Baby Steps: A Step by Step Conversation about Your Child's Development

Three in the Bed

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Thursday, July 29, 2010
by Jeannie Fleming-Gifford

Zzzzzzzzz...Sleep. I've written a lot about it:

www.planningfamily.com/blog/sleeping-like-a-baby/

www.planningfamily.com/blog/sleep/

Why?

Why not?

If the kiddo isn't sleeping, chances are, neither are you. Without sleep, no one feels good. It's also essential for development.

In our house, we've been *pretty* lucky. *Most* nights, I can't complain. However, some nights, I feel like I've been running a marathon back and forth from my bed to the munchkin's room. With the baby monitor close by, I hear every sniffle, sneeze, and sigh, and every sound makes me jump up and check on her.

Sometimes, she's simply restless. Sometimes, something else is going on. The worst nights are those when she is coming down with something. I'm up. I'm down. I'm up. I'm down. I'm up. I'm down.

Then, I give in.

I give up.

At this point, it's just about getting some sleep.

Sometimes, this means bringing her in bed with us. Sometimes, it means crawling in bed with her (ah, the comfort of sleeping in a toddler bed).

Wherever it takes place, co-sleeping has gotten us through when needed. For some of my buddies, it's a regular part of their family. Want to learn more? Check out: www.planningfamily.com/babies/sleeping/sleeping-go-it-alone-or-with-your-baby/.

How are you getting through the nights?

Comments

Sunday, August 08, 2010 - alex

my baby is almost 4 months and she slep through the night sence she was 2 weeks old she is in bed with us but sometimes we still a moment to our selfs and put her in the crib i breastfeed her so when she gets hungry i just put a boob in her mouth and go back to sleep as dose she no fuss no fight i barly notice it once however i did woatch a nother baby a cuple days yonger then her who was bottle fed and it was hell my baby was very jellus and would cry if she saw me tuch the other baby 3 or so time she would look up at me smile and start crying only long enughf to make the other baby cry then stop and go back to sleep i thought it was kinda creepy but i guess that the price you pay for a smart baby lol

Friday, August 06, 2010

Thanks for your comments! Isn't it nice to know that we are REALLY in this all together? I know some of our friends/family figure "this too shall pass," and even if they do have kiddos in the bed with them more often than not, they know one day they won't. Others are firm in their decision to sleep seperately, even if it means some tears are shed. I'm an "everything in moderation mama" and so sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do, but also finding other solutions other than the munchkin always coming into my bed (now that she is in a toddler bed, sometimes I wind up in hers! LOL!). Thanks again for reading - Cheers, Jeannie

Wednesday, August 04, 2010 - Kathryn

I'm a mom for the first time and have twin 3 month old boys. Like you I often run a marathon back and fourth untill I give in and the boys come sleep with me (dad usually ends up on the couch because of the baby take over.) but sometime I wonder will that eventually become a problem in the future and the boys not wanting to sleep in their own bed and want to sleep with me all the time?

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