Comments on: Part-Time Co-Sleeping http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/05/15/part-time-co-sleeping/ Thu, 17 May 2012 16:35:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Natural parenting converts | GROW WITH GRACES http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/05/15/part-time-co-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-7824 Natural parenting converts | GROW WITH GRACES Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:52:28 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=847#comment-7824 [...] and rooting noises woke him up. I just asked him what he thinks of it now after two months of part-time bedsharing, funny enough, he says it allows him to sleep MORE because if she cries, it takes me only seconds [...] [...] and rooting noises woke him up. I just asked him what he thinks of it now after two months of part-time bedsharing, funny enough, he says it allows him to sleep MORE because if she cries, it takes me only seconds [...]

]]> By: Natural parenting converts /  GROW WITH GRACES http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/05/15/part-time-co-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-6364 Natural parenting converts /  GROW WITH GRACES Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:55:59 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=847#comment-6364 [...] and rooting noises woke him up. I just asked him what he thinks of it now after two months of part-time bedsharing, funny enough, he says it allows him to sleep MORE because if she cries, it takes me only seconds [...] [...] and rooting noises woke him up. I just asked him what he thinks of it now after two months of part-time bedsharing, funny enough, he says it allows him to sleep MORE because if she cries, it takes me only seconds [...]

]]> By: Krissy http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/05/15/part-time-co-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-4318 Krissy Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:05:39 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=847#comment-4318 Great post. Part-time cosleeping works great for me. My 4 month old usually sleeps 4-7 hours for the first stretch, but then after that first stretch, he doesn't sleep as well. I bring him into bed early in the morning and I find we both sleep best that way. I don't get into a deep sleep with him in the bed, so by having him start out in his crib I can get a chunk of deep sleep. But since he doesn't sleep as well for the second half of the night, it's better for both of us for him to be closer to me so I can comfort and nurse him if necessary. Some nights he doesn't last in the crib very long at all. Last night I had to go back in after a half hour, and I brought him into bed with me. I figure that if he can't sleep in his crib, he needs his mama, and I'm not going to battle with a little 4-month old baby over that. I think part-time cosleeping is the perfect balance. Great post. Part-time cosleeping works great for me. My 4 month old usually sleeps 4-7 hours for the first stretch, but then after that first stretch, he doesn’t sleep as well. I bring him into bed early in the morning and I find we both sleep best that way. I don’t get into a deep sleep with him in the bed, so by having him start out in his crib I can get a chunk of deep sleep. But since he doesn’t sleep as well for the second half of the night, it’s better for both of us for him to be closer to me so I can comfort and nurse him if necessary.

Some nights he doesn’t last in the crib very long at all. Last night I had to go back in after a half hour, and I brought him into bed with me. I figure that if he can’t sleep in his crib, he needs his mama, and I’m not going to battle with a little 4-month old baby over that.

I think part-time cosleeping is the perfect balance.

]]> By: coparenting « The Recovering Procrastinator http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/05/15/part-time-co-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-4028 coparenting « The Recovering Procrastinator Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:14:41 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=847#comment-4028 [...] and rooting noises woke him up. I just asked him what he thinks of it now after two months of part-time bedsharing, funny enough, he says it allows him to sleep MORE because if she cries, it takes me only seconds [...] [...] and rooting noises woke him up. I just asked him what he thinks of it now after two months of part-time bedsharing, funny enough, he says it allows him to sleep MORE because if she cries, it takes me only seconds [...]

]]> By: The Internal Struggle | Attachment Parenting International Blog http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/05/15/part-time-co-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-3221 The Internal Struggle | Attachment Parenting International Blog Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:24:36 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=847#comment-3221 [...] feel right to me. I started to look into other, more gentle ways of sleep training, and that led to part time co-sleeping, and my discovery of the “AP [...] [...] feel right to me. I started to look into other, more gentle ways of sleep training, and that led to part time co-sleeping, and my discovery of the “AP [...]

]]> By: lucy http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/05/15/part-time-co-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-2707 lucy Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:29:04 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=847#comment-2707 I feel the same way. We part time co sleep with our five month old. He starts the night out in the cosleeper and then around 4 or 5 am or so he's in bed with us. It's the most amazing thing to have him wake up next to us so peacefully and with the most beautiful smile on his face. I would co sleep full time but I feel a little more comfortable in the morning, when I'm more awake and can keep a better eye on him. I know I'm probably just paranoid, but it makes me feel more comfortable. Either way we are so happy with this choice and feel so glad we never had the heart to let him CIO. I feel the same way. We part time co sleep with our five month old. He starts the night out in the cosleeper and then around 4 or 5 am or so he’s in bed with us. It’s the most amazing thing to have him wake up next to us so peacefully and with the most beautiful smile on his face. I would co sleep full time but I feel a little more comfortable in the morning, when I’m more awake and can keep a better eye on him. I know I’m probably just paranoid, but it makes me feel more comfortable. Either way we are so happy with this choice and feel so glad we never had the heart to let him CIO.

