tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454146351199191506.post1630884321474071374..comments2023-04-06T07:26:09.995-04:00Comments on Ethiopian adoption journey: Could co-sleeping kill your baby?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454146351199191506.post-48641197290326117172009-01-30T16:58:00.000-05:002009-01-30T16:58:00.000-05:00Here's the link for the travel bed thing you w...Here's the link for the travel bed thing you were talking about.<BR/>http://www.leapsandbounds.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=6091&parentCategoryId=85184&categoryId=85218&subCategoryId=86218Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454146351199191506.post-11200631003747054922009-01-30T16:52:00.000-05:002009-01-30T16:52:00.000-05:00The foam drawer you are talking about is actually ...The foam drawer you are talking about is actually a hand-me down to him from me so I know all about it. It's actually from Leaps & Bounds (one of those websites I told you about with cool baby gear) and it's actually a travelling toddler bed. It's not really designed for infants. And the whole reason our nephew has it is because when he is being cared for by the grandparents, they have big comfy comforters on their beds and although he can't roll yet, my brother and sister-in-law were worried that he'd suffocate in the comforter. This provides a harder surface with no blankets on it so he can't pull covers over his face while he sleeps. Once he starts to be able to crawl they are going to have to get a crib for him if he is going to sleep at their house.<BR/><BR/>That being said, the co-sleeping scares me a little too. Especially since you have that breathing apparatice on at night. Only you know how deeply you sleep, but like the previous poster above said, you might not roll onto her but you might throw blankets on her face without realizing it. I also really fear the dogs jumping on her. Scary.<BR/><BR/>Now, I'm sort of like the pot calling the kettle black because we tried not to, but ended up co-sleeping a little bit with our children because of shear exhaustion. It was easier to nurse and have the baby right next to me and I could sort of doze while I was nursing. However, as you know, I now have two of the worst sleepers ever! And our 9 year old still needs someone to lie down with him to fall asleep at night!<BR/><BR/>My brother and sister-in-law are very firm about not sleeping with their 4 month old and they've been getting 6-7 hours straight sleep each night. That's just heaven when you have a little one. Being a single parent you should definitely think about how sleep deprivation is going to play a part of your decision. If your daughter is already pretty good at sleeping on her own I wouldn't change it once she arrives at your house just for bonding reasons. I think you can bond more and better when she is awake. I doubt that when she is alseep she will be very concious that you are lying next to her.<BR/><BR/>I have an Indian friend at work that told me about a cool contraption that they use, that is sort of a cloth sling that they hang from the ceiling in their room, like a mini hammock I suppose, and the baby sleeps in there. She is close to the mother but not in the same bed. If she stirs a little at night all the Mom has to do is rock her gently in the swingy type thing. She said there is hardly any cases of SIDs in India and it may be because of these contraptions? Anyway, worth looking into. I can find out more if you are interested.<BR/><BR/>Oh, BTW, my articles are always about kids eating too much sugar and being hyper. Fun stuff. NOT!<BR/><BR/>PS please excuse typos and spelling mistakes. I miss having spell check in these blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454146351199191506.post-75510036436925240812009-01-27T19:50:00.000-05:002009-01-27T19:50:00.000-05:00oh, and yes, i get articles all the time!!oh, and yes, i get articles all the time!!Single PAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552109851910200944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454146351199191506.post-83119802998861857052009-01-27T19:49:00.000-05:002009-01-27T19:49:00.000-05:00i didn't read your attached article but i have bee...i didn't read your attached article but i have been doing some reading on the subject and i am convinced that my child will for sure sleep in the same room with me, possibly in the same bed. most other cultures practice co-sleeping and with the greater needs of attachment in adoption it makes sense to me. can you do a post of the foam drawers your Godson uses cause i have no idea what you are talking about. i was just thinking of taking my queen sized bed off the frame and having us both sleep on it...Single PAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552109851910200944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454146351199191506.post-76825710959812844352009-01-27T19:08:00.000-05:002009-01-27T19:08:00.000-05:00Hi,I have just started reading your blog but find ...Hi,<BR/>I have just started reading your blog but find it very insightfull and interesting. As for the whole parenting thing.. My husband was in Iraq for the first 6 months of our daughters life. In that time I co slept every single night. I am a heavy sleeper but found that the knowledge that she was in the bed made me more cautious (sp?) even in my sleep. My husband despised the idea, saying it wasnt safe, but when he returned home he came to realise that a) it was easier for me to feed her when she was close by, b) everyone slept 100% when we were close in a family unit and c) this was a way for our daughter to get used to him and bond with him after he missed so much of the start of her life. Those little drawer things you talk about are brilliant! I wish i had had one lol we just used a boomerang pillow , but it would have been 100% easier with one of those! Good luck with everythingLittle Fat Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704645291216952294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454146351199191506.post-66327069510211860172009-01-27T15:14:00.000-05:002009-01-27T15:14:00.000-05:00I love most of the ideas of attachment parenting b...I love most of the ideas of attachment parenting but the co-sleeping scares me. The idea of a tiny little infant between my big ol' hubby and I just gives me the chills.<BR/><BR/>I think its more a response to my sleep style, I throw the covers off of me many times during the night and all it would take would for me to do that once, cover her face and well, lets not think of that.<BR/><BR/>My compromise is a side bed sleeper, wish me luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com