before my son was born I fully intended on co-sleeping. I planned on exclusive breastfeeding and having him in bed with me/us just seemed like the convenient and easy thing to do. I gave birth to the most independent child ever. He didn't like to be cuddled much, he wasn't real keen on sleeping in my arms, and he tossed CONSTANTLY in his sleep.
After a few nights of trying to co-sleep and NO one getting rest, I decided to move him to the bassinet next to the bed. He was much more content, DH and I got better rest, and he was still within arms reach if he were to wake or need to eat.
At 4 months we transistioned to his own crib in his own room and at 6 months we sleep trained using a version of the cry it out method.
I love the idea of co-sleeping during the early months, but it just didn't work out that way for us. Maybe with our next...
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