Do you think there is anything wrong with letting your infant sleep in the bed w

Yes, and no. It all depends on the size and age of the infant.. At birth, it may not be a good idea.. But, I had to let my infant sleep in the same bed as I. I had no choice. If you do so, it has to be where you are very careful and all. You have to not be a hard sleeper.

Unless you want to start a dependcy that will take a very long time to get over I would not advise it. Most babies end up in the bed with the mother as a convience for her, when they are waking up for feedings. The problem is that the child gets used to sleeping with you and could go for years to break the habit. For you and your husband it will get a bit old after a while and when the child is older. Some children make the transition early but some kids still need to be in the bed with someone until they are school age! The idea of a shirt (already worn, so that it has your body scent) works for most kids but still another dependency. Just remember that we as the adults have to set the course, and it doesn't make you a bad mother because you set some boundaries and initiate independence at an early age.

That is a hard one. Becuase we let our daughter sleep with us her first 3 months. We did it for a few reasons. The first was I was nursing and it was easier the second was she just didn't like her bassinet. She slept almost through the night when she slept in our bed. BUT the transition over was hard. I had gone to FL with her for about 3 weeks during that time I didn't feel confortable putting her in my bed because there wasn't any one on the other side. So in the bassinet she went. She didn't like it at first but got used to it pretty quick. A few nights and she was fine. I seen that you said you were going to put a pillow in his crib. If you do that put it UNDER a blanket so that he can't get caught in it. My daughters crib is set up this way. We have the fitted sheet down, then a pillow, then a thick crib blanket (a conforter) she sleeps on top of that with her smaller lighter blanket over her. My daughter is 19 months old now. The longer you wait to put him in his own bed - the harder it will be for both you and him. Harder on him and harder on you because if he doesn't want to he will cry. If he does cry let him for at least 10 minutes. Its the only way he will learn. My daughter NEVER cried at 17 months old she started crying for no reason when we put her to bed. Nothing changed but she didn't want to go to bed so she would cry. It was hard on me to hear it but leaving her there was all I could do to not make it worse.

I have never had my children sleep in bed with us as I don't feel that anyone gets quality sleep. We don't sleep as well because we worry about rolling over on them, and they don't sleep as well because we're moving around and waking them up. I have heard of sleeper "side-cars" that you can fasten on to the side of your bed - keeps baby close but not actually IN your bed. If you have the space, you can also put the crib in your bedroom for a week or so until baby gets used to sleeping there and you're more confident that he's okay there.

I let Mandy sleep with us for far too long and getting her to sleep in her own crib became a major battle because she was older and, if you remember, when she cried her screams hit that pitch that goes from your ears directly into the center of your brain! So, it's good that you're working on getting your baby used to sleeping in his own crib while he's still young. You've already gotten some good advice on crib setup...and it's been so long ago for me that I don't have any ideas..so good luck, girl. I'm glad you and the baby are doing well.

I have a 6 month old baby girl and at the begining she slept with me but a little past her second month i started to slowly get her to sleep in her crib. I just started by trying to get some of her naps little by little in the crib and slowly moved up to the night and till this day she doesn´t want to sleep any where but her crib she loves her space. This is my first child so i know that every child is different so you should try to slowly put it in his routine that way he gets used to it. The bad thing about letting them sleep with you for a longer period time would be what you said about rolling over on the baby but as time goes by the baby will learn to roll over both ways meaning more risks and it might be a little bit harder to get the infant to adapt if you wait longer and on top of that when you actually want some privacy with your husband ir will be a task

I would never have the baby in bed. In my opinion it's too dangerous. I put the baby in the crib, with nothing else, no toys, no blanket, nothing that could suffocate. The baby should be put on her back in the crib, the incidence of SIDS decreases by more than 50%. Don't put a pillow or your shirt in with him.

I have a little boy myself. Since he was a baby, he always slept in bed with me. He likes being hugged a lot and I like cuddling him while we sleep. I don't think there is something wrong with letting your baby sleep in bed with you. Just make sure that you do not use comforters or blankers that could smother your baby.

It really depends. My baby has been sleeping with us since birth. She's already more than 1.5 years old and she still sleep between us. There's really a danger in that so if you guys are the type who sleeps really tight, it's not advisable. But if you are the type who can sense things even when asleep, then you can try having her beside you. But I believe there are co-sleepers available in the market. Those are cribs that seem like an extension of the bed. It can be adjusted to the height of the bed so you can place it right beside your bed. This way your baby will have his own bed and still be beside you.

Well my son had a crib but during the night, I would always get him out of the crib to sleep with me but he was always on my side and never in between me and my husband. But if still not asleep, we would put him in between us to play and kiss and embrace then once he was already feeling sleepy we would position him on my side. I would not want my baby to sleep alone at night. I find it too lonely for him and as far as I'm concerned I wanted him to feel the warmth of my body and feel how much I love him. I was always alert though and would check his position every now and then. I read that a child will grow up emotionally secure and confident if he would always feel the warmth of his parent's embrace and touch. True enough my son grew up to be an emotionally secure person.

I know i will probably be repeating what others have said But i think its great that you are going to try putting him in the crib, I hope he doesnt give you a hard time. Just remember that him crying sometimes is good for him even tho it breaks your heart when he cries. It breaks my heart when sierra cries but i know sometimes i need to let her. What works with sierra and me is i lay her down in my bed with me each night at 9pm and give her a bottle, she drinks her bottle and then falls asleep, i give her her binky and put her in her bed and she sleeps thru the night. but i keep on that schedule with her every night and that seems to work great. Let me know how things work out. :)

Hello squirt051305,Many Many congrats! on your new born son,yes I think it will be better for him to sleep i mhis crib although you should not worry too much about you rolling over him when he sleep with you, its mother instinct and also you are alert anyway. Don't worry. Regards Tamarafireheart.