Need Advice from Other Co-sleepers

Have you tried letting him nap in a stroller in the house. My son only naps in his stroller and he is 14 months. We co-slept until he was around 10 months or so.

After he falls asleep, transfer him into his crib. He'll get use to it after a few days. You'll get more done and he will be safe.

When my daughter was 9 months old we had this same issue. She would not sleep in her crib and wanted only to sleep in our bed. It wasn't even being with us in there because she would go to sleep whether or not we were in the bed with her - it was just that it was more comfy than her crib. However, our room was far from being completely childproof. So, even though many ppl thought we were crazy, we got her her own full size bed. We put it in her completely child proof room (door open but with a pressure mounted gate up) and it worked out perfectly! We did it without the frame so it would not be high off the ground and put two long body pillows on the ground on the sides she could possibly roll out of (though she never did somehow). I was fine with the pillows being in the room b/c her neck and upper body strength was very very good so I wasn't worried about sids. We kept a monitor in there out of her reach and removed all furniture that could be toppled over, climbed on etc. The first night I was actually a little sad b/c she slept even better in her own bed than she did in ours :( SO, maybe you can get him his own bed in a room w/o climbing hazards and use it for naps (if you want him to stay w/you at night) - you will need it eventually anyway. Good luck!

We are also co-sleepers, and didn't plan on it, but we're very happy. With our older daughter I turned the monitor on for naps, and had everything else off so that I could hear her.

My 18-month-old daughter is in the bed with me, and she's a VERY active sleeper. She sometimes ends up with her nose at my toes.
I put up safety rails on both sides of the bed (we switch sides all night for nursing) and put the boppy on top of the covers at her feet. It seems to discourage her from wandering too far.
At naptime, the rails plus the boppy and maybe a pillow do the job. If she falls asleep at the foot of the bed, I will bring a chair or two in for extra protection.
We've had no sleep-falls since she was first rolling over!
Good luck,
tg

My daughter is 9 months old and we co-sleep as well. What I find works for naptime is to nurse her to sleep and then pick her up from the bed and put her in her crib so I can do chores while she is napping. If you aren't nursing, then just lay down with him until he falls asleep (remember, you can probably still use a little "down" time as well) and then put him in his crib. We've made it easy by putting her crib in our room, near the bed, so I don't have to travel far to carry her. We figure she's only young once, so even though it's a little crowded in our room, it's worth it. Congratulations on the joys of co-sleeping!

Hello..I had the same problem. what we did was we bought two bed rails the extra long ones at babies r us and put them on our bed with a lot of pillows around the bed. we also have a cushy bench that is at the end of the bed. My best advice is to start teaching him to climb out of the bed himself. By telling him feet first. If you are still worried I know lots of people who have their mattress on the ground. Or for nap time you can put his crib mattress on the floor and see if he will sleep there. Hope that helps!

get a video monitor... i did the same thing your doing and loved co sleeping (still do) when i started wanting to get up at nap times i went out and bought a video monitor (best purchase ever)

Enjoy the time to nap with your son if you can. I used to do this until I had another baby. If you can't, try moving him to his crib after he falls asleep :) Good Luck!!!!

Hi... I dont know how you put your lil one down but I would nurse him to sleep and then put him in the crib for nap after hes asleep. He sleeps with us at night and we just finally got a king size thats low to the ground. Hes now 17mos and can fall asleep with me in our bed( in the middle). I dont worry about him falling out of bed b/c its so low to the ground. And he just climbs out when hes up. 8 mos is still too young probably to not have him in a crib.
We officially moved the crib out so hes with us forever. You could also get those soft side bumpers from One Step Ahead that come off when you are in the bed. We did that for a little while also. Good luck. Once I let go of feeling like our bed is just our bed- I felt great b/c I love sharing sleep with our baby...so does my husband. We just have fun finding other places to have our time...keeps it fun and spontaneous. The bed is overrated....

We ended up taking our mattress and boxspring off of the frame and sitting them on the floor (after a fall), once this was done our son was able to get out of the bed himself when he woke up and i wasn't worried about him falling. Rails are another option that i was looking into. I was never able to move my son into the crib because he would wake up so we spent most of our naps in the recliner, i would nurse him and once he was asleep i would recline the chair and nap until he woke up. I decided my chores would always be there and my son wouldn't always be so clingy. He will be 19 months on the 5th and for about 3 or 4 months he has became very indepentdent! He doesn't want to lay in mommy's lap he will fall asleep on his own most the time and sleeps in his crib for the most part. My best advice would be to "Enjoy it while you can" :o)

My daughter slept in our bed every night till she was about 15 months old. And at 18 months she still occasionally will sleep with us. When it was time to get her to sleep in her bed during the day I let her play in her crib for a few moinutes everyday while I put her laundry away or found things to do in her room. This way she knew it was okay. Eventually I would walk out for a couple minutes at a time while she was playing. She loves sleeping in her bad now. She started napping in her crib at about the same age as your son. Have you tried rocking him and when he is sound asleep laying him down? Also I didnt keep my daughters room dark at first.

Hi Michelle,
I had the same problem, only they come in my room at night and want to sleep with me. I just waited till they were asleep and then moved them. Try letting him sleep for half an hour then move him to the crib. If he squirms pat his back as if you were in with him. Worked for me, so maybe..... Let me know.

H.

I used to put my boys in their crib and then lay down/sit next to it. That way they get the comfort of having you there and also get used to sleeping in the crib.

I can still picture my boys popping their heads up to make sure I was still next to them before falling asleep.

Michelle,
I know what you mean about Co sleeping I did that for a while myself and when he napped I had him in his co sleeper (Playpen) in the living room.
My babysitter used to have him on the bed and place pillows around the cal king bed so he won't fall off. He has done great with that and still sleeps that way at his babysitters house.
What I do is he falls alseep (even for naps) on our bed and once I feel he's in a deep sleep (Usually 10 mins) I pick him up and put him in the crib. he stays asleep.
I know what you mean about getting things done while they are alseep, try putting him down on the bed but picking up up slowly and gently after he's fallen asleep?
I bought a nice comfy crib sheet for too, Jersey for hot nights and blanket material for cold nights. My son doesn't sleep with a blanket, he kicks them off so I make sure he's always warm in the sleepers he's wearing.

Good luck to you.

My little girl will only fall asleep in my arms or in her carseat in the car. I put her in her crib after I know she is asleep. Then I rush to do what I can. At night she falls asleep with me, then I sneak her into her crib. As soon as she wakes, she's back in my bed. :)

My son slept with me for a very long time. I didn't have a problem because I was a single mother at the time and I slept better knowing he was within an arm's reach.

People have very strong feelings about co-sleeping. They were just talking about it on the View the other day. Most moms slept with their kids, but Whoopie said she never did. It's a matter of choice & no one is right or wrong, I think.

Anyhow...if you like him on your bed, try using a baby monitor. Put it very close to him. You can have your hand held monitor turned up so high that you can hear him breath. Just as soon has he starts to stir, you can get right to him.