Is Co-Sleeping Safe?

Posted by Rachel Lister Mar 17, 2008

When my oldest son was born I had never heard of co-sleeping and I just assumed that he would sleep in a crib. When I brought him home from the hospital, I found out that my baby had other plans. No matter what I did, he would not sleep in his crib for more than 30 minutes. Waking up every half an hour to tend to a crying baby does not make for a very good nights sleep. As time went on, I began to bring my baby into my bed to breastfeed. Sometimes I would fall asleep while my baby was nursing. When I woke up, my baby would be sleeping peacefully on my arm and more often then not, I opted to leave him in the bed.

I found that my baby slept much more soundly and longer than he did when he slept in his crib. By sleeping with my baby on my arm, I was tuned in to his every movement and was fully aware of where he was at all times. By the time my third baby arrived, I viewed co-sleeping as a first choice rather than a last ditch effort to get some sleep. My baby slept through the night after two months and we were both happy and well rested.

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