Comments on: A Rod For My Back.

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By: In the Middle of the Night

In the Middle of the Night — Thu, 12 May 2011 04:40:53 +0000

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By: Who did I think I'd be? | picklebums.com

Who did I think I'd be? | picklebums.com — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:39:22 +0000

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Graco Heart to Heart Blog - Graco’s Monthly Nods - April — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:58:34 +0000

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By: familyvalue

familyvalue — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:38:12 +0000

So funny! I can sooooooooooooo relate to this! I’m also a fan of co-sleeping. SAME! Why should I get up out of my nice warm toasty bed if I don’t have to. And SAME! Why do I end up sleeping between 2 farty boys who touch! Ah! We must love ‘em!

By: Bec

Bec — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:31:40 +0000

OH MY GOD! I hear you! I !HATE! being touched when I sleep! I’m such a light sleeper that it wakes me up. I also HATE the breathing thing. I like my air to be cool and fresh thank you very much.

Despite all that we co-sleep. We solely co-slept until we moved here and then we moved Erin in to her own room. We’re co sleeping again now because it’s cold and at the moment we only have one heater (hello poverty *sigh* ).

By: PlanningQueen

PlanningQueen — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:39:39 +0000

Kate I think you are hilarious!

By: Reality Raver

Reality Raver — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:13:15 +0000

I totally relate to this post, just because I am co-sleeping with my baby and am getting less sleep then when he was born. By co-sleep I mean he comes into bed with me when he wakes up at about 11.00pm.

He is now 9 months old and wakes every 1-2 hours to latch onto the breast.

So I am currently teaching him to sleep in his own cot all night and wean him off the boob dependency as he is just suckling.

Tonight will be the third night and has only been crying 5 mins at a time, except for an hour this morning at 4.00am. So I am hoping a big slab of sleep without waking up.

Last night I was missing him from my bed, but had to hold firm.

By: jodie

jodie — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:50:07 +0000

suck it up! hehe

honestly though, while i firmly believe everyone should have the right to do whatever is best for them and their family i have never understood the arguments for co-sleeping… i cannot stand to share my space and my son was always more disturbed in his sleeping having me near him… he learnt to sleep far better and settle himself far more quickly when he was put in his own room (we went to sleep school and all to learn all of this :D…)

By: Cheryl aka cherpea

Cheryl aka cherpea — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:54:18 +0000

Oh my I shouldn’t really laugh but girl you really have a knack with words…

I laughed so hard I spat the tea I had just taken a swallow of… I so hear you with the whole snoring… breathing thing…

but since my DH puts up with me putting my often cold bottom where cold bottoms shouldn’t go… well I kinda have to live with it… I do like having my very own human electric blanket… so much safer… no risk of fire… well you know what I mean