To share or not to share ... (Bed Sharing)

Member Name: takeachance

Product:	Bed Sharing
Date:	20/01/09 (169 review reads)
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Advantages: Less dissruptive, bonding, conted mum = contented baby and vice versa

Disadvantages: May not suit everybodys lifestyle , bit of a squeeze if 2 adults in the bed already

I guess that whilst pregnant I was adamant that baby would sleep in her cot. My sister had little ones and hadnt had a good nights sleep for six years!

When little one arrived my sister passed down my nephews moses basket and from the first day she came home this moses basket moved from room to room with us! Baby loved it and I had no problem with her sleeping eight hours through the night.
At night I would put the moses basket as if it were an extension of my bed and if my daughter awoke in the night I simply reached out and felt her tiny hand curl around my fingers and she was soon asleep again, if it was a feed that she was after I simply lifted her onto my lap, it was all too simple!!

As her father drinks and smokes it never occured to me to put her in the bed as Id heard and read lots of negativity and indeed around the time she was born there was a story of a father falling asleep on the sofa with his baby and smothered the poor mite.

The relationship was rocky to say the least and as it broke down my daughter witnessed things that a baby should never have to see or hear, she became a little more restless and clingy and at this time myself and my daughter moved house.

It was at this time that with all the turmoil and upheaval that I made the decision to put my little one in with me. Call it selfish but I found it as much a comfort as Im sure she did.

We both got a good nights sleep, if she awoke in the night is wasnt disruptive to either of us. We became closer if that was at all possible at this time and I enjoyed bedtimes,reading her stories and cuddling up.

She has a bedroom, with all her furniture and toys and she does often play in it but come bed time then we share 'our' bed.

Im in no doubt whatsoever that there will come a time when she tells me that shes too old to share mummys bed so these years to me are precious as Ill never get them back.

There is no better feeling in the world to me than to watch my little princess asleep, content and in my bed !

My summary is that everybodys situation is different but if it suits your lifestyle then this is a magical time.

Summary: This works for me and although I know that there are those that critisize I wouldnt change my bedtin