How's co-sleeping going? - Page 2

[wild fire child]

Malachi sleeps right next to me, but once in a while during the night I turn onto my back or my other side, so he's against my back. When I do I wake to him licking me! I've watched him do it awake, too, he doesn't root like most babies, he actually sticks his tongue out and licks a few times. Usually he won't take the nipple shield unless I put milk on the tip so he can taste it when he licks.

It's the cutest thing, and makes me sooo happy that he can (he was born with a severe enough tongue tie that his tongue didn't even reach his gums).

[Starfish11]

Wow Noelani! No wonder you are happy about his "licking" That's terrific news.

[League_mama]

It's going great...although because of DH's schedule (leaves for school at 7:15 am) he's on the futon in the LR, but then our house is tiny (800 sq ft) so nobody is far away at any given time!
Though we've had some issues w/DD (3)...she has been sleeping in her own room/bed since she was about 2, with DH or I in and out of her own bed as she has needed us. But now she is having a hard time falling asleep and says plaintively that 'she doesn't want to be alone...' at night. It is SO sad. I don't think I could manage her and DS at night, because I switch sides with him to nurse lying down all night, and you're not supposed to have a child next to the baby ever, right? And I don't really want to get having her in bed started because then how will we ever get DH back in our queen size bed? Any ideas? I am totally open to co-sleeping options, but just too tired to think of any. DH will lie down with her for a while but because he is up late with lesson-planning and homework and then leaves so early, she's probably getting more sleep without him...I feel really cruel though. She's not crying but she is being really pitiful.

[Sage_SS]

Co sleeping is going great! We have a king sized bed and Lucien ALWAYS finds his way so he's right against me.

[leavemealone]

It's going OK. I didn't co-sleep with either of my other two kids so it's a new experience for me. I sleep with the baby and DH sleeps on his own. It's nice to not have to get out of bed to feed him.

[Swandira]

Originally Posted by League_mama

It's going great...although because of DH's schedule (leaves for school at 7:15 am) he's on the futon in the LR, but then our house is tiny (800 sq ft) so nobody is far away at any given time!
Though we've had some issues w/DD (3)...she has been sleeping in her own room/bed since she was about 2, with DH or I in and out of her own bed as she has needed us. But now she is having a hard time falling asleep and says plaintively that 'she doesn't want to be alone...' at night. It is SO sad. I don't think I could manage her and DS at night, because I switch sides with him to nurse lying down all night, and you're not supposed to have a child next to the baby ever, right? And I don't really want to get having her in bed started because then how will we ever get DH back in our queen size bed? Any ideas? I am totally open to co-sleeping options, but just too tired to think of any. DH will lie down with her for a while but because he is up late with lesson-planning and homework and then leaves so early, she's probably getting more sleep without him...I feel really cruel though. She's not crying but she is being really pitiful.

Maybe put a crib mattress or twin-size mattress on your floor for her? Or even a sleeping bag and a pillow? I know some people who put a twin bed at the same height as their king-size bed to accomodate their two kids and themselves. Of course, not every bedroom has enough room to do that.

I just suffered through the crowding with two kids in bed with us until I got pregnant with DS2, and then we moved both big kids out of our room together (they were 5 and 2), and they now continue to sleep together on a queen-size air mattress in one of their rooms. It's really cute to hear them talking late at night as they're falling asleep, or look in on them and see they're snuggled up together.