Newborn, co-sleeping and...DTD?

[feeb]

We don't DTD with DS2 in our bed.

On odd occasion I can put him down in cot asleep and stay asleep we will DTD in our bed.

[Smoke Jaguar]

DS is 5 and has never mentioned noises or anything like that! Because DP is less than demonstrative during the day, the kids tend to look a bit alarmed if they see us hugging (usually when I've accosted DP in a clinch and forced him from his comfort zone of distance!), so there would definitely have been indications of 'trauma' by now if DTD with them in bed were an issue for them LOL

[MummaSue]

I don't feel comfortable DTD in the same room as DD. Isn't that what people go to jail for?

Around the house works fine. We'll get our bed back sometime in the next 16 years I'm sure.

[entreat]

Yep - no way can I DTD with my son (or any child) in the bed. Actually, the thought of it makes me feel ill. Never something i could do.

we go around the house, but usually Jack's in his cot in his room for day naps, so we have our bed.

[deletedit]

THIS is why I have been hanging out for a new house for the last year.

Mr 1 wakes up and demands food if you breathe too loudly or roll over too loudly so can't do anything in the same room as him (he wakes every 1-2 hours at night regardless), and there point blank isn't anywhere else. Bathroom is too cold at night and during the day you can't even have a shower on your own without Miss 3 wanting to use the toilet. The lounge is out, Miss 10's room opens onto it and she tends to randomly pop out at night to go to the toilet. So our only child-free time would be the 30 minute nap Mr 1 has while Miss 3 is at daycare on Thursday afternoons and Miss 10 is at school.

I really really really really really really want a house where Mr 1 has his own bedroom and we have a separate toilet. Really want. Would do anything for. But you tried building a house in less than 18 months? Not possible, apparently, and they wouldn't give us enough money to buy an existing house so building was our only option

[PumpkinZulu]

Well, we ended up DTD last night So could not hold out. DD was sound asleep in her cot, and we moved down the other end of the bed. Wasn't an issue, and we both had the best sleep ever afterwards

[Cherished]

We had a cot in our room which DS only ever slept in a hand full of times for an hour or so. We DTD once while he was in the room but in the cot. I did feel weird about it and we didn't do it again. We may be in a unique situation where dh is home heaps so we can muck around during the day while DS is having his nap. I'm too stuffed by the end of the day to do anything at night anyway lol

[briggsy's girl]

Yay PZ!