Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Why I DO NOT co-sleep!

Co-sleeping seems to be the 'IT' thing to do with babies now-a-days, however...
I beg to differ,  for me: my room, my bed, and my sleep, is important... its my space, its my time, and its my sanity! NOT to say I've never done it before... before I met Nick, I would find myself lonely in a big ol' king bed all by myself and so I would sneak into Pella's room and kidnap her to sleep with me, and when shes been sicky poo shes always welcome to snuggle up with her mama! I just never wanted to have to be that mom who had to FIGHT my kid to sleep in their crib, or bed. I never wanted to be that mom whos stuck with a 6 year old begging and whining to sleep with me! NO THANKS!  You hear people say its key for bonding, convenient for breastfeeding, and a "relief" knowing your baby is right there in the same bed with you, alive and breathing! Well, I don't think there is a lack of bond between Pella and I, and it was never convenient for me to breast feed  her in my bed, as BF'ing was a total nightmare for me, and they have every monitor known to man to make sure my kids still breathing and her heart is pumping...So I guess co-sleeping just wasnt for me! 

also, I dont know about you but I'd be weirded out if I had the "Stalker" baby! HA!






9 comments:

  1. This is great! I agree with the whole easier for breastfeeding thing, but I never like having my kids in bed with me. I think they are the biggest bed hogs known to mankind. Plus like you, I love my space & my mommy time that is kid free

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  2. I don't have kids so I can't *really* comment from experience, but I've always felt this way about co-sleeping. The other thing that was always important to me in terms of my marriage is incorporating the child into our life, not making he/she the end all be all of our life...does that make sense? I read an article once in which this couple had a king bed with a twin shoved up against it, and mama and baby slept in the king bed and the dad slept on the twin! As you said, it works for some people, but I don't think it will for us. And I certainly don't judge parents who choose to do it, because it makes sense for a lot of reasons. Thanks for writing this!

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  3. My husband posted those pictures on facebook and I started cracking up, because they are so true!! We do not co-sleep!! I don't agree with it, and my sleep is FOR ME!! Even when I was nursing I still made baby sleep in his crib. We have never had trouble with him not sleeping, not wanting to sleep in his bed, or any of that. I am able to get a full night's rest every night, and I don't feel like my baby is missing out on anything.

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  4. I just stumbled across your blog, its so cute!

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  5. The pictures cracked me up and yes that is why we have never co-slept w/ our children! I want my space, I want my sleep and I don't need toes and hands in my face or side! (Not to say, like you mentioned, if they are not feeling well and need some cuddle time, then yes of course sleep w/ us in the bed!) But I have never been the one to want to co-sleep either and my kids are I are pretty bonded in other ways :)Thanks for your honesty!

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  6. This is hilarious! We didn't co-sleep for the same reasons.

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  7. Not gonna lie, it's nice to hear someone have the same attitude as I do about co-sleeping. I'm not against co-sleeping and I can see the benefits, but it's just not for me.

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  8. I laughed so hard at the neck scarf! That happens to my hubby constantly. I showed this to him and he was like "where do people find this stuff!?" hahahaa too funny! Thank you for a good laugh

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