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jordan was in our bed for one year.  Kaida was in our bed for 1 year.  Luken is in our bed now.

its what we do...its what I want.

hugs

Thats usually how we do it. Anberlin goes to bed in her crib by about 10pm and sleeps for about 6-7 hrs and then gets up to eat and usually stays in bed with us the last few hours of sleep. She goes back to sleep so much easier that way. It's totally selfish I know but it's going well for us. If she is completely passed out after her early morning feeding then I put her back in her crib but if she is still slightly awake I pat her bac****il she falls alseep and then I just let her sleep with us. I love her right there with us but I worry about starting a really bad habit! When Matt goes on the road for weeks at a time I am pretty curtain she will just sleep with me. I feel so much better knowing she is there incase of a fire or intruder for example.

-Ashlie

Mandy,
How do you get them out of your bed?  Hannah didn't start sleeping with us until she was around 15 months old (when I was very early pregnant and very tired lol).   She starts out in her own bed, but ends up in ours before the night is over.    I don't have the heart to let her cry it out.   I guess she'll be in her own bed by the time she goes to college lol.
Amy

Hannah starts out the night in her bed, but ends up in bed with us.  She didn't start sleeping with us until I got pregnant.  I didn't know I was pregnant and couldn't figure out why all of a sudden I was so exhausted.  I just figured the last 15 months of not sleeping much had caught up with me.  I was falling asleep on the way to work.  I brought her to bed with us and she would sleep for 4-5 hours at a time.   Of course after I found out I was pregnant it made sense why I was so tired, but I never got her back to her own bed all night.

Now Noah is also sleeping in my arms most of the night.   He turned blue on me 7 times while he had RSV (twice at home, the other times at the hospital).  I don't think he will ever be out of our bedroom.  I sleep with a light on now just so I can check his color all during the night.

I never thought I would have a family bed, but I do.  For at least 4 hours most nights all 4 of us are in the same bed.  I'm glad we bought a king size bed a few months ago lol!

Amy

I co-slept with my first until she was 7 months old. She didn't sleep through the night until we got her out of my bed. 

SIDS will happen whether it's in your bed or in her crib, naptime or nighttime.... you can't worry yourself over it. It's like worrying about dying in a car accident every time you go to the grocery store. It's not a healthy way to live.  

As all of the others stated. co-sleeping is perfectly fine and DOES actually lower the risk of SIDs if done correctly. My husband and I co-slept with our son until he was about 7 months old and then we couldn't get him to sleep with us anymore ( I think it was my husband's WILD snoring) LOL Tyler just couldn't take it anymore!! LOL.., but it also helped us bond as parents with our child. I plan on doing it again if we're so blessed to have another one once I'm a year out from surgery. Good luck and remember the grow up so fast, so take every moment to bond with your child.

Gina