When Zoë was first born, I had absolutely no intention to co-sleep. For the first five months, she slept solely in her bassinet. I was working at the time, though, and as her sleep schedule changed I found myself more tired in the middle of the night, so when she awoke I would pick her up, bring her to our bed (half asleep) and fall back asleep as she nursed.
There were nights I tried my hardest to be conscious enough to put her back to bed, but then the next night I'd be too tired to realize again. Now, she almost solely sleeps in our bed. It's gotten to this point where I can't fall asleep unless she's next to me. I realize this basically guarantees that I'm going to have a hard time switching her to her own bed when she's older, but for now, it isn't hurting anyone. It's like being a little girl again, sleeping with my favorite doll.
When Emery was born my husband worked almost all nights and it became a habit too to just put her in bed because I was usually too tired to put her back in her bassinet. Now she starts out every night in her very own big girl bed but usually ends up in our bed by the morning. At first I was embarrassed to admit that she co-slept but now I just don't care! I love having her wake me up in the morning with a kiss and a "hi mama"...she won't be this little forever so I'm going to soak it all in while I can :))
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