anyone else co-sleeping and going crazy about now?

[mamatoady]

I hate it, then I love it, I hate it, then I love it. :

I co-sleep with my 3 year old and when I'm not being pushed off the bed, kicked in the baby-belly, forced into some weird position to keep her sleeping (which was all fine B4 I got pregnant) and my hands fall asleep....so when that's not all happening, I'm up peeing constantly, I can't get comfortable and am trying to use the few pillows we do have to support my head,my belling, between my knees....all the while having to change positions because my body hurts from staying put too long (and still trying to keep her from waking up.)

And at the same time, I can't imagine NOT co-sleeping because then I'd have to get up and go to her bed to nurse her back down or "cuddle her" back down. and when it's not HURTING my nipples, nursing her is still wonderful and loving and she's soooo sweet.

Anyone else?
Sarah

[pinkmilk]

I hear ya Mama!! Co-sleeping takes it's toll on me too, however dd seft weened when I was about 6 months preg. so I'm not up nursing her but I do endure the feet in my face, kicks to my belly, crawling back and forth between me and dh, Oh. and my favorite new one-her little hand in my bum-crack!!! Ya. Like I'm not up enough with sore hips and back and going pee and listening to dh snore....Soooooooooo, I sleep in the spare room a couple times a week just so I can get a good sleep!! It's wonderful!! But I'm real lucky to have dh be able to be there for dd without her freaking out. I know lots of mom's don't have this option(yet)! I really do encourage this goal though because it sure makes life easier when you just need a break for a night. Plus when new baby comes it will be easier on the whole family if once in a while a few of us at least(and probably not me!!) can get a good night's sleep without babe waking them up!!(hopefully I don't have a night cryer but ya never know.) Oh, another I do is sleep opposite side of dh and dd so I'm at their feet. This works well because then dd crawls all over dh and bugs him more(while he completely sleeps through it all).It works out for all

[mamatoady]

yeah, dh has chosen to be unavailable during the sleeping hours, so it's all me, and if he does manage to come to bed (and not sleep on the couch) then I "get to" listen to him snore all night....That is one thing I'm worried about when baby comes, because I really feel unable to do everything by myself and having asked him for help so many times, only to get a cold shoulder, does not make me very hopeful. I'm bringing him to my midwife appt. this week, hopefully she can knock some sense (of responsibility to say the least) into him.

don't you think we need a smiley for snoring husbands

Sarah

[Bethbyrne]

Ditto here.
We sleep with our nearly 4 year old and nearly 2 year old. The 6 year old end up in bed with us in the middle of the night so DH gets out and goes and sleeps in his bed. New baby due in June. 4 year old likes to rub his feet up and down my legs and 6 year old is names "groper" because he touches your back all night! Then the youngest likes to have space! (Dont know where he will find that!)
I hear you all.
Kate : :

[Tracyn]

Co Sleeping.... on the edge, so to speak

We cosleep in a loft on a queen with our 2.5 year old son. With #2 due in 3 months, I'm not sure where the baby is going to go! My DS is all over the place at night (between us), and I am starting to have 'belly in the way while sleeping' syndrome (not to mention belly in the way while doing everything else!). I toss and turn, up/down the ladder to go pee, etc... etc... THe only thing I AM thankful for is that DS has essentially weaned in the last month (he was pretty much day-weaned a few months ago). He still sucks on the booby to go to sleep ("boobies not working mommy" he reminds me repeatedly), but nothing else until morning or even as long as the next bedtime!

Co-Sleeping is a beautiful, frustrating, sleepFUL, sleepLESS experience that I wouldn't (MOST of the time) trade for anything... BUT, I must say I have my moments!

Cheers,

[celestialdreamer]

I was just thinking about this last night as I tried to go to sleep with my 20 month old dd clawing at my belly with her toes. She kept tossing and turning and then ending up smushed up against me. So I couldn't move and get comfy for fear of waking her up. I think we are going to have to either sidecar the crib or get one of those Arm's Reach cosleepers when the baby is born. I can't get comfortable anyway, but a wiggly toddler certainly doesn't help!

[Brookesmom]

I feel your "pain". It seems whenever I get up to pee, I wake up my 3 year old and she starts crying, which wakes up the baby in utero. DH has conveniently gone to the spare bedroom at the end of the hall with earplugs. :
Oh, and she seems to push my over to the right 1/4 of the bed by the end of the night!

I'm hoping DD will sleep in her toddler bed once family arrives to help out a few days before this baby arrives. That way DH can come back to my bed with the new baby.

[Metasequoia]

We share sleep with Dd1 - almost 6 yo & Dd2 - almost 3 yo. We had no trouble when Dd2 came along, Dd1 is a peaceful sleeper. We just got a full to put next to our queen a few weeks ago with the intention of having both Dd's sleep in it & having just the baby in the queen with us. Dd2 still nurses & refuses to sleep in the full.. To be honest, I was/am really sad not having them in bed on either side of me. I'd rather have Dp sleep alone in the full & have a king for me & my babies! Before we got the full, it was getting a bit uncomfortable as my belly grew. I LOVE co-sleeping!