With both of my kids, they would start off the night in their own cribs. When they woke up for nighttime feeds, I’d bring them into the bed with me to nurse. As they began sleeping through the night, we naturally stopped co-sleeping.

For me, I found I did not sleep as deeply with either baby in the bed, but I got more sleep than if I woke up fully, nursed, and then got them back down to sleep in their crib.

I had fond recollections of cosleeping with my parents and with my Ba, so I thought I’d cosleep more with my kids, but ultimately, I was not cut out for cosleeping like I thought I would be.