i dont have a problem with co-sleeping, infact i really like it. the only trouble is....well, when they are a year and still find it best be be with mommy and daddy! Maya is almost 13 months now, and she still ends up with us almost everynight. I will co-sleep if we ever have another baby,but try to kick the habbit beofre they get tooooo used to it. or you will have trouble gettng them in their crib at all. Maybe try playing music in your room when you are sleeping, and then move the same music when you put her in her own bed...

I agree that co-sleeping is not really as big a deal as some people make it out to be. I co-slept (still co-sleep unfortuantly, only because I have to share a room right now that is not big enough for two beds) and Daisy is just fine. And I totally understand how nice it is when you are nursing and you don't have to get out of bed to feed your kid. Although I don't know if sleeping with them affects their eating habits. With Daisy, she continued to eat every two to three hours until I stopped nursing her (at 14 months!). I don't know if it was just because she knew that it was so convenient or because it just digested faster than formula, but I am thinking it was just a conveniance issue. So maybe try to get her out of your bed sooner than later so that she might sleep longer sooner. I hope that helps you a little. I wouldn't stress out about what your doctor said. Get your sleep so you can enjoy your girls!!!

I'm a co-sleeper. With Hunter it began out of neccessity and then we grew to love he snuggles so much that we decided to keep him in. He was out and in his own bed before Susannah arrived (he was 2 years old) and now she's in our bed, and has been pretty much since day one. Sometimes we will pull Hunter in, too, just so we can have family snuggles.
I'm sorry that I don't have any advice for you to help the transition. I guess maybe I'm in denial about the dangers? I really feel like it is best for my family and I love it. I sleep SO much better when she's in the bed beside me.

I think that co-sleeping is fine, it just depends on your personal preference. We let our baby sleep in our bed with us until he was four months old - the doctor basically said that the first three months, you can't spoil a baby, they don't learn anything, they are just sort of existing and the more you hold them etc, the better. At four months we put him in his crib, but because our place was so small he was still in our bedroom. He didn't have any problem at all with the transition. We will do the same thing with the next baby one day and maybe even do it a little longer depending on where we're living and the space situation.

I have a friend who cosleeps with her two daughters who are 2 and 5. They are amazing little girls, smart, well adjusted etc. and I don't see them having any problems because of it. I couldn't do that because, well, I like sleeping in my bed without a thrashing child/a child lying on my face, and it's important to me for my husband and I to have our own space. I think that doctors have their opinions, but you can find people who are pro and con either way and you should just do what feels right for you.

My two year old comes into our bed if he wakes up crying in the night (maybe once every week or two). Some people would say that I shouldn't let him, but he's not going to be two forever, and I gotta get my cuddles while I still can!

I think it is best to do what works best for you and your family.
I personally can't sleep if my kids are in bed with me, but that doesn't mean people who can shouldn't especially if it allows you to actually sleep!

i'm with everyone else, do what works best for you and your family.
though i never end up doing it for more than a couple hours at a time i still sneak elliott into our bed every once in awhile in the morning if i'm desperate for just a couple hours more sleep (though i try hard not to make it a habit). its comforting for both of us.
i've heard (and read about) cons to co-sleeping but most of them are about loose heavy blankets, too soft of mattresses and sleeping next to smokers, all things i'm sure you guys already have under control.
have you tried moving her gently to the bassinet after she falls asleep next to you?

I'm totally not a fan of co-sleeping, but that's just personal preference. I like my space when I'm sleeping. But that's just me.

Kaylie slept with me a LOT when she was a baby. I think she stopped at about 9 months. It was the same - it was so much easier just to fall asleep while nursing. But, I also was not married and therefore she was the only one I was snuggling with at night so it didn't really bother me. When she was about 9 months, I let her cry it out for 3 nights and she was fine. But, that worked for her and may not work with every baby.

Now, with Liliana, I don't want her in my bed and she doesn't want to be there either. But, she's totally opposite of Kaitlyn, as in she doesn't like to snuggle AT ALL. Snuggling = screaming. She's probably only spent a couple hours TOTAL in our bed.

So? I don't have any advice for you. Sorry!! Um ... I know you're being careful already, so keep on keeping on until it doesn't work for you anymore. There is obvious dangers in bed sharing, but there's obvious dangers in pretty much everything.

I'd say be careful (as you already are anyway) and do what works. If you get sleep while bed sharing, then go ahead!!

Whooooaaa!! I thought it had been about two weeks since I checked your blog but obviously it has been longer because you have ANOTHER BABY! Congratulations Nich and Teresa! You two have extraordinarily beautiful children! Has anyone mentioned that? They look like little porcelain collectibles! :) Now I have to go catch up on how everything's going. I didn't even read this post, I just saw the picture and fell off the couch! :)
Carolyn

Teresa, I have a new 12 day baby at home and we are doing the same thing. He starts in his bassinet, but after his middle of the night feeding, he ends up coming to bed with us. I'm not planning to fight the crib battle till he can better organize his sleep at 6 weeks old. I just make sure that I am between the baby and my hubby so my hubby doesn't roll on him and I dress warm enough so we don't need covers when he is in bed. And, I move the pillows. Good luck!