I co sleep with my son (about to be 2 this month, he will be 2 yrs + 2 months when baby arrives) I’ve co slept with him practically his whole life, just him and I alone in floor bed and my husband is in another room. I breastfed him until I weaned him at 22 months. Now that hes not nursing at night, we both definitely sleep better and he sleeps through the night now, however he does come to cuddle with me anywhere from once to a few times throughout the night. Meaning, if I wasn’t there and he couldn’t cuddle on me, he would probably wake up.
My second baby is due in about 3 months and I’d really like to co sleep with her so I can get more sleep. Now that I know a lot about safe co sleeping this time around, I’d like to just start that way instead of trying and failing with a bassinet baby who won’t sleep alone and being awake all night like I was with my son in his first 2 months.
The thing is, I’d realllly like to sleep with both of them. I already know safest way would be to cuddle curl with the newborn and have my back to my toddler in bed. I’m just wondering if anyone else has done it this way and succeeded.
Most stuff I read, they have baby in bassinet and toddler in bed, which i wouldnt really even personally call co sleeping with both since baby has their own space. I’m interested in hearing from people who have bed shared with both.
I already know about safe sleep set up, firm mattress, no blankets etc.
the only thing I’m not sure about is my toddler, who is used to cuddling with me at night, how he would adjust when I’ll now have to have my back to him all night. I hope he won’t try to roll on top of me or anything. That I just won’t know until the time arrives. But my husband works and needs his sleep, so ideally I would sleep with the kids. We talked about him sleeping with my toddler but we’d really like to try to keep him with me if possible.
Also, I don’t think my toddler would accept sleeping alone right now. Plus, I don’t know if I’d ever feel comfortable enough in his room being safe to be alone in all night even with baby proofing. At his young age.
Anyways, if you have managed to bed share with a newborn and a toddler, please let me know your experience! Thank you!