[blparent] co-sleeping with toddler

Wed Oct 26 16:13:58 UTC 2011

Thanks Jo Elizabeth, but that's for infants and not toddlers.  Appreciate it
though.

Erin

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 9:04 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] co-sleeping with toddler

There's a co-sleeper thingy out there that sits flush right with the bed,
and has three sides on it so the baby won't fall off.  I can't remember the
brand, but just search for it online if you like, you'll find it.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young,
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 9:50 AM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] co-sleeping with toddler

> 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.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Erin Rumer
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 11:44 AM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] co-sleeping with toddler
>
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Stephanie Mitchell
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 12:35 AM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] co-sleeping with toddler
>
> 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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