Would you co-sleep in this case?

[babymango]

We didnt share our bed with our first kid, he had his own crib right next to our bed.  It worked well. 

I was considering bed sharing with our soon to be born daughter, but something happened last night that made me reconsider it.  I was lying awake in bed, and DH was sleeping deeply next to me.  He turned around, elbowed me in the face, and as he rolled over half of his body ended up on top of me.  I waited a minute to see if he would notice, but no, he was still fast asleep. 

That really worried me.  What if it had been the baby he rolled onto??  He wasn't drunk or anything.  He was over tired, but I dont see that changing anytime soon with the new baby!  He's done it once or twice in the past, but that was before we had kids so i never really thought much of it.  

WDYT?

[lovepiggie]

If you're worried, maybe a co-sleeper?

My DH used to accidentally roll over and hit me in his sleep too.. Quite often, actually! We've coslept with our son since he was a few days old, and DH and never rolled over or hit him. Although one time he didn't wake up when DS crawled over him and right off the bed...

[akind1]

Generally it is best for babe to be between you and the outside of the bed. Bedrails/bolsters are great for doing this more safely.

FWIW though, until I learned to nurse DS from both boobs while lying on one side, I slept with one hand braced against DH so I always knew where he was. Eventually it just got to the point where my poor DH (who is 6'6'' and not a small man) just clings to the edge of our king sized bed and let us have the rest! But he doesn't seem to mind.

When DS sleeps with DH alone (usually for naps, when I am at work) he sleeps in the crook of DH's arm, even now at a year old. that way DH always knows where he is.

[mamazee]

I would find a way to co-sleep without having the baby next to him.  I had dd #1 co-sleep between my and dh, but my dh sleeps lightly and wakes up at any movement or noise.  Of course that meant he had trouble sleeping next to a baby who nursed over and over again at night, so he ended up moving to the guest room.  But anyway it depends on the dh, and in your case I wouldnt' have a baby sleep next to him.

[Marsupialmom]

Yours and your partners sleep patterns will change.  When I moved in with my dh I was really worried about his sleep because he woke at a sound of a mouse fart.  I was willing to move my ds on mattress in the same room.  He was allowed to sleep and crawl in with his parents and didn't feel right displacing my son.  He sleep changed pattern changed to accommidate our son.   Your child will more often sleep closer to you when he is a smallest and less able to move.

I would give it a shot but there is no absolutes here.  You have to do what gets the most people the most amount of quality sleep.  Just don't assume this one incident means noway.