Comments on: Why Nighttime Breastfeeding and Bed Sharing Is So Important http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/2009/05/why-nighttime-breastfeeding-and-bed-sharing-is-so-important/ Think. Act. Breastfeed. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:20:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Breastfeeding & Bedsharing: Two Peas In A Pod — just parenting advice http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/2009/05/why-nighttime-breastfeeding-and-bed-sharing-is-so-important/comment-page-1/#comment-3259 Breastfeeding & Bedsharing: Two Peas In A Pod — just parenting advice Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:42:41 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/?p=1216#comment-3259 [...] Why Nighttime Breastfeeding And Bed Sharing Is So Important [Breastfeeding Moms Unite] AKPC_IDS += "1547,";SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Breastfeeding & Bedsharing: Two Peas In A Pod", url: "http://justparentingadvice.com/breastfeeding-bedsharing-two-peas-in-a-pod/" }); Share This Article: [...] [...] Why Nighttime Breastfeeding And Bed Sharing Is So Important [Breastfeeding Moms Unite] AKPC_IDS += "1547,";SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Breastfeeding & Bedsharing: Two Peas In A Pod", url: "http://justparentingadvice.com....." }); Share This Article: [...]

]]> By: Jasmine http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/2009/05/why-nighttime-breastfeeding-and-bed-sharing-is-so-important/comment-page-1/#comment-3142 Jasmine Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:03:18 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/?p=1216#comment-3142 Hey, This is such a wonderful post. Did you know that there is actually anthropological research that cosleeping is good for babies? :) The method of sleeping in bed, in a room, alone with the door closed, is actually a very North American phenomenon and isn't something that persisted through most of our natural evolution. I'm very pleased to see this piece out on the web at large. I wish you loads of success in promoting this very important message. cheers.. Hey,

This is such a wonderful post. Did you know that there is actually anthropological research that cosleeping is good for babies? :) The method of sleeping in bed, in a room, alone with the door closed, is actually a very North American phenomenon and isn’t something that persisted through most of our natural evolution.

I’m very pleased to see this piece out on the web at large. I wish you loads of success in promoting this very important message.

cheers..

]]> By: The B’s of Breastfeeding | Breastfeeding Moms Unite http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/2009/05/why-nighttime-breastfeeding-and-bed-sharing-is-so-important/comment-page-1/#comment-1780 The B’s of Breastfeeding | Breastfeeding Moms Unite Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:00:39 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/?p=1216#comment-1780 [...] Bed Sharing - A good way to connect with and be there for our breastfeeding wee ones throughout the night, builds trust between mom and baby fostering healthy attachment, keeps mom’s milk supply levels up and helps protect our babies from SIDS. To read more about this go here. [...] [...] Bed Sharing – A good way to connect with and be there for our breastfeeding wee ones throughout the night, builds trust between mom and baby fostering healthy attachment, keeps mom’s milk supply levels up and helps protect our babies from SIDS. To read more about this go here. [...]

]]> By: April http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/2009/05/why-nighttime-breastfeeding-and-bed-sharing-is-so-important/comment-page-1/#comment-853 April Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:43:00 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/?p=1216#comment-853 We coslept with our firstborn until 16 months. We nightweaned at 15 months (he nursed every hour 24/7 until this age) and bedweaned at 16 months. I was two months pregnant at the time. It wasn't too bad with not nearly as much crying as I thought. My DH put him to bed and joined him in bed when he awoke. It took about 2 months of doing this. He started sleeping through the night most nights by 2. With our second,we're cosleeping too and he's a bit better with sleep than our first. He's 9 months and no where near ready to night or bedwean and I think he's too little. I don't think there is a right age to bedwean; it's whenever the mother is ready and is up for the task. I highly recommend Our Babies Ourselves. We coslept with our firstborn until 16 months. We nightweaned at 15 months (he nursed every hour 24/7 until this age) and bedweaned at 16 months. I was two months pregnant at the time. It wasn’t too bad with not nearly as much crying as I thought. My DH put him to bed and joined him in bed when he awoke. It took about 2 months of doing this. He started sleeping through the night most nights by 2. With our second,we’re cosleeping too and he’s a bit better with sleep than our first. He’s 9 months and no where near ready to night or bedwean and I think he’s too little. I don’t think there is a right age to bedwean; it’s whenever the mother is ready and is up for the task. I highly recommend Our Babies Ourselves.

