the same sleep stages at the same time. So when baby is entering light stage to eat, often mom is already waking as well. I have noticed this is SO true of us! It's amazing how in tune with him I am. </p> <p>Cosleeping has saved my life. At four weeks I had several emotional breakdowns and at one point struggled with depression from sleep deprivation. It's been the best decision we've made so far, for sanity's sake. Now even my husband has come to LOVE sleeping with our son. When I mentioned the other day that I'm thinking of working him back into his bed (which is still next to ours), DH got sad and said he'll miss him - too cute! </p> <p>DS now takes naps during the day on his own in our bed. I lie next to him, nurse him and he falls asleep, he will sleep on our bed for 2-2.5 hours, but nap in his bed for only 5-30 minutes, like your baby. Even at night, I put him down between 7:30-8:30pm and he sleeps just fine on his own until I come to bed. I jokingly told my husband we need to get our baby his own queen bed to sleep on ;)</p> <p>I hope you find something that works for you! the first few weeks can be scary, but it gets better.</p> <p>Oh, and our sheets tend to bunch up and since suffocation is the biggest hazard I put down a water proof mattress pad and it's worked great, he sleeps on that and is perfectly safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-152449 Tue, 08 May 2012 20:27:33 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 152449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a blog post on safer co sleeping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-152447 Tue, 08 May 2012 20:20:03 +0000 Mrs.M57 152447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have tried swaddling and her bassinet vibrates but neither worked. She will at times sleep for a little while in her bouncer chair, but it's really low to the ground and we have dogs, so we don't want them to bother her in the night. I think we may try a swing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-152440 Tue, 08 May 2012 20:07:47 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 152440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think what you're describing is bed sharing, and not co-sleeping. I always thought having baby sleep in bed with you was bed sharing, while sleeping in the same room as baby was co-sleeping.</p> <p>Regardless, we did both. I co-slept for 12 weeks, which is when I transitions LJ into her crib. On the rare occasion she wakes up in the middle of the night (or when I'm exhausted and want to nap) we bed-share. She loves it, and we don't mind. She puts one hand on Papa Jump's face, and one hand on my arm.</p> <p>I was nervous, neither of us move an itch when she's in bed with us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-152435 Tue, 08 May 2012 20:00:02 +0000 Maysprout 152435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LO slept in a swing too, it was the only place she would sleep besides on top of us. We moved her out of it at 6 months though and that was a battle and a half, my husband jokes about making her a big swing for as she grows. But now she starts the night in her crib and then moves to our bed. She's hated the crib from day 1 though so we're going to move her to a floor bed once we move because she seems to do fine with them when we're visiting family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-152428 Tue, 08 May 2012 19:52:32 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 152428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second a tight swaddle! And I swear by the Rock n Play -- it cradles their little bodies and makes them feel secure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-152395 Tue, 08 May 2012 19:16:29 +0000 chopsuey 152395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I co-slept from day 1.. well, day 3 (since I couldn't co-sleep with her at the hospital).<br /> It worked well for us. She sleeps on her own now, but sometimes I'll fall asleep next to her when I'm really tired and she wakes in the middle of the night.<br /> LO is 13 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-152291 Tue, 08 May 2012 17:36:25 +0000 erinpye 152291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have an arms reach cosleeper and it is working great so far (DD is 1 month). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-152238 Tue, 08 May 2012 16:52:57 +0000 cvbee 152238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried swaddling? I find that baby is okay as long as he's in a swaddle. I think he maybe thinks he's still in my arms that way? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-152233 Tue, 08 May 2012 16:51:24 +0000 banana 152233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We co-slept until 2 months (he wouldn't sleep unless held plus made bfing so much easier) and then transitioned him to his crib at around 3 months. Then slowly, we transitioned him to a floor bed, where we would sleep with him (my DH and I switched off). At 18 months, he started sleeping on his own on the floor bed and he's still doing so now at 2 years.