tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337796.post8317557453223068508..comments2023-10-16T07:43:33.631+00:00Comments on All Grown Up...still feeling like a kid: New to co-sleepingallgrownuphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15558724767417950811noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337796.post-39657120113259881412009-09-30T13:58:35.691+00:002009-09-30T13:58:35.691+00:00Cave mother: towel is a great tip, i'd been ly...Cave mother: towel is a great tip, i'd been lying Missis on a real nappy (unfolded). Hubby is even more impressed with our current sex-life! It's always been a big part of our relationship, so I'm pleased & relived to resume after months of poor-health-enforced abstinence in pregnancy! My virginity had practically grown back, lol! TMI!! Wish our sofa was a bit wider for downstairs fun :-) Not feesable at present as MIL and boyfriend currently staying with us to "help" (read: get uncomfortable about me breastfeeding, crash about in the evenings waking toddler up, create extra grocery shopping needs and cook inedible meals for us)<br />Carol: that's why i love being a second time mum!allgrownuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558724767417950811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337796.post-79282515594214474182009-09-29T14:35:34.705+00:002009-09-29T14:35:34.705+00:00Snap on the never-using-the-bedside-cot thing, and...Snap on the never-using-the-bedside-cot thing, and I also had to laugh at your description of your baby scooting towards you in bed. Mine was the same! I always ended up in the middle of the bed.<br /><br />Do you lie on a towel? It soaks up the leaky milk and vomit and is much easier than using breast pads and muslin cloths.<br /><br />Lovely post. PS I am quite amazed that you are already up for sex! We still do it occasionally with Cave Baby in bed, but it is very rare that she sleeps deeply enough for us to get away with it (and that has been the case all her life, unfortunately). But downstairs works just as well for us :)Cave Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489375502067939290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337796.post-197557801996540342009-09-28T20:48:41.913+00:002009-09-28T20:48:41.913+00:00We co-sleep too, ahh if only we had done it from t...We co-sleep too, ahh if only we had done it from the first night, we could have saved ourselves the worst sleep deprivation of all, those first ten nights. You live and learn.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02600442154053131885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337796.post-76697595317639234382009-09-28T11:09:05.555+00:002009-09-28T11:09:05.555+00:00Tasha; I'm not sure how we'll feel about s...Tasha; I'm not sure how we'll feel about sex in a few months, but in these early days, especially while sleeping, she's not aware of very much. But I can't wait til I'm ready to let her go out with her Nana for an hour!<br />Cartside; always glad to hear we're not alone :-)allgrownuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558724767417950811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337796.post-84931194513853136452009-09-28T10:15:27.407+00:002009-09-28T10:15:27.407+00:00Co sleeping was my saving grace, the only way I co...Co sleeping was my saving grace, the only way I could cope with the sleep deprivation due to my also high demand daughter. There did come a time where we decided to reduce the time spent cosleeping and now it's rare, and just as well because she is very fidgety and usually end up kicking my face ;). I loved it in spite of setting out saying we'd never do it.cartsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443437791014670129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337796.post-11286789456454527562009-09-27T06:09:29.059+00:002009-09-27T06:09:29.059+00:00We ended up with Rosemary in bed with us quite a b...We ended up with Rosemary in bed with us quite a bit in her early months, without making it a conscious decision. Lying down feeding really helps if you're being woken up loads! And in her early months it really helped her to settle. She would quite often end up in our bed for a few hours after she'd moved through to her own room, but these days she can't come in to our bed at all, because she doesn't sleep. There are far too many distractions and she just chatters away and kicks and rolls about and nobody gets any sleep. <br /><br />But in the early days it was very useful. I think we're likely to use a combination again, though will see what this one is like. It's certainly not something we turn our noses up at, nor are we frightened of squashing the baby, which so many people are. <br /><br />We kept our duvet, and just pushed it down where Rosemary was sleeping and put one of her blankets on her. Until she was over a year and then she just came under the duvet, too. Though more often than not, she ended up outside the duvet, just like her dad. They both have a tendency to overheat at night.<br /><br />Have to say, we never tried sex with a baby in bed - or in the same room, in fact. Just didn't feel right. We left it until she was out of the house with someone else! But we did wait a helluva long time.Coding Mamma (Tasha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17374751246656722167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337796.post-87433180326403985382009-09-26T21:18:09.999+00:002009-09-26T21:18:09.999+00:00It's not for everyone! Really rare to "ov...It's not for everyone! Really rare to "over lay" baby (technical term), mummies are hyper aware of baby in bed, even when asleep. We are amazing creatures. Even regulate baby's temp by raising or dropping our own.allgrownuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558724767417950811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337796.post-75860482075955394502009-09-26T20:53:36.216+00:002009-09-26T20:53:36.216+00:00Sounds lovely, though was never something I fancie...Sounds lovely, though was never something I fancied. I'm too scared I'd roll on to her or she'd fall out the bed. Plus I like my bed to myself lol!Leadership Learninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969626763450950102noreply@blogger.com