]]> By: Kim R. http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/2009/05/why-nighttime-breastfeeding-and-bed-sharing-is-so-important/comment-page-1/#comment-842 Kim R. Sun, 31 May 2009 23:34:33 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/?p=1216#comment-842 I really enjoyed this! I was so conflicted about co-sleeping that we didn't do it at all in the beginning. I was so worn out, and desperate to get sleep I began pumping and having my husband take one feeding a night. This never worked and I ended up nursing him anyway. Finally, I just started co-sleeping out of a need to sleep. This turned into a regular thing. Now, I put my son to sleep in his crib. He wakes up at 4 am to nurse, and we co sleep until 6:30 or so. I realize now that bed sharing is a natural thing. I will definitely be starting it from the get go for our next child. Co-sleeping is such a wonderful feeling. I love to protect my son while he sleeps next to me. And my milk supply has never suffered! <abbr><em>Kim R.’s last blog post..<a href="http://dirtydiaperlaundry.com/i-would-sell-my-kidney-for/" rel="nofollow">I would sell my kidney for….</a></abbr></em> I really enjoyed this! I was so conflicted about co-sleeping that we didn’t do it at all in the beginning. I was so worn out, and desperate to get sleep I began pumping and having my husband take one feeding a night. This never worked and I ended up nursing him anyway. Finally, I just started co-sleeping out of a need to sleep. This turned into a regular thing. Now, I put my son to sleep in his crib. He wakes up at 4 am to nurse, and we co sleep until 6:30 or so.

I realize now that bed sharing is a natural thing. I will definitely be starting it from the get go for our next child. Co-sleeping is such a wonderful feeling. I love to protect my son while he sleeps next to me. And my milk supply has never suffered!

Kim R.’s last blog post..I would sell my kidney for….

]]> By: Catherine http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/2009/05/why-nighttime-breastfeeding-and-bed-sharing-is-so-important/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Catherine Sun, 31 May 2009 04:56:41 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/?p=1216#comment-825 What a great post! I am so glad you were able to come to the talk and that it inspired you to write this! Moms need to hear that their babies are not manipulating them and that it is OK to respond to them. So many moms will ask, when SHOULD my baby be sleeping through the night? We have to remember that every baby is different and that sleeping through the night is a developmental milestone, one that is reached at different times for different children. We can try to force it, but in the end, it becomes a stressful time for both mother and baby. Walking the path of motherhood is one of surrender and trust, not easy I know. Our bodies and our babies are wise to each others needs; if we can allow ourselves to just be "in it" and not try to change it, we can truly be present with our children and ourselves. <abbr><em>Catherine’s last blog post..<a href="http://abeautifulbirth.blogspot.com/2009/05/there-is-transformation-at-centre.html" rel="nofollow">there is transformation at the centre</a></abbr></em> What a great post! I am so glad you were able to come to the talk and that it inspired you to write this! Moms need to hear that their babies are not manipulating them and that it is OK to respond to them. So many moms will ask, when SHOULD my baby be sleeping through the night? We have to remember that every baby is different and that sleeping through the night is a developmental milestone, one that is reached at different times for different children. We can try to force it, but in the end, it becomes a stressful time for both mother and baby. Walking the path of motherhood is one of surrender and trust, not easy I know. Our bodies and our babies are wise to each others needs; if we can allow ourselves to just be “in it” and not try to change it, we can truly be present with our children and ourselves.

