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Old March 23rd 04, 05:33 AM
nina
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"Shannon G" wrote in message
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Hi all,

We're getting used to living with Lily Bean...seems she sleeps best when
she's next to me in bed. I never felt comfortable enough to sleep with
Laszlo in the bed with us (until he was much older) and I'm just a

little
concerned about the safety. I have a Snuggle Nest (THANKS Michelle!)

but
she seems to do better just next to my boob after she is done nursing.

It's
also WAY easier for me to get some sleep since I don't have to go

anywhere
and just have to make sure she's latched on and then I can pass back out
again.

I know that many of you cosleep with your children...is this how you did

it?
Were you ever worried about rolling over?


I had the same concerns with co-sleeping but my sister asked me.......have
you ever forgotten you were so close to edge of the bed and fallen out?
Exactly. It's just something subconscious thing you think about. You

will
not roll over on top of your baby (drugs/excessive alcohol consumption
aside). Now, I would have different concerns if other small children were
in bed with us. I can't control their actions :-)

Shannon



With this baby I sleep closer to the center of the bed, but with my son I
would sleep with him literally in my arm OVER the floor, not the bed. I was
that close to the edge. My husband asked me if it bothered me holding the
baby, i said no, she's like another part of my body. I am as aware of her as
I am myself yet NOT aware of her, in the sense that I dont find her to be an
intrusive presence,


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Old March 23rd 04, 06:38 AM
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"New York Jen" wrote in message . net...

I know that many of you cosleep with your children...is this how you did it?


Yes. I got so good at holding completely still when I sleep that I
almost developed a frozen shoulder. Eventually he got old enough that
I could roll over during the night...

--
C, mama to seventeen month old nursling
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Old March 28th 04, 04:48 PM
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"badgirl" wrote in message
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(caution, falling boobies LMAO...that's
so bad).


jesus, you're so bad...*giggling madly over coffee* if you were online, i'd
smack you right now...

Jess


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Old March 29th 04, 11:58 PM
Michelle Spina
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"New York Jen" wrote in message . net...
Hi all,

We're getting used to living with Lily Bean...seems she sleeps best when
she's next to me in bed. I never felt comfortable enough to sleep with
Laszlo in the bed with us (until he was much older) and I'm just a little
concerned about the safety. I have a Snuggle Nest (THANKS Michelle!) but
she seems to do better just next to my boob after she is done nursing. It's
also WAY easier for me to get some sleep since I don't have to go anywhere
and just have to make sure she's latched on and then I can pass back out
again.


You've just perfectly described the wonder of co-sleeping! :-)


I know that many of you cosleep with your children...is this how you did it?
Were you ever worried about rolling over? I'm really not, but I think it's
a sensible question to ask. I am totally aware of her presence next to me
and she's close enough to me and far enough from DH that I don't have to
worry about him rolling on her.


I never worried about rolling over, just worried about pillows and
covers. We were just careful to have pillows WAY away from the babies
(we co-slept with both from very early on - James like his bassinett
for the first few weeks, but Lauren never did - she co-slept from day
1), and all covers ended at our waists. I just sleep with a camisole
under a long sleeved T-shirt to keep warm. They slept in the middle,
and I'd sleep on my side with my lower arm sort of rounded around
their head, and then wrapping around the other side of them - so that
arm sort of formed a protective "U" around the baby's head. Then my
other arm would either form another "U" around their butts, or be just
cuddling them around their waists. We even had both kids in the middle
- I was so entirely wrapped around Lauren that there was no way that
James could harm her, even though he was right next to her.


Thanks for any input!

Laszlo was doing great with her until this morning, although it could
certainly be those molars he's been working on that's making him so cranky.
Also Daddy isn't here, he went back to work today...so I'm solo with both
kids. He was very drooly so I'm hoping that it was the teeth and that the
Motrin I gave him a half hour ago does the trick. For now he's chilling out
in his crib.


Could be molars, could be realization that while Lily is a cool new
"toy," she's looking to be permanent, and he might be getting a little
upset about that. It took James a few weeks to react in any negative
way after Lauren was born (and it was never toward her - he was
clearly mad at me), and it was very infrequent. So don't worry if he's
a little upset for a while and you think it is due to Lily - it's
probably going to happen, and it's ok if it does!

m.
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Old March 30th 04, 05:18 AM
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"New York Jen" wrote in message . net...
Hi all,

We're getting used to living with Lily Bean...seems she sleeps best when
she's next to me in bed. I never felt comfortable enough to sleep with
Laszlo in the bed with us (until he was much older) and I'm just a little
concerned about the safety. I have a Snuggle Nest (THANKS Michelle!) but
she seems to do better just next to my boob after she is done nursing. It's
also WAY easier for me to get some sleep since I don't have to go anywhere
and just have to make sure she's latched on and then I can pass back out
again.

I know that many of you cosleep with your children...is this how you did it?


Yes, and I was very nervous at first. I kept waking up to check on
DS.

Were you ever worried about rolling over? I'm really not, but I think it's
a sensible question to ask.


Yes, but I slept with my arm straight out from my body and DS in my
wing area. I never slept that way before, but I felt it prevented me
from rolling over or elbowing DS. I never turn my back to him when
sleeping. I get up and switch sides of the bed if I need to lay on my
other side.

I am totally aware of her presence next to me
and she's close enough to me and far enough from DH that I don't have to
worry about him rolling on her.


That was my bigger worry. I once woke up to find a pillow on top of
DS that DH shoved there on accident. All extra pillows are banned
from the bed and we keep the heat high enough so we don't pull the
blankets over our waists.

Thanks for any input!

Laszlo was doing great with her until this morning, although it could
certainly be those molars he's been working on that's making him so cranky.
Also Daddy isn't here, he went back to work today...so I'm solo with both
kids. He was very drooly so I'm hoping that it was the teeth and that the
Motrin I gave him a half hour ago does the trick. For now he's chilling out
in his crib.

- Jen
Momma to Laszlo Cooper (2-06-02) and Lily Parker (3-13-04)

 




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