Back before I was a mom I had some grand ideas about what kind of a parent I would be. There were some things I was so certain about. Like that I would let her cry it out, and I wouldn't co-sleep. Ha!! These things went out the window after about 2 days.
The reason I was anti co-sleeping was just because it seemed unsafe to me. I was afraid that my husband would roll over onto her while he was asleep and I didn't want to put her on the outside of the bed. What I didn't realize that in many cases, co-sleeping is more about the parents' sanity than the baby. They sleep better when they are with their parents. And sometimes, when you just can't get them to sleep any other way, and you are about to pull your hair out from fatigue and frustration, it suddenly doesn't seem like such a bad idea to let your baby sleep with you ... as long as it means they will actually sleep.
I'm also lucky in the sense that I'm a very light sleeper. I don't even move around without waking up. So I just lie on my back, with her on my chest, and we both sleep like that. I don't have to worry that I'll roll over and knock her off. I hold onto her so I know she won't fall off on her own (and as she's only 3 weeks she doesn't really move around much either). And I know that my husband won't squish her since she's on me.
So I guess my point is just that sometimes it doesn't work out quite how you planned. But it's all good!! I'll re-visit the crying-it-out thing once she's a bit older. For now I scoop her up almost immediately.
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