Co-Sleep?????????

[Doing my best]

we don't go without intimacy because of co sleeping. intimacy is so much more than sex or even touching. it's about connecting - and our princess being with us HELPS that, it doesn't hinder it

Putting that way probably explains why DH doesn't have the issue of no sex/touching/cuddling, but to me, I miss the latter 2 more. Maybe I need it more when I am home with the 2 little ones all day and miss the adult interaction. For me I have really craved it since we have had a string of colds, runny noses and coughs, family coming to stay (not the best interaction for me due to some family issues), and then the rain, has created a bit of cabin fever. DH has been able to get a fresh look on things by going to work, whereas I have been at home, needing a different interaction than just the kids..

[briggsy's girl]

Putting that way probably explains why DH doesn't have the issue of no sex/touching/cuddling, but to me, I miss the latter 2 more. Maybe I need it more when I am home with the 2 little ones all day and miss the adult interaction. For me I have really craved it since we have had a string of colds, runny noses and coughs, family coming to stay (not the best interaction for me due to some family issues), and then the rain, has created a bit of cabin fever. DH has been able to get a fresh look on things by going to work, whereas I have been at home, needing a different interaction than just the kids..

i get the cabin fever thing!

i guess maybe it doesn't worry us so much as we have lived apart as part of our relationship (DH working away) so our bond and our comfort and connection doesn't have to be touch. it's about communicating. it's amazing how much you can connect looking silently into each others eyes over a feeding bubba!

i do still get snuggles with hubby though - when bubba is feeding on the other side (so not between us) i roll over and he spoons me and she snuggles up close on the other side and i kinda hold her (damn this is hard to explain! lol) - but i still get my snuggles lol. DD goes back into her cot early in the morning if she wants to - we don't force it - just put her there - if she whinges or anything, she comes back to us. more often than not, she goes back to sleep form about 6-9 in her cot, and DH and I get our cuddles then.

i guess it's something you either love, put up with, or hate. no one will judge you no matter how you feel about it. my parents never co-slept with me - and when i was older, and felt unwell, i felt uncomfortable climbing into bed with them for comfort - i would stand at the end of the bed. i am hoping DD doesn't feel like that with us...