Sleeping with your baby

Some doctors tell you not to do it and some people pretend they don't, but sleeping with baby is the only way I could imagine surviving infancy. I would never get any sleep if my baby were not in my bed when it was time to nurse her during the night. Plus the quality bonding time you get by having your baby in bed is priceless.

However, sleeping with your baby can be scary; what if she gets smothered by covers or rolled on. I have found the best way to deal with these concerns is to sleep with baby on the outside and mommy in the middle. This is not how most people commonly think it should be because your initial thought is that the baby needs to be in the middle to keep her from falling out of bed. Falling from bed is actually a lot less dangerous for baby than having her in the middle of two adults that are sharing blankets. 

Falling out of bed is also a worry that can be easily addressed. We have a co-sleeper which, although she doesn't sleep in it, can catch my girl if she were to roll. Another, much cheaper solution would be to push your bed into the corner so that baby sleeps next to the wall. The only problem with this is that mom loses her nightstand, which can be a big deal if she is breast feeding because she won't have a place for her water. The solution to this dilemma would be to get a universal bed rail, they are relatively cheap and can be positioned in a way that lets mom keep her nightstand.