</p> <p>For us, co-sleeping early on and then transitioning to the crib worked really well. He wasn't fully aware of his surrounding during his newborn stage so we weren't afraid of "spoiling" him. Once we felt he was more "aware", we decided to move him to his crib. He outgrew his crib pretty quickly (plus he's an active sleeper...likes to move around alot) so we moved him to the floor bed and he LOVES it there!</p> <p>Every baby/mother is different so I say go with what works for you! If co-sleeping allows everyone to get better sleep, then go for it! Some of my favorite memories are during those warm and cozy co-sleeping days. Nothing like watching a baby sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-152228 Tue, 08 May 2012 16:48:19 +0000 brownie 152228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't start co-sleeping until he was 6 months old. Before that, he slept in a swing. Have you tried a swing? or Nap Nanny? He is still co-sleeping at 12 months old but starts each night and every morning in his bed (around 3 am we take him in there). </p> <p>For the next kid, we are going to do the arms reach co-sleeper for the really young ages.</p> <p>We would swaddle our little man and put him in the swing and he would sleep for as long as he would sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-152219 Tue, 08 May 2012 16:42:55 +0000 Honeybee 152219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We co-slept with DD until she was 11 months, and now we co-sleep with DS (he is almost 7 weeks); I'd like to co-sleep for the first year of his life, but practically, we'll only do it as long as it's mutually beneficial to everyone. Basically, we have a mesh bed rail on my side of the bed; DS sleeps between the rail and me, with my husband on my other side. I don't have a pillow, the mattress is pushed all the way against the headboard so there is no gap, and I wear sweats and a long-sleeve shirt to bed so I don't need any covers. DS sleeps in a onesie and a swaddle.</p> <p>DD slept in our bed until she was 11 months, and which point she very easily moved into her crib in her room full-time. Starting at about 3 months, weput her in her crib for every nap; we also used to put her to bed in the crib at the beginning of the night, and she'd sleep there for the first couple hours until I went to bed, when I'd bring her in with me. When we finally moved her to her room full-time, she didn't have any issues.</p> <p>Here's a couple websites with the basics on safe co-sleeping:<br /> <a href="http://cosleeping.nd.edu/safe-co-sleeping-guidelines/" rel="nofollow">http://cosleeping.nd.edu/safe-co-sleeping-guidelines/</a><br /> <a href="http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/sleep-problems/sleep-safety/safe-co-sleeping-habits" rel="nofollow">http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/sleep-problems/sleep-safety/safe-co-sleeping-habits</a></p> <p>In addition to co-sleeping, have you tried anything else that seems to work with your DD? Many newborns like to be cozy, so they might sleep better swaddled or in a smaller space like a Moses basket, laundry basket, car seat, etc... Also, many newborns sleep longer if they are in motion, like in a swing or bouncy chair/vibrating chair. Finally, some will sleep separately if they can smell you, so you could try putting a t-shirt you've worn on the bottom of her crib to transfer your smell into her crib. Good luck! I hope you and your husband get some better sleep soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/experiences-with-co-sleeping#post-152162 Tue, 08 May 2012 16:01:20 +0000 Mrs.M57 152162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, prior to having my baby, one of the things my husband and I agreed on, was that we would never let our baby sleep with us. </p> <p>Well here we are week 2 and LO will not sleep at night unless we are holding her. We try time and time again to calm her to sleep and then put her in her bassinet, but each time, she lays by herself for between 5-30 minutes before wailing. We have been ending up sitting in the glider or recliner with her and comforting her, and when we are holding her she will sleep for 2-3 hours at a time. I will also put her in bed with me in the morning when I am half awake, watching the news, and this morning she stayed asleep from 5:30-8:30a.m. Co-sleeping is looking more and more appealing, but I'm still nervous. I know there are safe ways to go about it.</p> <p>So, just figured I ask about anyone else's experience with co-sleeping. Pros/ cons, at what age did your child start sleeping with you? at what age did your child stop sleeping with you? how did you get your child to transition to sleeping by themselves? What was your set-up? </p>