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@kolibri Sort of similar to my situation! I also swore I wouldn’t co-sleep, and I didn’t need to for the first 5 weeks but then life happened. My husband works and has to have a full night’s sleep in order to drive safely to/from work and actually do his job well, so he’s only been able to take...

@wethepeople Cute lol. When he was in his bassinet he would wiggle until he cried from getting smushed against the side. Now that he sleeps against me, he doesn’t wiggle anymore. I think he was definitely trying to find me before.

@edward237 Yes, exactly right. I feel like I’m doing what I need to do to survive and to keep my baby alive.

@meki Thank you for explaining your process!

@cursedbeast Thank you for the info and link! We have had him in love to dream swaddles since he was born and I think that’s what got him so good at sleeping those first 5 weeks. My husband helps when he can but with his medical condition, it would be impossible for him to help me at night...

@rlp21858 My thinking exactly. For medical reasons, my husband can’t do night shifts so I have been in the nursery in a twin bed right next to the bassinet since day one. If I could have kept breast feeding, I definitely would have. Even so, any little wiggle or noise from him wakes me up, so...

@duckdodger56 Going to build his crib this weekend!

@gell I’m already a leg up being that I am completely drug and alcohol free. But I was accidentally falling asleep on the couch and rocking chair which, to me, is much more unsafe than intentional bed sharing. So unfortunately I had to pick my poison.

@oryareah I totally agree! Thank you for the good points and the link.

@jameslaurich Thank you so much! I’m trying so hard to keep baby happy and healthy.

@more88 I came to the same conclusion!

@soniagupta Thanks for the info!!

EDIT: For those “who would never” please don’t just comment that I shouldn’t bed-share without offering an alternative solution to my problem. Please really read my experience and help me. Don’t you think if I could do anything else that I would? Bed sharing was my last resort and I feel awful...

@peopleperson9503 Thank you for that risk calculator link!!

@lesernle Thank you for the information and for sharing your experience!

@hoasenphat Understood, thank you!

@meansofgrace That makes sense! We attempted breast feeding for about a month so hopefully that helps him stay at that level. I’ve noticed that when he was in his bassinet, he would wiggle and migrate into the sides until he would get smushed and cry. He would do this throughout the night and...

@lcnolen2022 Oh okay I can see how that would make sense.

A few nights ago my 8 week year old and I started bedsharing because he wouldn’t sleep unless being held which means I wasn’t sleeping at all. Additional info on that down below. So it was either: accidentally fall asleep with him in my arms on the couch / rocking chair, or intentionally bed...