:: Before starting a family - I think I probably thought that co-sleeping families were a little weird. As I began reading good authors like Dr. Sears, and such, my mind became open to the possibilities....or enlightened, I guess one could say...that perhaps the North American way ain't the #1 way - and that historically and globally non-co-sleeping families are extremely the minority. I wasn't impressed with the history of the come abouts of children being separated from their parents, and when I presented my research to the papa, he was in agreement. So that settled it (it's not worth the trouble if mama and papa aren't on the same page).
:: So then came the space dilemma. Papa built a bed, and bought a foam mattress cut to fit. Nope not this cutie from Allan Lake Sculpted Furniture. He built one just a hair shy of a King size bed, and then, since we are both not very tall, we turned it sideways. So, it is indeed a really wide bed now! With baby #3 immanent and the 22month old, blue eyed teddy bear climbing into bed, I'm grateful for the abundance of bed.
:: My big dilemma these days is covers. Oh yes, I'd love a lovely like this one from Quilt Lover's Etsy shop. We have a queen duvet that barely floats on top. So once Papa and I finish the Malaysian Cradle (which I'll reveal later)...I gotta get down to covering our nest.
:: Like most parents, sleep is so valuable...and with nursing on demand, babies tummies aren't always as full (especially as it appears that I produce more like a 1% milk, while some friends seem to produce 35%) and so night waking is a nightly routine in our home. If I can nurse and sleep at the same time, we feel productive and well rested!
::Bonne Nuit et Beaux Reves!
I love Anna Maria fabric :)
ReplyDeleteWe were co-sleepers in our home. The first few years the babe is always in our bed with a crib attached to our bed side cart style for those nights when I was exceptionally restless or needing space. With the twins I found I wasn't able to maintain any sleep with them in my bed so the side cart came in real handy. I tandem fed the girls so gone were those leisure moments of drifting off into lala land with a babe on the breast. Night feedings with them were hard. I had to sit up with pillows all around for support so they could both nurse. The first month when I tried to nurse them separately, I never got any sleep and that was not such a good thing for this mumma who still had a 4 & 6 year old to deal with, plus NB twins. Anyway, it all worked out in the end and we loved our co-sleeping days. Ironically we have been co-sleeping again for the past 10 months, not out of choice rather necessity as we have been renovating the house we moved into last year. Can I admit that I am looking forward to everyone getting into their own rooms soon though? :)
WOW! I can't even imagine co-sleeping with twin newborns! You are super Mama!
ReplyDeleteI love how you don't just take what you hear and run with it, but you really research and decide for yourself what you believe is right! Good for you!
ReplyDeletesleep is of the utmost importance in our house and that means family bed. we have a queen and a twin next to it. i love co-sleeping. i am thankful for these days with young children and i want to hold them close.
ReplyDeletei agree whole heartedly - that was much of our reasoning aswell - sleep important, and if i'm going to nurse on demand...sleeping through some of that is helpful!
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