How to co-sleep with a newborn and VERY attached 5-year old?

[quelindo]

My almost-five year old son has slept with us from day one and STILL likes to sleep right next to (if not on top of) me. I admit that I love his nighttime snuggles, too, even though at the same time I hate being crowded and cramped all night long (he tends to keep "pushing" me over in his sleep until I'm mashed against the wall).

This is our co-sleeping set-up: one queen-sized bed (which my DH sleeps in) next to a twin (where DS and I sleep) and then the wall.

I want to co-sleep with the baby I'm due with in November, but I'm paranoid about having DS too close. My DH is not anywhere near as tolerant as I am with DS being close to him at night, so I can't just try to transfer DS's snuggles to my DH. I feel like I should put up some kind of barrier for DS so he's sort of isolated (like another twin, but lower down, between the two existing beds) but I'm not sure how to implement that, or if that would "fly" with DS.

Anyone been through this? Any thoughts/ideas/opinions? Thanks!

[quelindo]

Anyone?

[Lupena]

I'm not sure that I'll be any help because I sort of have the same problem- newborn and super attached 4.5 year old. To me, the most important thing was to keep older DS's sleep area and routines intact... I got a hammock for DS2 to fall asleep in. To me, changing the sleep routine of your attached son will create a lot of disturbances. If he's seeping on you, it might be tough. My newborn will only sleep on me, so you might have to make sure that you will be in the middle and your new babe will sleep on one side, your older son on the other. Maybe a co-sleeper in the bed, or a hammock, or a tres trias? Sounds like you have a lot of room to work with!