No! Don't Say It!

Co-Sleeping

Yes, I said it! Now, get over it! And don't you judge me...please :)

For the last month or so, Miss Saya has been co-sleeping in our bed. It all first started when there were a few days where she was really sick in addition to teething. She wasn't sleeping well and the sound of her breathing was horrible, so my hubby decided to bring her in earlier than her usual time of 5 am. Saya hasn't left since. I am still up in the air about the decision but have been finding many advantages to having her close by. For one, she has been getting more sleep during the night and waking up less. She may get up 1 - 2 times instead of 3 - 5 times which was almost guaranteed. We are talking 9 months of the same horrible sleep routine. So you can imagine that this change has helped both Mommy and Daddy out tremendously. 

With my 2 hour commute the lack of sleep was making me a zombie and more importantly made me a risky driver. In December, I proved that I was suffering when I had an accident. Saya woke up every single hour that night. So that afternoon, after work at about 45 minutes into my commute on the turnpike (2 miles from my exit), I closed my eyes for one split second. As a result, I hit the median. No one truly understands how I feel about the whole situation. I thank God all the time that I didn't hurt anyone. I would have been so distraught even more than I would have had something happened to me. I was truly blessed that day because I was surrounded by cars and trucks but at the time of impact not a single soul was to be found. And I came out unscathed. Just a little tenderness where I hit my head off the window and a little soreness on the right side of my neck but that was it. My car unfortunately didn't make it out of the mess. He was totaled but we now have upgraded to "Bleu," or minivan.

I am not alone when I say that I was totally against co-sleeping when I was pregnant and even in the early months of Saya's life. Really, I was against it up until the time we brought her in because I didn't want to start this habit that we couldn't fix later on. This is why I still struggle with the idea. Not to mention, Saya doesn't stay in the same position. She is constantly moving throughout the night. I put her in a vertical position to match the hubs and I and some mornings she is either in a horizontal position or even upside down. In the end, she is much more comfortable being with us. I must admit it is pretty darn cute when she ends up in either one of our arms and falls asleep. She just plops right down on our arm and she is out like a light.

So now that I got that off of my chest, I am interested in knowing whether you have changed your minds about how you were handling a baby situation when you were against it from the beginning or vice versa. Are you happy with the decision you made?

Please share!