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Subject: 3097
Posted: 16 July 2006 at 11:13am

JAX - Don't forget to change your ticker!!!! ]]> Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:13:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=58830&title=cosleeping#58830 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=58753&title=cosleeping#58753 Author: james
Subject: 3097
Posted: 15 July 2006 at 8:47pm

lol caitlynsmygirl your wee girl is priceless ]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:47:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=58753&title=cosleeping#58753 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=58726&title=cosleeping#58726 Author: caitlynsmygirl
Subject: 3097
Posted: 15 July 2006 at 6:14pm

caitlyn snores and is a blanket stealer so she can bugger off to her own bed mwahaha...

she slept with me a couple of times and one morning i forgot she was there and flung out my hands and CRASH she fell on the floor....she was freaked out, but no overall damage.

second thoughts that explains A LOT ...(please dont call cyfs on me)

another time she was in my bed decided she was hungry and pulled up my top and started feeding herself...i woke up to her having a "booby feed" as she calls it now...it was sooo cute ]]> Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:14:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=58726&title=cosleeping#58726 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=58605&title=cosleeping#58605 Author: Rachael21
Subject: 3097
Posted: 14 July 2006 at 6:46pm

I would put jack in our bed when he wouldn't sleep but now he won't sleep with us at all. You can get these things from kmart that are like a wee cagey thing so you don't roll on bubs.

My midwife told me not to have the baby in the middle of you both because dads might roll on them because they don't have a maternal instinct. We had Jack in the middle of us though cos i didn't want him to roll under the pillow. Also Jack had reflux so our sheets got covered in spew pretty quickly.]]> Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:46:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=58605&title=cosleeping#58605 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=58027&title=cosleeping#58027 Author: emeldee
Subject: 3097
Posted: 12 July 2006 at 11:28am

Both of my boys are wriggler thugs that kicked and squirmed when in bed, so co-sleeping hasn't been an option I was willing to undertake (Nick only gets to stay in bed because it's a king size - any closer and his wriggling snoring behaviour would get him put in another room!). I had a moses basket that was the same height as our bed that kept Andrew next to my head and pillow without being in the bed. He stayed in our room until he was about 6 months old and Nick moved him into his own room. It's been good to establish his bed as a sleeping place so haven't had any sleep issues with him at all. ]]> Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:28:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=58027&title=cosleeping#58027 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57785&title=cosleeping#57785 Author: k&jsmum
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 11:32pm

i did with jaidyn but not delibrately as he was my breastfed babe and i would just be so tired that would fall asleep with him. By the time he was 9mths he was too wriggly and I wanted my bed back so had to get mean. Every now and then i wake up to find 2 little boys in my bed - very cute. Cant really handle sleeping with jaidyn as he snorts and is restless and snores and wants to chat!!! but keegs just cuddles up and its great although when they both sleep with me jaidyns less restless]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 23:32:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57785&title=cosleeping#57785 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57781&title=cosleeping#57781 Author: 11111
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 10:49pm

Ok so was totally againgst the idea of it till I had Alan and of course like most thingswhen the baby arrives you change your mind on so many thing's I did it with Alan by accident a few time's Hubby went to work at 4am so I would feed Alan then pften fall asleep wiht him still in bed he was on Daddy's side. Now htat he is older he is often found in our bed at some point. Usually when is feeling abit under the weather with teething or if hejsut need's a cuddle. I think as long as you are very aware and careful it is fine although I was really not to comfortable with it till he was older and I knew he could move if he got too hot etc.]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:49:15 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57781&title=cosleeping#57781 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57776&title=cosleeping#57776 Author: jax
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 10:29pm

There is that, too - needing to have a 'last resort' as you have put it Janine, hence why I am open to hearing both the good and bad as it were. Thanks ! ]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:29:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57776&title=cosleeping#57776 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57772&title=cosleeping#57772 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 9:15pm

I used to do it with paris when she was little and i would feed her in the mornings and we would snuggle and she'd go back to sleep for a while - but i'd stick her on daddys side of the bed cos he'd gone off to work.

