Bed Sharing - FTM

So we cosleep and have with both our kids. My daughter is 2yr and the goal is to get her into her own room this year. My son is 2mo and I plan to cosleep for the first year. It just lessens my anxiety and my kids sleep great.

Don't feel bad and do what's best for your family. I absolutely love cosleeping. Others will condemn you for it.

I do the same thing girl don’t feel bad as long as you keep your baby safe then that’s all that matters

I cosleep with my baby to, he gets more sleep like that and to be honest I love cuddling my baby

Same as Whitney, I co sleep with both kids right now. 🤪🥴

I have a 2.5 year old and a 3 month old and both have been in bed with us since their birth. A goal for 2024 is to get the toddler to her own bed (still in our room so she has access to us if she needs it) but we're not rushing the process.

We're done having kids and so we know once they're out of our bed, that's it.

As far as habits go, I humbly recommend to strike that work from your vocabulary. It's not a habit you're creating but a HABITAT. An environment. A safe place. In the same way I sleep better when my partner is in the bed next to me.

Personally I'm too paranoid to bedshare, tho I have taken a handful of naps with her in my arms on the couch since I know I'll wake up if I move even the slightest. BUT with that said, social media can be so bad for mental health. There's all these right way wrong way this is how it should be done look at me I'm a perfect mom posts, when in reality if something works for you and you feel safe, then do it. Every parent-child relationship is unique and you do what works best for you! And if bed sharing has been a success for you, then just remember that in many other countries that's 100% the norm!

I too bed share with my little girl. She’s 12 weeks. It started because I got a C-section and couldn’t pick her up from her bassinet while I was healing. I’m all healed now but she sleeps so good next to me. I’ve also done some research and they can’t fully self sooth themselves until 3/4 months. So I didn’t feel right letting her cry in her bassinet by herself. I’m hoping to try to slowly transition in the next couple months as she gains the skills to self sooth. They say it’s best to have baby in their own bed by 6 months because that’s when they start remembering their routines and would have a more difficult time transitioning after that. It’ll be difficult for me and I probably will lose sleep but I believe it’ll be worth it in the long run. Because if not now then when? No judgement to anyone that keeps their babies in their bed until 3 but personally my goal is to get her sleeping on her own before that.