Well, my son wasn't a winter baby, but he was a spring baby in New England... so I had to address the blanket issue when he was a newborn too. Here's what we do:
We DO have sheets and blankets on the bed, but nothing super fluffy. Usually a sheet, cotton-stuffed quilt, and maybe one other thin blanket if necessary. In the beginning, I didn't sleep AT ALL, because I was so terrified of suffocating DS. I would lie stiff as a board a foot away from him in bed and not move a muscle all night, thinking that I would accidentally pull the covers over his face. Well... I finally figured out a solution.
I lie on my side next to him and pull the covers up to my shoulder. Then I wrap the covers around my top arm (just clutch the edge in your fist and spin your arm around). Then, when DS was a newborn, I laid my arm across his hips or thighs. Now, I lay it right across his belly (since he's bigger and my arm isn't heavy enough to bother him). This allowed me to have the covers, and to be certain of where DS was and sleep not worrying about what I might accidentally do.
As for clothes, my DH is a naked sleeper too so sometimes it's been challenging. I generally wear a long-sleeved deep-v-neck shirt to bed in cold weather, so I can nurse easily but still have my arms covered. DS wears a cotton footie sleeper, with a long-sleeved onesie underneath when it's cool.
Anyway, if you're really concerned about this, you can bundle LO up and then give you and hubby different blankets. Or if you sew, you can split your current sheet and blanket up the middle and finish the ends. Just a few ideas.
Anyway, most co-sleeping families I know DO use blankets (and pillows!!), just think it through so you can be secure in your decision. Do you think indigenous families in cold regions sleep without a covering of some sort? No - they snuggle up under whatever they've got to keep themselves and their babies warm at night.
Just my two cents. Sweet Dreams!
We DO have sheets and blankets on the bed, but nothing super fluffy. Usually a sheet, cotton-stuffed quilt, and maybe one other thin blanket if necessary. In the beginning, I didn't sleep AT ALL, because I was so terrified of suffocating DS. I would lie stiff as a board a foot away from him in bed and not move a muscle all night, thinking that I would accidentally pull the covers over his face. Well... I finally figured out a solution.
I lie on my side next to him and pull the covers up to my shoulder. Then I wrap the covers around my top arm (just clutch the edge in your fist and spin your arm around). Then, when DS was a newborn, I laid my arm across his hips or thighs. Now, I lay it right across his belly (since he's bigger and my arm isn't heavy enough to bother him). This allowed me to have the covers, and to be certain of where DS was and sleep not worrying about what I might accidentally do.
As for clothes, my DH is a naked sleeper too so sometimes it's been challenging. I generally wear a long-sleeved deep-v-neck shirt to bed in cold weather, so I can nurse easily but still have my arms covered. DS wears a cotton footie sleeper, with a long-sleeved onesie underneath when it's cool.
Anyway, if you're really concerned about this, you can bundle LO up and then give you and hubby different blankets. Or if you sew, you can split your current sheet and blanket up the middle and finish the ends. Just a few ideas.
Anyway, most co-sleeping families I know DO use blankets (and pillows!!), just think it through so you can be secure in your decision. Do you think indigenous families in cold regions sleep without a covering of some sort? No - they snuggle up under whatever they've got to keep themselves and their babies warm at night.
Just my two cents. Sweet Dreams!
