Why I Love Co Sleeping
All I need to do is to turn my head to the right and I will see my 3 gorgeous boys. All of them are in la-la-land, dreaming the night away.
Even without seeing them, I can hear the crescendo of snores from all 3 of them. No wonder, I am still awake at this time of the night.
This is the time which I enjoy the most. I can stare at all of them, with a little smile on my face, without freaking any of them out. I can quietly study their faces, laugh at their sleeping positions (my son's tush is up in the air again!) and wonder at the beautiful boys who are all sharing my bed.
And after all these, I will turn my computer off and try to find a few free inches on the bed where I can lie down. And in my little space, I will try to fend off stray arms and feet which seem to always be aiming for my boobs or my face.
It's truly a wonder that I have yet to wake up on the floor or, worse, with a bruise from that stray body part.
One day – when my husband and I are strong enough to let the boys go and sleep in their own rooms (yup, we are way too attached to our kids) – I will be able to sleep on our bed with my back flat and my arms stretched out.
Until then, I will just sleep in my little corner, cramped but content.
January 14th, 2007 at 7:28 am
Three In A Bed by Deborah Jackson flipped me on this subject. I was against the idea in a very “tut-tut, children need to be in their own bed” way. Deborah Jackson’s book helped me see it in a different way, and now my only regret is that we didn’t start sooner.
“Find a few free inches on the bed where I can lie down.” That is so funny. We have put the little cot beside the bed so that we have a bit more width, but there are nights when I’m sleeping on a two-inch ledge! And the head-butts? And the sleeping sideways? And we only have one!
January 17th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
I have mixed feelings on this. My boys love sleeping with us.
The older one (4 years) usually wanders in at around 2 or 3 after he (hopefully) wakes up and goes potty.
The younger one (21 months) lately has been throwing fits if he is put in his own bed, and mom is none-too happy to oblige him.
Problem is, both of them like to sleep sideways (heads next to mom), which means I’m usually left sleeping on my side, right up on the edge of the bed, getting kicked in the back most of the night.
Good post, thanks for giving me more to consider.
April 28th, 2009 at 6:10 am
My son is 18 months and he loves to sleep with us.We tried to put him in his crib.He doesnt like it at all.We realized that he feels happy when he sleeps with us.We are hoping to move him into his room when he is at leats 2yrs.I think by then he will be able to understand that he can sleep by himself.