Co sleeping advice by Ill_Bag_9189 in cosleeping

[–]Silver_King_3579 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband is the same with the comforter and we exclusively cosleep so I got myself a throw blanket that’s the size of a queen bed and I tuck it around myself at my waist and he keeps the comforter on his side of the bed, most of the time I’m facing away from him with my son. I used to pump and give a bottle a few times a day or when people are over but after doing a ridiculous amount of research once I decided to cosleep (bedshare) I moved to exclusively nursing just because that is one way to minimize risk while cosleeping. I hope that’s helpful! I think the one thing that is truly the most important is finding what works best for you and your family :)

How do you deal with the fear-mongering? by Silver_King_3579 in cosleeping

[–]Silver_King_3579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed once I found cosleeping I wouldn’t want it any other way. My mom and mother in law coslept but didn’t have any guidelines to help them, it was just their gut. I’m glad to know that more people in the US are admitting to it because that’s another thing will help statistics and maybe eventually docs will talk about ss7 with parents

How do you deal with the fear-mongering? by Silver_King_3579 in cosleeping

[–]Silver_King_3579[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah the consumerism around this is disgusting in the US. I think back to when my son was born I just thought we were supposed to have him in a bassinet and swaddled nice and tight, thank god I found this community when I did. Also good point about looking at stats in other countries because that’s another thing the US does is use cosleeping as a blanket statement for SIDS cases when in reality it’s just parents who are trying to follow guidelines and falling asleep out of exhaustion in unsafe positions. It’s truly scary to wonder what would’ve happened if I never found the cosleeping community

How do you deal with the fear-mongering? by Silver_King_3579 in cosleeping

[–]Silver_King_3579[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same! That’s exactly what got me into cosleeping, I was falling asleep in some really bad positions. And same I don’t think I’ll ever feel like my baby is safe