[blparent] co-sleeping with toddler

Wed Oct 26 16:04:42 UTC 2011

I have been keeping our mattress against the wall anyways which will help
with keeping Dawson in bed between me and the wall.  Our bed is too high off
the floor for Dawson to take a fall so I think the bed on the floor is going
to be our saving grace.  At the foot of our mattress is my guide's crate so
that will also help keep him on the bed.  It will be nice in the morning as
well when Dawson shoots up wide awake and I want to keep my eyes closed for
5 more minutes while he entertains himself with toys.

Erin

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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We tried the mattress on the floor deal and it totally failed. Daughter did
not seem to regard it as a bed, more like naptime which meant she woke up
every couple hours. That night was pure hell. Once weput the mattress on the
bed, she was fine.
Dawson will probably fall off the bed. Ours did. And they do learn from that
experience. Just make sure there is nothing that they can hit their head on
as they fall.

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Unfortunately, that's what I used to be able to do but he recognizes the
pattern and gets extra energetic when I enter his room even if he's been
getting very drowsy.  He knows that if he falls asleep he will get put in
his crib so that's what he's fighting.  Tonight I plan on putting our
mattress on the floor so I can hopefully nurse him to sleep in our bed and
get up quietly and get a few things done once he's out.  Our room is safe
for him so if he gets up and roams I'm not worried about it and I'll just
nurse him again.  Now let's hope that he doesn't wake enough nights in a row
after I've gotten up to where he's fighting falling asleep all together.
It's amazing how different these little guys can be about things like sleep
and eating once they become toddlers compared to when they were infants.  I
have to admit that it is cool to see how sharp Dawson is and perceptive
about every little detail in his routine each day.

Erin

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 12:35 AM
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Can you feed your baby to sleep in his room? I do this at 7, they my toddler
who is 14 months joins us at about 11 when he wakes.
Sometimes, I will feed him again and put him back down in his crib if we
aren't going to bed yet.
Steph

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com
To: "NFB blind parent listserv" <blparent at nfbnet.org Date sent: Tue, 25 Oct
2011 10:11:53 -0700
Subject: [blparent] co-sleeping with toddler

Hello parents,

I'd love to hear from those of you who chose to co-sleep with your babies.
My son Dawson who will be one years old on Halloween has been co-sleeping
with my husband and I since he was ten months old.  I absolutely love the
co-sleeping arrangement and in many ways wish I had started it earlier.  The
only snag that I'm finding is that Dawson used to be able and go down in his
crib for the first stretch of the night which was a couple of hours and then
by the time he woke-up I'd be ready to go to bed or my husband would just
bring him into me to co-sleep.  Now Dawson doesn't want to do the first
stretch on his own and refuses to go down without me.  I'm an early to bed
person but now not having that few hours on my own is difficult.
How do
those of you with co-sleeping toddlers usually start out your night?  I'm
finding that just letting Dawson play a little longer in my room with the TV
on low helps him start to calm for the night and then around 8:30 we can lay
down together with no stimulation noise or lights on and he'll fall asleep
quickly.  This isn't giving me any time to unwind for the night though.  I'm
still nursing Dawson so daddy putting him down to bed is out of the question
since he needs boob to fall asleep and that's not a battle I want to start
right now especially since breast feeding is so special and something both
Dawson and I love very much.  I'm against cry it out methods and want sleep
time to continue to be a positive and pleasant experience for everyone.

Thanks,

Erin

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