Catherine’s last blog post..there is transformation at the centre

]]> By: TheFeministBreeder http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/2009/05/why-nighttime-breastfeeding-and-bed-sharing-is-so-important/comment-page-1/#comment-824 TheFeministBreeder Fri, 29 May 2009 21:47:07 +0000 http://www.breastfeedingmomsunite.com/?p=1216#comment-824 I have my own personal issues with co-sleeping. It just sincerely does not work for us. Nobody in our family sleeps well when the baby is in bed with us. However, with working and pumping, I HAD to feed my baby at night, or my supply would be in the toilet. Either I woke him up to feed him (which goes against ALL my doctor's advice and my own belief in Weissbluth's sleep training advice) or I pumped. Let me just say it was a LOT easier to feed him while I snoozed than to pump at 2 am, but will also say it's not like I really "slept" while he ate. I cannot fall asleep properly with him in bed next to me. And neither can he. He kicks and grunts and tosses all night. Both my kids did that. Cosleeping and bedsharing never gave me any more sleep - it only kept me up. I really do think there are babies (and I mean older babies, not newborns) who benefit greatly from having their own space to sleep in, and also from sleeping all night, uninterrupted. I just know so many people who've followed all Sears's advice word for word, and then they end up with a pre-schooler who has terrible sleeping habits and is miserable all day. I think there is something incredibly important to be said for healthful sleep habits. Sleep is critical for development. And don't get me started on how I think that Dr. Sears is a secret sexist. My first son started sleeping 12 straight hours at night when he was just 6 weeks old. Trying to put him in bed with us just interrupted his groove and ticked him off. So I laid awake all night staring at him in the video monitor, wishing I could snuggle with him, but knowing that bringing him into bed with us wouldn't be what was best for him. And in our house, where both parents work in corporate America, that whole baby-keeping-me-up-all-night thing was not going to fly. My second baby just started sleeping all night long when I stopped waking him up at night to keep my supply up, and I have to say, I am a new person now that I've head a few weeks of uninterrupted sleep. I dunno - It just bothers me that sleep has become this thing that mothers think they must sacrifice in order to be good moms. Well, not me. I think helping children sleep is just as important as all the other things we teach them. And my house is a lot more harmonious when everyone's had a good night's rest. <abbr><em>TheFeministBreeder’s last blog post..<a href="http://thefeministbreeder.typepad.com/the_feminist_breeder/2009/05/why-i-cant-fault-kate-gosselin.html" rel="nofollow">Why I Can't Fault Kate Gosselin</a></abbr></em> I have my own personal issues with co-sleeping. It just sincerely does not work for us. Nobody in our family sleeps well when the baby is in bed with us. However, with working and pumping, I HAD to feed my baby at night, or my supply would be in the toilet. Either I woke him up to feed him (which goes against ALL my doctor’s advice and my own belief in Weissbluth’s sleep training advice) or I pumped. Let me just say it was a LOT easier to feed him while I snoozed than to pump at 2 am, but will also say it’s not like I really “slept” while he ate. I cannot fall asleep properly with him in bed next to me. And neither can he. He kicks and grunts and tosses all night. Both my kids did that. Cosleeping and bedsharing never gave me any more sleep – it only kept me up.

I really do think there are babies (and I mean older babies, not newborns) who benefit greatly from having their own space to sleep in, and also from sleeping all night, uninterrupted. I just know so many people who’ve followed all Sears’s advice word for word, and then they end up with a pre-schooler who has terrible sleeping habits and is miserable all day. I think there is something incredibly important to be said for healthful sleep habits. Sleep is critical for development. And don’t get me started on how I think that Dr. Sears is a secret sexist.

My first son started sleeping 12 straight hours at night when he was just 6 weeks old. Trying to put him in bed with us just interrupted his groove and ticked him off. So I laid awake all night staring at him in the video monitor, wishing I could snuggle with him, but knowing that bringing him into bed with us wouldn’t be what was best for him.

And in our house, where both parents work in corporate America, that whole baby-keeping-me-up-all-night thing was not going to fly. My second baby just started sleeping all night long when I stopped waking him up at night to keep my supply up, and I have to say, I am a new person now that I’ve head a few weeks of uninterrupted sleep.

I dunno – It just bothers me that sleep has become this thing that mothers think they must sacrifice in order to be good moms. Well, not me. I think helping children sleep is just as important as all the other things we teach them. And my house is a lot more harmonious when everyone’s had a good night’s rest.

TheFeministBreeder’s last blog post..Why I Can’t Fault Kate Gosselin

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