Oh, i would have LOVED to ... but my bed was single and OMG my baby would have fallen out for sure ... i wouldn't have risked it if i had fallen asleep and we were squished in a single bed together
Hope you can get a bigger bed so you can co-sleep with bubba !!!
DD slept with me during the 2nd night at hospital. I gave birth in a public hospital and was given my own room, which had a double bed. The midwives didn't say anything. However, if I were in a single bed, I probably wouldn't sleep with my baby. I wouldn't feel safe especially after giving birth, all you want to do is sleep and feel exhausted.
I had DS in a little cribette thing attached to the bed, so he was right next to me. Then later (in the special care unit) he was in this cot with wheels on so he could be taken into the nursery at night.
I was told that I wasn't allowed to sleep with him - mind you, this was post-birth and I couldn't move let alone put DS in the crib on the other side of the room. So I slept sitting up with him snuggled against my chest. I had to keep waking up every time someone walked in the room to check I wasn't sleeping with my baby, which wasn't allowed! I was finally "allowed" to sleep 7 hours post-birth (33 hour labour with no sleep after 7am the previous morning!) when I was taken into the ward and DS had his own sleeping space on the bed.
I'm really surprised that hospitals have a policy about this, and particularly surprised that some are so determined to enforce it! I co-slept with DD in hospital (and her dad lol!!) and no one said anything.
I coslept with all my babies, but I clearly remember with my first, I wasn't allowed to.
I did anyway, so they bought me a form to sign saying I knew the risk and took full resposibility.... Then they put up the bed rails and were real supportive. Never had a problem with the last 4.....
I co-slept in hospital with number one in hospital, purely because i fell asleep holding her. It was a single bed with no sides. That's when I knew I had an instinct and would be fine sleeping with her in a King size!! No one said anything. I still think back (10 years ago) and I had never heard of co - sleeping (no belly belly then), but to me it was the best choice for us, as she wasn't sleeping in the hospital, neither was I.
Now it may be different with policies, but really, they are dealing with women who have just given birth, If they tried to disturb my sleeping baby, whereever it was sleeping, they'd better be prepared!!!!
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