CO-SLEEPING VS. CRIB-TRAINING + OUR CURRENT SLEEP SITUATION – The Love Notes Blog

Co-sleeping

Since the day Gio was born (& for the first year of life) he slept within arm’s reach of me at night. When he was tiny, he was in a pack & play next to the bed. When he got older, he ended up just sleeping in bed with me. It was so convenient to nurse & I loved the closeness it brought. We both slept so much better snuggled up to each other & if he did wake up, he’d go right back to sleep.

On the other hand, bedtime for him pretty much meant it was bedtime for me as well… it’s not like we have bars surrounding our bed to keep him from rolling off or escaping, haha. I got tired of not having “me” time to relax & recharge but I also knew he hated his crib & it broke my heart to hear him cry in there by himself, so I kept putting it off.

In the beginning, I was embarrassed to tell people we co-slept because I had gotten a few lectures along the way about “why co-sleeping is bad” & I hated trying to explain myself or even feeling like I had to in the first place. & honestly, having experience as a  daycare teacher I never thought I would ever have these kinds of sleep struggles because I was “experienced with kids.”