Are there different ways to co-sleep?
Yes. Since co-sleeping is a loose term that means sharing your sleep environment it can be used to describe any of the following arrangements:1. Having your child sleep in your bed. 2. Having your child sleep in a crib next to your bed with the side down so the crib and the bed are “connected.” 3. Having your child sleep in a cradle or crib next to but separate from your bed. 4. Having your child sleep on a mattress on the floor in your room. Many families rely on the use of a co-sleeping bassinet – a sort of “side-car” that pulls up to the side of your bed. We found that our co-sleeping bassinet became a glorified laundry basket and didn’t really provide the kind of closeness we craved. In addition, it does not eliminate the need for mom or dad to get out of bed to attend to the nighttime needs of an infant (i.e. nursing, diaper changing, and cuddling) Other parents simply place their child between them in bed and share-sleep in that manner. This practice makes some people a little ne
