Arguments for co-sleeping 17 Articles

by Rebecca K.

Co-sleeping! Are you kidding? That's DANGEROUS! Comments like this may be heard from doctors, friends and other relatives. While co-sleeping can be dangerous, cribs can be dangerous as well. So what's a parent to do? Baby is

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by Kristine Lemay

I'd never heard of co-sleeping before I got pregnant; I'm still not sure how the idea first got into my consciousness. But I know that three months before our little Lucy was born, I was sure; she'd be sleeping in bed with me.

There

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by Kate Combs

I am the mother of three children, ages 11, 10, and 5, and all three of them co-slept with us. I began co-sleeping with our first child because my husband worked at night, and it was far easier to keep her in bed with me than

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by Kathryn Zellar

I am a pretty new mother of twins. I co-slept with my twins at first. Then I saw how their 7 year old uncle still sleeps with their grandfather and grandmother! I couldn't have that happen. There's no room.
When the twins turned

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by R. Hake

I personally chose co-sleeping for my daughter and I. Before my daughter was born I thought I had planned everything out, including sleeping arrangements. She had her own crib, an entire crib set in a pretty floral pattern, and

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by Jessica King

"I need sleep!" That is what I remember crying to my mom right after my first daughter was born. After just a few days home with her, I was miserable. I was getting no sleep, up breastfeeding her less than every two hours all

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by Alexis Mcknight

One of the first things I learned when my daughter, McKenzie, was born 7 months ago, is that parenting never goes how you plan. I read all about labor and swore I would have a natural childbirth - then a surprise breach baby

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by Bethany Harvey

Co-sleeping with your infant or children is a tough issue. There are definitely two sides to this debate that will rant for years to come.
I was on the negative or nay side. Was not now or ever going to sleep with my children.

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by Blessing

Materialism and consumerism tend to drive current trends, often at the expense of not telling the entire truth. Imagine if we all stopped buying cribs, how many companies would lose money. They can't make any money off of our

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by Cordelia Loake

When we become parents choosing between chocolate and vanilla ice cream seems easy. As parents we realize we want the best there is for our children,

but how do we decide what is the best? A lot of new parents wonder about co-sleeping,

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by Ilove Myname

I am the youngest in the brood of three,
I have a brother our eldest and my sister and
we all co-sleep with our parents when we were babies until
we were able to sleep on our own.
Advantages of being able to be with our parents when

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by Tracy Connery

I am of the converted. I'd happily participate in an organized movement to convert. In fact, I would be honored if asked to lead the charge! We are of the co-sleeping. We are of the bed, family.

Certainly, I am aware of the controversy

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by Linsey Knerl

I remember the reaction I got from relatives who asked how my new baby was handling sleeping in his new crib. After I explained that he didn't use the crib, but rather we co-slept, their disapproving glances and awkward comments

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by Janice Ropers

Our second night in the hospital, our son was circumcised and he returned to our room inconsolable in the wee hours of the morning. Although he wouldn't stop crying right away, I did notice that his cries diminished a bit in

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by Kimberly Smart

My baby sleeps in my bed with me every night. There I said it. I co-sleep with my baby. You would be surprised by the amount of stigma there is surrounding the subject of co-sleeping. While I was pregnant with my daughter I read

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