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mybeautiful3 
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 Posted: 16 November 2009 at 10:15pm |
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M2K
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Posted: 17 November 2009 at 6:10pm |
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I co-slept with bubs, but as I tend to turn heaps in my sleep I brought a small basinette from K-mart (about $80) which has hard sides to it to prevent rolling over on bubs. I once fed her lying beside me and drifted off to sleep and was starting to lean on her so never feed her lying down after that.
I love her beside me, but I did wake up when she would make a noise.
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bext1
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Posted: 17 November 2009 at 9:22pm |
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I was so tired the night I had Joel that he slept in my arms, but I woke up in a panic I'd dropped him, but he was peacefully asleep.
I used to only co-sleep like someone else said, if he needed feeding during the night, cause i'd be so tired i'd pass out back to sleep
with the twins, same thing re the feeding, but I found they moved too much and we didn't want them in our bed all the time. Especially after Joel got to the point where he expected to sleep with me, and refused his cot!!
I guess during the day would be ok, but night time I couldn't do again!!
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Berg19
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Posted: 18 November 2009 at 12:04am |
i am currently co-sleeping with Jarvi.. Not by choice and i had planned to put him in his cot but the only way he will sleep is on top of me (on my chest) and the only way i can get some sleep too! At first i was worried i might roll over etc but i don't move as still very aware that hes there! and when he wants feeding - he wriggles down and try's to suck my neck/face off!  must say its quite weird to wake up too! but then i can just feed him laying down and pop him back on my chest. Im trying to sleep him in his cot - buuuuut not really working! And i must say,when he sleeps on other people and they say go get some sleep, i can't! i just lie there awake n keep wondering if hes ok..
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BerryBliss
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Posted: 18 November 2009 at 2:20pm |
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I'm another one who has co-slept, wasn't an intentional thing more a "i miss being pregnant and having someone with me 24/7" thing so i decided to co-sleep. It was such a great thing to do and so easy to BF during the night. Tessa is pretty much full-time in her cot now and has been for i think 2 months, my DH was not sleeping so well as she kept kicking him, but i really loved it and occasionally she ends up next to me.
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palomino
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Posted: 18 November 2009 at 3:56pm |
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We did the unintentional co sleep. Late night feeds were we both drifted off. Its so lovely and such an amazing stage. Now i cant co sleep because he will slap my face or pull down my top or pull DPs chest hairs haha. anything but sleep! so hes been in his cot since about 6months
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Raspberryjam
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Posted: 19 November 2009 at 1:55pm |
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sorry lurking but Id be terrified to have a new born in bed woth me, even weary about my 18 month old. I understand that some times its a cultural thing but i couldnt do it. I have this little baby bed, its like a little box that folds out and has sides on it, much safer option if you just cant bear to be apart,
Alot of people do have baby in their beds, and for most of the time its fine, but very sadly sometimes its not
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