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- by heidilynn4080
- Posts 217
Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:42 pm
Yanna, since you have experience co-sleeping, I wanted to direct my question to you. They tell you not to use rails with babies before they are a year old, so what do you do to keep them from rolling off the bed once they are more mobile? Right now, Christian obviously can't move and prefers to be right up next to me, but I imagine that'll change, right? Thanks!
Angel baby 3/17/11 <3
- by YannaA_BZCL
- Posts 5245
Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:47 pm
We've always had a king size bed and I have a TON of pillows. Once they get to where they can roll and have good head control and are napping in the bed then I just put pillows on the sides as a buffer. When they get to crawling stage though I put them to nap in a swing, then a crib or playpen . Even though they co-sleep at night the crib is still setup in the bedroom next to the bed.
For nap time I will nurse them in bed, then leave when they are asleep but of course I can see them in the video monitor. The problem I had with both boys is that they would get in the habit of falling asleep nursing and wouldn't fall asleep any other way and would wake up when I moved them.
With DS1 I tried everything I could think of including CIO trying to get him to take a nap in his crib. That is when we discovered using video monitoring was a life saver and I signed up for the Sleep Lady class too. I learned how I had basically taught DS1 how to fall asleep and only on me so what I needed to do was give him another "crutch" to use. I started giving him naps in the swing. It put him to sleep and not on me. Then we transitioned him over to naps in his crib. Then he had no issues and didn't have any issues either when he got booted from the bed when he was 1.
Probably way more info than you wanted but I think kiddos falling asleep BF'ing and co-sleeping start to get dependent on us for falling asleep and you have to find a balance of them learning to sleep on their own some too. Especially when they get older and would need to be napping in a crib or playpen. For DS2 I didn't worry about it until he was able to crawl then I just used the same process as I did with DS1 and getting him a new "crutch".
For nap time I will nurse them in bed, then leave when they are asleep but of course I can see them in the video monitor. The problem I had with both boys is that they would get in the habit of falling asleep nursing and wouldn't fall asleep any other way and would wake up when I moved them.
With DS1 I tried everything I could think of including CIO trying to get him to take a nap in his crib. That is when we discovered using video monitoring was a life saver and I signed up for the Sleep Lady class too. I learned how I had basically taught DS1 how to fall asleep and only on me so what I needed to do was give him another "crutch" to use. I started giving him naps in the swing. It put him to sleep and not on me. Then we transitioned him over to naps in his crib. Then he had no issues and didn't have any issues either when he got booted from the bed when he was 1.
Probably way more info than you wanted but I think kiddos falling asleep BF'ing and co-sleeping start to get dependent on us for falling asleep and you have to find a balance of them learning to sleep on their own some too. Especially when they get older and would need to be napping in a crib or playpen. For DS2 I didn't worry about it until he was able to crawl then I just used the same process as I did with DS1 and getting him a new "crutch".
- by mentalninjalover
- Posts 195
Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:09 pm
I cosleep with aiden but my beds pushed against the wall.. And I sleep on the outside of the bed.. Like yanna said I think they get dependent on sleeping with u tho.. If I stay at someone else's house for the night and put aiden in a swing he crys bloody murder and the only way he would go to sleep is if he's with me...
- by heidilynn4080
- Posts 217
Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:35 pm
Yanna, when you say lots of pillows - do you mean in the bed or around it? I appreciate your advice!
Angel baby 3/17/11 <3
- by YannaA_BZCL
- Posts 5245
Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:59 am
I have 3 body pillows plus 3 reg pillows...yes...I love my pillows! lol
I put them on the bed, a body pillow at the top, 2 on the sides and if they are mobile at ALL then 2-3 reg pillows at the bottom.
Though any time my kiddos were sleeping and I wasn't there with them I've got the video monitor on
I put them on the bed, a body pillow at the top, 2 on the sides and if they are mobile at ALL then 2-3 reg pillows at the bottom.
Though any time my kiddos were sleeping and I wasn't there with them I've got the video monitor on