I came across this video on a web search. I found it very interesting in light of some of my posts in recent months. Watch and see for yourself... (and I wanted to see if I could be fancy and embed a video from another website in my blog... woo hoo html codes! I feel smart now!)
P.S. I guessed right on the little quiz. Intuitively makes sense to me...
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Huh. I did NOT guess right on the quiz! I guess it does make sense, though. Although we safely co-slept with James...
ReplyDeleteYou co-slept with James? That's awesome! I didn't with my girl but if I had another kid I would do it again. It's a great way to get more sleep! Baby J and I slept in our bed for quite a while. It worked for us until he started sleeping through the night.
ReplyDeleteI guess I "co-slept" with all 4 of mine at some point and still do. It was never a concious decision really just the way things worked out when I couldnt get them to sleep or when sleeping in the lazy boy turned into a several month habit because they seemed to breastfeed all the time. In fact most of my cosleeping occured in the chair. I do remember making specific decisions not to bring them into bed with Jon when they were infants. He was afraid of rolling on them or hurting them with an elbow if he was startled for any reason. (Ive experienced that and a backhand during his sleep and it would cause damage.) Thus the chair for me. But I do remember Beth sleeping in a clothes basket and Natalie in an infant seat next to me on the floor until they outgrew them. Whatever you need to do to get at least one parent to have a good nights sleep I think. Two sleepless crabby parents makes for a very long day. In my case I would rather be the one without sleep because I handle it better - at least I think I do. As Jon puts it "they have plenty of years to sleep in their own bed".
ReplyDeleteI agree, Cara. As I've said before, whatever keeps the family happy is what should be tried. I think people who choose not to co-sleep find their own strategies for getting the maximum amount of sleep possible, too. Its human nature, really.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, we did tons of co-sleeping with James (not just at night, for naps, too! But on a very safe couch, I promise!). I also "wore" him in a carrier all the time for a while, too. Very Dr-Searish. :) Adoption experts really recommend all that touch to help with attachment...But really it's probably my natural style anyway. The whole attachment thing was just a good excuse. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd YES, Cara, whatever you have to do to get a good night's sleep! I am SUCH a grouch in the middle of the night...co-sleeping (especially co-sleeping + nursing = mama sleeps while baby eats) was such a good solution for me!