In Support of Co-sleeping/Bedsharing
Mar. 22nd, 2011 11:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kronmanMy family isn't very supportive of bedsharing. Personally, I can't imagine my child sleeping alone in another room. (I don't even do well with him sitting in the back seat of my car where I can't see him!) I know it's not the "norm" for most families in the U.S. to share their bed with their children, but it's what feels right and works for us. I knew I wanted to co-sleep with Wesley's bassinet in our room, but I hadn't anticipated bedsharing.
Once I went back to work at 7 weeks postpartum, it just felt right to have him next to me in bed so I wouldn't have to lose sleep breastfeeding. I'm away from him for over ten hours each weekday. Why should I be away from him at night as well? He sleeps much more soundly and falls back asleep after brief wake-ups because he can feel me right next to him. I'm not worried about when he'll move to his own bed. He will when he's ready.
Mayim Bialik (star of Blossom) shares her bedsharing experience.
Dr. James McKenna's thoughts and research.
A mother shares her bedsharing story.
Once I went back to work at 7 weeks postpartum, it just felt right to have him next to me in bed so I wouldn't have to lose sleep breastfeeding. I'm away from him for over ten hours each weekday. Why should I be away from him at night as well? He sleeps much more soundly and falls back asleep after brief wake-ups because he can feel me right next to him. I'm not worried about when he'll move to his own bed. He will when he's ready.
Mayim Bialik (star of Blossom) shares her bedsharing experience.
Dr. James McKenna's thoughts and research.
A mother shares her bedsharing story.
