Sunday, January 30, 2011 - laurel

I understand about getting some sleep doing what ever works. Although I'm getting pretty tired of hearing all the nonsense from my mother. I am a stay at ome mom with a 6 month preemie and a 7 year old. My husband is a firefighter which leaves me and the kids to tend to ourselves. My little girl made it here, alive sleeping on my chest from the very start. At night she starts out in her bed but when she wakes up in the middle of the night she goes right back to sleep in my arms. So....Yes, she goes straight to bed with me. It works for me and I thank god everday for bringing her home to me!

Thursday, December 16, 2010 - Lea Ann

I let my 6 month old sleep with me when she got so sick with RSV, so I could watch her closely. Now it has been a month later and she is still now wanting to sleep in her own bed. I am trying to stand my ground. I let her cry and check on her every 20 minutes like the doctor told me. It is just exhausting, and I usually give in and go lay in the big bed with her, then move her back to her bed. She still screams forever it seems like. Anyone have any advice? I am open to suggestions. I feel like I have tried everything. I even moved her to her own room so she doesn't stand there and see me. Nothing is working.

Saturday, September 25, 2010 - Amanda

I'm a first time momma to my 11 week old baby boy. When I first brought him home I had him sleeping in his own crib but I finally broke down and now he is sleeping in his pack and plays bassinet right next to the bed. Some nights I just wanna sleep so I end up letting him sleep on my chest or in my arms. He is starting to get the hang of sleeping longer than an hour or two but still. I get very tired very quickly because I also have to try and keep up with my 4 step kids that range from 17 to 8 years old (3 girls and 1 boy not counting the baby). I tried to mave him back to his crib the other day but I couldnt do it. I like being able to roll over at night and be able to rub or pat his back just to check on him. lol. I guess I'm a sucker :).

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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