Sleep with me...

There is a current debate going on in a mom loop that I own. Co-sleeping. You know what really pisses me off during "loop debates?" When people spout off words without researching the subject. Can you please argue something that you are familiar with or actually *know* something about?! After nine months (or earlier in some cases) in the womb, it's pretty shocking for baby to be deported to the nursery. In the first few months of babies lives, they rely on their senses to be comforted. The smell of mama, the sound of her voice, etc. If you are a breastfeeding mama, then co-sleeping usually makes a happy mama. Sleep deprivation from nursing an infant every hour and a half during the night is common and having baby sleep in bed with you gives extra moments of sleep that are incredibly worthwhile, especially when trying to function during the day (..and if you have other kids that need you!) When Brennan starts to get restless, I can whip out said boob and plug him in without him getting too agitated and he can go back to sleep easily and so can I. If there are a lot of night interference then baby will have difficulty establishing days/nights pattern. That being said (and I could say more) please don't consider our parenting style baneful. I'm a more content mama then ever b/c my baby son is next to me snuggled.