The negative on swaddling and cosleeping is that it reduces bubs ability to alert you if they need, it is also less important when mum is right there to cuddle them. But their arms are so jerky at first and movement is involuntary, so I did swaddle dd and cosleep in the early weeks. Seriously you're so hyper aware if them in the bed and swaddling stops their arms waking them up. I also swaddled for each feed because her arms would get in the way.
I didn't realise you weren't "supposed" to do both! We swaddled our son- he much prefered to sleep like that and it painful weaning him off it months and months later when we was so active he was waking himself by unwrapping. We swaddled him and put him up between our pillows (spread wide apart from each other). So we couldn't have rolled on him and he wasn't under our doona either.
We are the opposite here. I don't swaddle Phoebe when she is in with us as she gets too hot. Poor little bubba is sweating when we unwrap her. But if they aren't too hot I can't see the harm in swaddling and co-sleeping.
Hey Dusty!
I co-sleep at the moment and swaddle little miss. I stopped swaddling her right after we got home from the hospital as she seemed to hate it but I have since found that she sleeps MUCH better wrapped and now when I wrap her she seems to know that it's sleepy time!! She still has really strong startle reflex and gives herself an awful fright sometimes if she's not wrapped so I swaddle her all the time for naps and during the night.
Do what works for you, because inevitably you'll do what is safe anyway.
Hugs
sue xxx
My little one is still swaddled (for all sleeps) at 6 months and she co-sleeps most of the night with us. I have never had any problems, she will let me know if she needs me, she is rolling now however she cannot roll when she is swaddled so I have peace of mind that she will not roll over and get stuck. Most of the night she is in the nook of my arm, she is safe there and I am very aware, you will be suprised at how aware you are when sleeping with a little one. I also personally like to sleep with her on the edge, when she is in the middle DH is great with knowing she is there and not rolling on her however he pulls the blankets up to high, eek! So I keep her safe and sound on my side .
Best of luck Dusty, not long now, I am so excited for you and your DH.
we still swaddle DD at 13 months - she just doesn't sleep well if she isn't swaddled! some kids love/need it, others dont
as has been said, you will be hyper aware - it's a new mummy thing - even when you're asleep, you are aware of sounds around you, baby movement etc. we have part time coslept with DD all her life - how much of the night she is in with us depends on how much she needs to be there herself. she has had maybe five nights in total where she hasn't been swaddled (we kept aircon on and lightly dressed her in summer while swaddled as she wouldn't sleep unwrapped!) - she knows that the wrap means sleep time, she doesn't fight it at all...
we put her up between our pillows now, but in the past, i would keep her in the crook of my arm with my hand on the covers to keep them low enough....
if you're worried about cosleeping you could get one of those snuggle beds for between your pillow, or use cot as a side car on your bed if you have room...
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