How many people actually cosleep all night?

I know it isn’t officially recommended but I’m just curious how many actually do end up doing it! And what ages do/did you cosleep with your babies?

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From newborn. Dad still co-sleeps with our almost 3 year old and I sleep with our 2 month old x

I did with my eldest untill 4 and 2 with my youngest

My now 2 year old started sleeping with us at 6 months, he now sleeps with dad and i cosleeo with my now 10 week old in our own bed and have since birth

Im an extreamly light sleeper and dont drink or smoke my baby has the owlet sock on and i sleep without blankets.

Health visitors know and have gone through risks with me and saftey tips but in the end i chose getting sleep insted of waking up every half hour to sooth a baby that just wants to feel her mother close by, i tried the cot a few times and go no sleep from anxiety and her waking, yet ehen she sleeps with me she sleeps through the night and we are both well rested in the morning ☺️

We did until around 2.5 years old.

We started around 5ish months. He’s 17 months and we still do.
He goes down in his cot and when he wakes up around 11pm I just put him in the bed with us x

From night one - almost 3 years old I was snuggling my baby everynight, around 3 years old dad has become the primary co-sleeper

Our son’s bed is in our bedroom, he starts most nights in his own bed since the age of like 2.5, but he always joins us in the big bed at some point in the night.

Plan to do the same when baby #2 gets here

Also our sons pediatrician admitted her family bed shares as well (: and has never held judgement against us for our honesty

I still do with my nearly 18 month old and have done since she was born as I didn’t really have a choice as I ended up living in a bedroom with 2 kids 😅. However she’s had the odd night in her cot but mostly always slept with me. My eldest mostly sleeps on her own now although I usually have my best sleeps when I have them both 🥴 I think they’ve been my comfort blanket the last couple of years just as much as I’ve been theirs.

The co sleeping recommendations or not being recommended are not accurate in my mind. People are afraid to be honest so people who co sleep aren't telling their doctors and then they don't have accurate data around safety. I co sleep every night. One of my twins slept with me every night until like 3, then on and off until 5 and a half. The other one every night until 2. They sleep with their dad half way through the night while I sleep with the baby still and they are 6.

Am I understanding that you guys are sleeping in separate beds from your partners?

I did from about 6 months till 13 months

i unsafely/accidentally co slept for maybe a week or so in the beginning because i was trying not to co sleep cuz i thought it was dangerous. then i learned you could safely co sleep and we’ve been doing that since.

We did from about night 3 and he’s 9 months old now and still co-sleeping.

I put him to sleep, then go to my bed. He’ll wake to eat 1-2 times, sometimes not at all but a toddler bed is not as comfy as mine.

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Is it weird that I’m proud of this 🙈

I didn’t collect any with my first because it seemed kinda weird. But with a lot of feeding problems I was determined to do better this time. This was my first session at 36.5 weeks but I feel like I got loads for a first five minute go 🙈

Advice please! Baby won’t stop breastfeeding …

My 8 week old baby won’t stop breastfeeding he has CMPA and reflux so unable to bottle feed as we can’t seem to get a milk he agrees with but he literally wants to feed 24/7. Always hungry and always wanting to be on the boob. What can I do ? I feel like I have no life as we can’t do anything or go anywhere without him wanting feeding.

What’s your view on breastfeeding?

I EBF my first for 9 months

I only managed 3 months with my second. She is 10 months now and I still feel incredibly guilty for not doing it for longer.

6 weeks in. When does it feel easier?

My little girl has just turned 6 weeks and we've had a really difficult last week due to her growth spurt/ development leap. She refused to nap during the day including contact naps, doesnt settle in the pram so we can't go out anywhere, breastfeeds what feels like 24/7 and has spent just over a week constantly fussing. Today has been better, we've managed to get her to contact nap and she did her first 4 hour block of sleep last night which hopefully is her coming to the end of the super fussy period!

My question is, when does this feel like it becomes more manageable or like I dont have a baby attached to me literally 24/7? I dont mind the contact naps at all but I cant do anything or go out anywhere, I'm always stuck indoors trying to get her to nap. Will I ever get 5 minutes to have some kind of evening to myself without trying to soothe her to sleep?

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What can we do apart from just using the fan on the baby. My 3 month old feels so hot to touch and he just wants to be held. I am scared to give him a cold water bath as he already has cold. What can we do more. My room temp is at 28 deg already.