We need a bit of support...

[fullmoonbaby]

I have a beautiful 10 month old daughter who has always co-slept with me. I love being close to her at night, but recently moved her to a mattress beside our bed because my husband was running out of space. I spend most of the night in her bed rather than my own because she seems to sleep best that way. The situation is great, but she is still waking every 1-2 hours to nurse and often spends a half hour or so tossing and turning, not even wanting to nurse. She just seems unable to get comfortable. I don't have any co-sleeping friends, and one "friend" who suggested Babywise to me-yikes! She said my baby would be "sharper" and would learn better if I forced her to sleep alone. I don't agree, but my confidence is starting to falter. So, I'm just wondering if we are on the right track, or have I wronged my baby in some way? I just want what's best for her.

[MamieCole]

You are not wronging your baby. You are responding to her normal, human needs. Human babies are wired to wake up many times per night. It is normal.
Here are a couple of links that I found to be helpful when I was struggling w/being overwhelmed by DS's frequent wakings:

Sleeping Through the Night

Is your baby sleeping through the night yet?

Hang in there, keep following your baby's cues and try to ignore all those "Babywisers."

[crunchy_mommy]

Sharper??? my 18mo DS has co-slept with me since birth (and still naps in my nap every day too!) and he is plenty 'sharp' - he is quite develomentally advanced in fact. You are not wronging your baby. Your baby is learning to sleep & learning to trust you & trust sleep etc. Also my DS did an especially lot of tossing & turning around 9-10mos, I believe because he was trying to learn to do things in his sleep like crawl, walk, etc. and it was a huge developmental period for him. He has never slept super well but he is finally doing 3-5 hour stretches now & it's great. I would try very hard to ignore the babywise guys!!