We didn't do it religiously but when she needed it, she would sleep with us, when i was preg with Ayja she did it alot cos i couldn't get out of bed (SPD) so the first time she cried on a bad night she would get stuck in our bed otherwise mummy would get very sore and very little sleep - or daddy would get woken lots and he gets VERY grumpy when he's woken too many times

Ayja we didn't do it with - she's too wriggly and after having her fall from my arms at 6 days old, and hit the ground head first and end up in hospital with a huge haematoma (basically collection of fluid and in her case blood underneath the skin)on her head i was really careful and more than a little freaked out. However i must say since she has been sick in the last week, she has slept alot in our bed, and so has Paris - on different nights thank god. Ayja has now decided our bed is GREAT. last night woke for the second time in an hour didnt need changing didn't need bonjela, didn't need a feed, mike stuck her on our bed, and well... the screaming stopped and tantrum stopped righ tthere, she crawled over to me, stuck her head down on the pillow and rolled over so she was snuggle dup in our bed, and looked as if to say "no way am i moving this is all i wanted" monkey!

Anyway it has it's pros and cons.
Nice for cuddling etc, but we didn't do it all the time or let the kids get used to it, i think it's nice to have your own bed, to yourself and your partner... and let the kids snuggle when it's really needed, at least then, you know you have something that is a last resort sure fire trick to settle them. If they always sleep in your bed.. what would that last resort be?



]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:15:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57772&title=cosleeping#57772 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57760&title=cosleeping#57760 Author: lizzle
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 8:28pm

We sleep with Taine occasionally, well, i s hould say he sleeps with us. I like it, but it is difficult when they become all wriggly and i would NEVER if I or lewis had been drinking. I sleep with him in my arms. It's really cute....hell on my neck and arms. I also find that I sleep better when he's in his own bed. We've had no problems putting him in his own bed and getting him to settle.]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:28:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57760&title=cosleeping#57760 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57753&title=cosleeping#57753 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 8:08pm

I think you can get little basket things that go in your bed as well, for when they are newborn...]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:08:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57753&title=cosleeping#57753 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57752&title=cosleeping#57752 Author: Kellz
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 8:05pm

We got a leaflet at antenatal class on bed-sharing put out by the Ministry of Health. Some things it says are :
Benefits of sleeping with babies include- more breastfeeding, more loving contacts, less crying, longer sleep.
Safe bedsharing - a smokefree pregnancy (and after), safe adults to bed share with , safe places to sleep, safe postion for baby- on the back.
Unsafe bed sharing - when adults are less aware (after smoking, drugs or alcohol), unsafe places (babies can roll to face down on soft surfaces, bean bags, waterbeds, couches, chairs), unsafe bedding (loose bedding can bunch up or cover the face & babies may slip down under blankets & duvets), less safe postions for baby ( on front or side).

My best friend and her husband co-shared with there daughter full-time for months ( cant remember how long) but did have problems getting her into a cot. They are co-sharing with their 4 week old now too. Will ask her if she has any tips!
Hope this is helpful.


Edited by Kellz]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:05:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57752&title=cosleeping#57752 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57749&title=cosleeping#57749 Author: meow
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 8:03pm

check out Kelly Mom Just search co-sleeping.
This website is great in general but especially for breastfeeding, etc.



Edited by meow]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:03:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57749&title=cosleeping#57749 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57730&title=cosleeping#57730 Author: my2angels
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 5:08pm

dont like it myself, think its to risky plus the bedroom is my sanctury. my brother does it and they are both smokers and have the dog and cat on the bed too, god knows how they conceived another baby. i can see that it would be easy but yeah not for me personally]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:08:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57730&title=cosleeping#57730 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57723&title=cosleeping#57723 Author: jax
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 4:40pm

Great information ladies, keep it coming ! I'll take all the input I can get.]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:40:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57723&title=cosleeping#57723 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57721&title=cosleeping#57721 Author: caraMel
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 4:34pm

We co-slept with Ella for a few months.
It was not a concious decision, more something that happened and was then very difficult to change!
It was just the quickest way to get her to re-settle after night feeds and changes, and we did love snuggling up with her.
She fell out of bed one morning, luckily our old bed was low and the floor was carpeted. She was fine, I was not.
As I said, it was not an easy habit to break. We tried lots of different things before eventually doing C.I.O. to teach her how to self-settle.
It didn't affect our private lives too much but I was really glad to get our bed back for ourselves.
While I have nothing specific against co-sleeping after our experience, I don't intend on doing it again when this little guy arrives. I just think it will be easier long term for us to get him in the habit of self-settling from the beginning if we can.

