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when's too early for a newborn to sleep alone?
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Just to post another POV, nor will sleeping in a crib mean that your child will have no attachment to you. My DD gets a LOT of love and hugs and kisses during the day. She is a very secure, loved, and attached to her parents little girl. But, at night, we simply could not have slept with her in the room. A friend of mine put it well, I think, when she put it this way: newborns sleep like they have post traumatic stress disorder. They twitch, make noises, wake often . . . If you can sleep with that and that's what you want, do what works for you.
FWIW, my peds told me also that attachments DO start to form at 3 mos. or so. And, while everyone can put forth their own anecdotes, I can tell you that my friends' and family's children who co-slept or slept in the rooms with their parents all had a great deal of difficulty transitioning to their own beds later. As for SIDs, you have to do what your comfortable with. The fact is, NO ONE knows definitively what causes SIDs; there are only potential risk factors. Our DD has a lovey in her crib and sleeps with a blanket. She is comforted by these things and we are comfortable with them. |
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| pp is right, you will get anecdotes on every possible scenario regarding sleeping, from parents, experts, pediatricians , etc, it is dizzying to say the least=you and hubby will have to decide what you think is in the best interest of your child...but just as an FYI=be cautious of those who think they know all the "facts" of exactly when you should and shouldnt do something=for us, co=sleeping, extended nursing, etc broke all the "rules" but worked beautifully for our son who transitioned to a toddler bed with no tears or issues when we were all ready... |
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So here's another anecdote of sleeping: My brother and SIL have co-slept with their son from day 1. My nephew is now 19 months and has been transitioned to a bed in his own room with no issues. The only reason they switched him is because they're expecting baby #2. Cedar's attached to his parents, but does fine in all social situations. He even did a sleep over at his grandparents place with no issues.
I agree that it's all: what will work for you and what are you comfortable with. We had DD in a crib next to our bed for the first 3 months. Now she's in her crib within 3 feet of our bed (same room). We don't plan on moving her into her own room until she's at least a year. But plans change. Give something a try, see how it works, and adjust it from there. Good luck! Heidi-rose |
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| My one-year-old son sleeps with my dh and me. We did not plan to co-sleep but we love it now and wouldn't have it any other way. I think it is really hard to know before your baby arrives what their temperament will be and how you will feel about sleeping with or near them. As for attachments, my ds is the most outgoing toddler I have ever known - he goes to the child care at the gym, mothers' day out, with sitters and grandparents with no problem whatsoever. |