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As Samantha said above, as long as you’re doing it following the safe sleep 7, you aren’t doing anything to put your baby in danger. Bed sharing is very safe when done following the guidelines. Most of the figures we see about incidents from cosleeping are based on situations where cosleeping was done accidentally after falling asleep on the sofa, or in an unsafe bed. The Facebook page ‘happy cosleepers’ and Instagram page ‘happycosleeper’ are great sources of information and support. I’ve been cosleeping with my little girl from a week and a half old and it’s great! We both sleep now and I love it.
Breastfeeding and cosleeping has actually been proven to be extremely safe and beneficial to mama and baby, as long as you’re on your bed, you aren’t using a duvet to cover your baby and they aren’t rolling off the bed or in between yourself and your partner because the non breastfeeding partner doesn’t have the hormones that keeps track of baby during sleep and could smother them. I coslept and breastfed from birth, mine is now 6 and seems extremely healthy and self assured. I just put a “next to me” cot at the bed side, but looking back it was the most expensive bed guard ever 😂 You’re doing great and what is best for you both 🥰 if I could give you one piece of advice, it’s to ignore the judging crowd and relax into your journey, no one gets it as right as they’d like (we all feel like we’re getting it wrong a lot actually lol) but enjoy it whilst they’re teeny tiny xx
Co sleeping is the best thing I’ve ever done. Allows us to sleep more, he feels close to me, therefore safe and sleeps better. I couldn’t think of a negative. It goes without saying, follow co sleeping safety guidelines
@Chloe happycosleeper is amazing. Such a great resource
@Emma isn’t it!! So glad I found it🌞
You are providing so many benefits to your baby by cosleeping so don’t feel guilty!
Coslept with my first, cosleeping with my second :) when you do it safely it’s the easiest way everyone gets sleep ❤️
We were exactly the same. Nearly 5 months in and I actually feel safer with her next to me than alone in her crib. We do have a next2me which alleviated rolling fears.
As long as you follow the safe 7 then its no more dangerous than a baby in a crib or bassinet. Most of the cosleeping incidents also include children who have fallen when a mom has fallen asleep in a rocking chair and baby has fallen. In some numbers its actually been safer to bedshare than it has been to crib sleep due to regulation etc. There are cosleeping groups on here if you need some support or reassurance. Even the NHS now sends out guidance on it and accepts it as the norm. Most countries in the world also do this, its only western counties who have been obsessed with independent sleep when thats not how babies work.