Edited by caraMel]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:34:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57721&title=cosleeping#57721 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57720&title=cosleeping#57720 Author: james
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 4:32pm

i have co-sleeped with james on and off since he was born and to tell the turth sometimes its fine and he looks like a angel and then there is the wiggly,worm who takes all my bed and staels all my blankets to tell the turth though it donsnt worry me to much now but as he gets older it will be a pain in the butt thats why as sonn as he is well again i will be doing the mean mummy sleep program so i can have my bed again ]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:32:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57720&title=cosleeping#57720 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57719&title=cosleeping#57719 Author: jax
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 4:28pm

Not a huge 'roller' here either, but would still need to figure out the best position etc that would be comfy for us all.]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:28:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57719&title=cosleeping#57719 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57710&title=cosleeping#57710 Author: Kelpa
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 4:17pm

I had Paige in our ROOM. That was loud enough. She slept with us several times but wiggled and turned sidewards and kept us all awake. I found she slept better and more soundly in her own bed and so did we. And it did not set up any disasters or problems with dramas when she was older - sleeping in her own bed..not coming out etc. Which from what I have heard can be a real problem!

In saying that....If she is ever really sick now she sleeps with me....or the odd ocassion as a treat Mark gets booted out and she comes in. (AND SHE STILL SLEEPS SIDEWARDS AND PUTS HER LEGS ON TOP OF ME.....7 years later!!! LOL)]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:17:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57710&title=cosleeping#57710 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57700&title=cosleeping#57700 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 3:55pm

It'd be completely different with a mummy and daddy of course... but as only a mummy I used to sleep with Hannah, because I'm lazy! and it was looooovely... until the little toad got wriggly. Now if I put her in the bed she stretches out like a starfish and I am forced to the other side of the bed, teetering on the edge. Or have my stomach pummelled (sp?) by little kicky feet all while she is sleeping?!?!?!?

I am not a huge roller, or heavy sleeper (well, used to be light, now it takes a brick to the head before I wake up!) so was never concerned about rolling on Han.]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:55:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57700&title=cosleeping#57700 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57695&title=cosleeping#57695 Author: jax
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 3:43pm

It has crossed my mind a few times, but as I said I am trying to find out a bit more about it before I decide anything. It wouldn't be a fixed decision anyway, whatever ends up working best I would stick with and I don't know what that is yet of course LOL I would look on The Nappy Network but for some reason I have found it is REALLY slow to log in and load for me, and I haven't had the patience. Might give it a go though, and see what I can find. ]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:43:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57695&title=cosleeping#57695 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57690&title=cosleeping#57690 Author: jack_&_charli
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 3:34pm

i had jack in the bed with me a few times when he was little and i loved it.   it's so nice snuggling up to them, you just have to position yourself correctly.
i didn't make a habit of it though and by the time he was sleeping through at 5wks, he went into his own room.
we had him sleep with us for the first time since, last weekend for a few hours....it was hell!! wriggling, taking up all the space and blankets, talking ]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:34:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57690&title=cosleeping#57690 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57680&title=cosleeping#57680 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 3:16pm

I just did a quick search on there, and came up with heaps of threads about it. Also have a look at naturalparenting.com.au i think it is.

Personally, I dont like co-sleeping. The odd night Hannah has slept in our bed I have hardly slept at all for fear of suffocating her and shes really squirmy and noisy!]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:16:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57680&title=cosleeping#57680 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57677&title=cosleeping#57677 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 3:11pm

Have a nose around on the nappy network cos a lot of them co-sleep...]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:11:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57677&title=cosleeping#57677 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57676&title=cosleeping#57676 Author: jax
Subject: 3097
Posted: 10 July 2006 at 3:10pm

Information / articles / links / experiences anyone ? From birth through to when children are slightly older etc.

Just doing a bit of information gathering atm. Thanks !]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:10:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3097&PID=57676&title=cosleeping#57676