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Old March 5th 04, 07:56 PM
ted
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Did any of your bfed babies sleep in a crib/away from you at nights?
How did you manage that?

Thanks.
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Old March 5th 04, 08:01 PM
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the same way bottle feeding moms do? go to the baby?
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Did any of your bfed babies sleep in a crib/away from you at nights?
How did you manage that?

Thanks.



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Old March 5th 04, 08:16 PM
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In misc.kids.pregnancy ted wrote:
: Did any of your bfed babies sleep in a crib/away from you at nights?
: How did you manage that?

: Thanks.

Lots of gettin up and down during the night. A real PITA.
Or give up and brign the baby in the bed in the middle of
the night.

Larry
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Old March 5th 04, 08:16 PM
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Did any of your bfed babies sleep in a crib/away from you at nights?
How did you manage that?


Easy, get up and feed the baby.


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Old March 5th 04, 08:25 PM
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LOL, of course. All three of my babies slept in a bassinet at the end of our
bed until they were roughly about six months of age, at that time they
started sleeping through the night (most nights, it was hit and miss for a
while) they transitioned to their crib. It wasn't a huge PITA like Larry
says, because I had to get up anyway. Unless you can nurse lying down,
which not everyone can then you wouldn't have to get up, but then you might
as well co-sleep. But, yes it can be done.
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Sue (mom to three girls)
I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World...

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Did any of your bfed babies sleep in a crib/away from you at nights?
How did you manage that?

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Old March 5th 04, 08:33 PM
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"ted" wrote in message
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Did any of your bfed babies sleep in a crib/away from you at nights?
How did you manage that?

Thanks.


Yes, certainly. However, I find it much easier to co-sleep and nurse in bed.
I think if you are going to do that, you must learn to nurse lying down
while the baby is still newborn. My middle child wouldn't do it (I started
too late) and had to nurse sitting up in bed and it got really tiresome.
This time around, I started nursing while lying right away and it's by far
his favorite place to nurse (mine too, lol)

Kari


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Old March 5th 04, 08:43 PM
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Yes I never co-slept with my twins - just got up and fed them when they
wanted feeding.

Although if I could have figured out how to co-sleep comfortably with twins
I probably would have done.

Ellie

DD & DS almost 5 months old

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Did any of your bfed babies sleep in a crib/away from you at nights?
How did you manage that?

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Old March 5th 04, 09:07 PM
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Sure, we didn't cosleep in the same bed, but Laszlo slept in our room the
first 4 months (in his swing, believe it or not). Once he moved into his
crib at 4 months he was only getting up once or twice to nurse and I just
got up when I heard him on the monitor and went to him.

- Jen

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Did any of your bfed babies sleep in a crib/away from you at nights?
How did you manage that?

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Old March 5th 04, 09:08 PM
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Did any of your bfed babies sleep in a crib/away from you at nights?
How did you manage that?

Thanks.


Absolutely. I just made sure I had a warm comfortable place n baby's room
where I could sit. I found it easier becasue I didn't sleep well with a baby
in bed, I didn't like feeding lying down, and baby fed less often when they
slept separately. My supply never suffered as a result.

With both babies I coslept for the first two or three nights until the milk
came in because they need to be virtually on the breast all night then.

Judy


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Old March 5th 04, 09:09 PM
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ted wrote:
Did any of your bfed babies sleep in a crib/away from you at nights?
How did you manage that?



I know lots of people IRL that sleep seperate and breastfeed. They just go
to the baby, feed them, put them back in the crib, and then go back to bed
themselves. The ones with the helpful husbands sometimes have their
husbands go get the baby and bring to mom, then take the baby back so mom
can stay in bed sometimes.

I co-cosleep btw.

This is purely anecdotal but IRL the mom/baby pairs that slept seperate were
all sleeping through the night by 18mos. Night feeds were down to one by a
year and generally much sooner. I know one other person IRL that breastfed
and co-slept and both her kids are like mine. Nurse all night long well
past a year ;-)

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Nikki
Mama to Hunter (4) and Luke (2)


 




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