Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Bed-sharing in different beds. Are we alone with this one?

Let me start by apologizing for the time lapse in between the postings. Life has been hectic with Emmett (now 12.5 months) who can climb ANYTHING. I mean anything. The kid can get to the top of the dining room table faster than I can pee.

I promise to start setting aside time to type more regularly again!

Now onto the post:

We are bed-sharing advocates. We love sleeping with our children.  And our children have not yet decided to sleep on their own. S just turned 3 years old on the 12th and E turned one on the 5th.

Here's the catch: My husband (J) and I each sleep with a child in different rooms.  We have fallen into a groove that seems to be working well for the kids and allowing everyone the most sleep possible, but I do miss cuddling during the night.  The night more or less goes like this:

Kids fall asleep in the "Sleep Room" (guest room where crib is).  E in his crib and S in the bed.  Within an hour, E wakes up to nurse again for about 5-10 minutes, then he's back in the crib.  This is J & I's time to have wine, watch a show, talk, read, etc...  E normally wakes up within the next hour; J's turn to get him.  He takes E back to our bed and lays with him for 5 minutes until he is asleep again (he refuses to be rocked).  So now the kids are in separate rooms.  J, E, and I all sleep an hour or two together before S wakes and starts yelling for us.  At this point, J hops up and joins her in the guest room.  That is how we spend the remainder of the night.

We had been bringing S in with us when she woke up, but she tosses and turns and wakes E up too often.  Without her in the bed, E sleeps 2 hour stretches!  (That is amazing for him!)

Are we alone in this sleep situation? What will we do when there is a third baby (someday)?  S shows no signs of wanting to sleep on her own.  She gets scared in the middle of the night and really needs to feel a warm body next to her.  E tosses and turns as much as his sister, so the crib is basically a joke. He hits his head and is immediately awake. We would like to eventually have them share a queen mattress on the floor together, but with E nursing so often and the tossing and turning between the two of them, I don't know if it's a good idea yet.

Please tell me we aren't alone!  How crazy is your bed situation?

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