]]> By: Sade http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/05/15/part-time-co-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-2530 Sade Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:07:01 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=847#comment-2530 I feel so much better reading all of these posts. I have had so many people say that it is wrong or dangerous. I was starting to feel like a bad Mom with all of the comments people would make. I think everyone has there own way of raising their children and this is what works for our family. I have a 5 month old little boy, he loves to snuggle he has been this way since birth. He will fall asleep on his own for about 3-6 hrs depending on the night and then wake up and breastfeed in bed with me and my husband if I try and put him back in his crib he will only sleep about an hour, but if he co-sleeps with us he will sleep the rest of the night. He feels security when he sleep close to us. My parents co-slept with all 5 of us until we reached a certain age it just seems so natural to me. I love waking up with my son he is so happy and sweet in the morning. I'm glad to find others that feel the same way I do. Thank you all for sharing. I feel so much better reading all of these posts. I have had so many people say that it is wrong or dangerous. I was starting to feel like a bad Mom with all of the comments people would make. I think everyone has there own way of raising their children and this is what works for our family. I have a 5 month old little boy, he loves to snuggle he has been this way since birth. He will fall asleep on his own for about 3-6 hrs depending on the night and then wake up and breastfeed in bed with me and my husband if I try and put him back in his crib he will only sleep about an hour, but if he co-sleeps with us he will sleep the rest of the night. He feels security when he sleep close to us. My parents co-slept with all 5 of us until we reached a certain age it just seems so natural to me. I love waking up with my son he is so happy and sweet in the morning. I’m glad to find others that feel the same way I do. Thank you all for sharing.

]]> By: Cindy http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/05/15/part-time-co-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-2378 Cindy Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:33:39 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=847#comment-2378 Great article. My husband and I are part time co-sleepers with our 6 month old baby girl. The way we look at it, is, we are doing what feels right to us and it's no one else's business what or how we do it in our own home. Sleeping with baby makes my life a lot easier since she is excl. bf. We do get many negative comments too, who cares what other people think. They are not the ones who are here at 3am. The best part, is having her wake us up with a little scratch, a kick, or a yelling smile! Great article. My husband and I are part time co-sleepers with our 6 month old baby girl. The way we look at it, is, we are doing what feels right to us and it’s no one else’s business what or how we do it in our own home.
Sleeping with baby makes my life a lot easier since she is excl. bf.
We do get many negative comments too, who cares what other people think. They are not the ones who are here at 3am.
The best part, is having her wake us up with a little scratch, a kick, or a yelling smile!

]]> By: Kim http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/05/15/part-time-co-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-2341 Kim Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:56:46 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=847#comment-2341 We are in the same boat. We pt co-sleep and I just regret that we didn't start it sooner. We put him to sleep in his crib every night, and when he wakes up to nurse I bring him to my bed. It works well and I can't think if a better way to sleep. I love cuddling my son. We are in the same boat. We pt co-sleep and I just regret that we didn’t start it sooner. We put him to sleep in his crib every night, and when he wakes up to nurse I bring him to my bed. It works well and I can’t think if a better way to sleep. I love cuddling my son.

]]> By: Donnarae http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/2009/05/15/part-time-co-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-2331 Donnarae Wed, 27 May 2009 21:20:35 +0000 http://attachmentparenting.org/blog/?p=847#comment-2331 Isn't it wonderful to have somewhere to go where we aren't "wierd". I often get the feeling that people think my husband and I are lazy or just prefer doing things the easy way instead of the "right way" since we let our 1 1/2 year old sleep w/ us. We also are part-time co-sleepers, right now full-time. My son has slept very well during certain stages in his own crib but, when I found out I was pregnant when he was a year old I had to stop nursing (he has food allergies that limited what I could eat and I wasn't able to ingest enough "rounded" calories a day to sustain all 3 of us) he got very nervous and clingy and bedtime was torture so after 3 days my husband suggested changing our entire bedtime routine. Our baby was one that would only go to sleep while nursing and rocking or bouncing him. So, instead I started an hour before I even attempted to put him to bed, bath, when he got out all of the lights in the house were turned down, soft music playing. When it was time to go to bed we would lay down in my bed and read a book, cuddle, daddy would get up turn the lights off he would drink some rice milk out of his sippy to settle down, when he was ready to sleep he now gets on my belly and falls asleep. It works well for all of us. Isn’t it wonderful to have somewhere to go where we aren’t “wierd”. I often get the feeling that people think my husband and I are lazy or just prefer doing things the easy way instead of the “right way” since we let our 1 1/2 year old sleep w/ us. We also are part-time co-sleepers, right now full-time. My son has slept very well during certain stages in his own crib but, when I found out I was pregnant when he was a year old I had to stop nursing (he has food allergies that limited what I could eat and I wasn’t able to ingest enough “rounded” calories a day to sustain all 3 of us) he got very nervous and clingy and bedtime was torture so after 3 days my husband suggested changing our entire bedtime routine. Our baby was one that would only go to sleep while nursing and rocking or bouncing him. So, instead I started an hour before I even attempted to put him to bed, bath, when he got out all of the lights in the house were turned down, soft music playing. When it was time to go to bed we would lay down in my bed and read a book, cuddle, daddy would get up turn the lights off he would drink some rice milk out of his sippy to settle down, when he was ready to sleep he now gets on my belly and falls asleep. It works well for all of us.

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