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Having the baby sleep with you in the bed may very well mean that you don't sleep as well because you'll be paranoid that you'll roll over onto the baby. Or wor
by mildavw 16y ago
Having the baby sleep with you in the bed may very well mean that you don't sleep as well because you'll be paranoid that you'll roll over onto the baby. Or worse, you'll roll over onto the baby!
I sleep with my kids and enjoy the bonding benefit as well as others (like I know instantly when one is developing a fever). Regarding the arguments/justifications above, consider this:
Sleeping in a bed may very well mean that you don't sleep as well because you'll be paranoid that you'll roll off onto the floor. Or worse, you'll roll over onto the floor!
Unless you regularly fall out of bed, are so obese you can't track what all that skin is touching, or have some serious sleep disorder, you're not going to crush your kid.
- pedoh 16y agoHah, I like the floor analogy. I can also attest to sleeping with the baby on my chest without crushing her, despite our decision to not have her in the bed with us. As you can see, there are lots of different opinions, and they're all held by smart, rational people, so the bottom line is that do what works for you, and anyone who complains about your way of doing it can go fly a kite!
- mildavw 16y agoAmen. Agree 100%. (But I couldn't help busting you on the "you're going to crush your kid!!!" line!) Parents who consider these choices carefully are modeling decision-making skills that will be passed along and benefit their kids much more than the actual result of the decisions.