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The sick one always sleeps in the guest room, unless the sick one is LO, then I take my chances

I had strep throat this summer, and we were spending the second half of the night co-sleeping, as well. It seemed as if he spent half the night breastfeeding that week, but he didn't get sick. I don't think anyone slept all that well, though. Also, DH was working, and I was on mat leave, so we had no one else to take care of the baby. Except for the worst day, which was Sunday (so DH had him downstairs), he spent his days cuddled up to be in bed, and also went to my doctor's appt, too. He is mostly STTN now, though.

So to answer your question, when I'm sick, we still partly co-sleep. If DH is sick, we co-sleep, but DH sleeps in the guest room.

@Foodnerd81: Ugh, I remember how awful it was when LO had his 2 colds (so far). They eventually sleep more and need to eat less frequently, but found that if we were co-sleeping more he'd turn to me and feed even if he wasn't hungry This was when he was older than yours, obviously. As a newborn he ate round the clock. Good luck!

I'd like to share that LO slept 12 hrs last night in his own crib, with one night feeding at midnight. It's especially good, since I'm sick with some kind of low-grade fever and chills, and reeeeally need my sleep! LO has never gotten sick from me, so I'll miss that aspect when we eventually wean.