Bed sharing?

[GrayMatterWife]

Kind of off-topic a little, but I thought it was kind of a funny "who should be where at night"-related story:

My son sleepwalks. A lot. He gets up at least once a week, sleepwalking, and goes to the bathroom. Only he doesn't go to HIS bathroom. He walks into our bedroom (no knocking), says "Hi, MOm!" and goes into OUR bathroom to pee. The first time, he completely freaked me out because his demeanor was just "off." My husband got up, went to look at him, and came back and told me he was sleepwalking.

But, when he sleepwalks, he always remembers to flush the toilet. Unlike when he's awake...

[HouseofWool]

Oh Abigail - at least he pees in a toilet!

[Tenacious_D]

We never wanted to co-sleep. Didn't feel safe. DH is also a heavy sleeper but we lived in a one bedroom apartment and DS's crib was right next to our bed so I ended up nursing him in bed and if he fell asleep, I would leave him there. I would also take naps with him in the bed with me. Once we moved and he was a lot more mobile, we cut back on co-sleeping a lot (maybe happens once a week). I miss it but I sleep much better when he is his room and there is more room in the bed for me

[MrsK]

I'm sure I would smother the baby if I co-slept. I'm used to clutching a pillow or blanket to my chest when I sleep. I'm afraid that I'd clutch the baby similarly. Moxie stays at the foot of the bed exactly because of that. She'd had some close calls when she's slept in arms reach. I figure that if a 6lb dog that has the ability and sense to squirm away is not entirely safe, an infant wouldn't have a chance.

[Chrisada]

Both of our children slept in our bed. Richard finally went to his old bed when he turned two and Pierce at three months is still in our bed. I can't sleep when they are that young and not in the room with me. Co-sleeping is very natural to me. I keep the baby in the crook of my arm and don't move unless I need to nurse him. I'm going to start moving him to a crib in our room very soon though. DH was never really on board for co-sleeping, but it just made it much easier for me when I'm breastfeeding. I will say it was very hard to transition Richard to his own bed, and we still have to sit with him until he falls asleep.

Lily-Pierce was actually conceived in the basement on the washer and sofa. We've also done it with a sleeping baby in the room.

[Tenacious_D]

Lily-Pierce was actually conceived in the basement on the washer and sofa. We've also done it with a sleeping baby in the room.

I love it! My back was killing me because we were using the living room floor for a while and finally went back to the bedroom and put bumpers on DS's crib

[PrincessFiona]

LOL. I love you guys.

Kris

[Pollyanna]

But, when he sleepwalks, he always remembers to flush the toilet. Unlike when he's awake...

Heeeheee! We have one of those too!!

[Flynn]

I'm with Abigail. We are NOT co-sleepers. We need our own space and for us if baby slept with us then TWO adults would be sleep deprived instead of one. We love our time as adults to chat and be with each other sans kids. When we were training I think I had a nap with our oldest two a couple of times in the same bed when I just couldn't take it anymore -- but never at night or in the early morning.

With DS #2 we both were more than happy to walk down the hall to feed baby and let the other one sleep.