tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post796548394457206993..comments2023-10-20T12:25:07.716-04:00Comments on Entergently: Our family bed . . . how we make it workEntergentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667630916580441817noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-43527679125770607312020-05-04T18:31:12.127-04:002020-05-04T18:31:12.127-04:00This blog is so nice to me. I will keep on coming ...This blog is so nice to me. I will keep on coming here again and again. Visit my link as well.. <a href="https://www.mattressapron.com/" rel="nofollow">down mattress cover</a><br />M. Tahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045558659892762964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-79708263686453790062020-03-29T09:33:39.407-04:002020-03-29T09:33:39.407-04:00I am Suresh Kodwani, Owner Of Siroki Bond Mattress...I am Suresh Kodwani, Owner Of Siroki Bond Mattress. Happy To Visit your Website. 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At 5 months old she was so crabby from lack of quality sleep... as was I! Even when she would nap it was only 30 mins here, 20 there, again- day or night. No allergies, no colic, lots and lots of breast milk. As far as I know, no reason for her not to sleep well.<br /><br />My son started out smoothly but got worse as he got older and would often wake at night to stock fingers up my nose, or cry inconsolable during the day because he was too tired to nap. <br /><br />I don't know how to develop better sleep for them while they are in my bed and being carried in a sling all day. Did you ever experience this with family bed sleeping? And yes, not every child is the same but we now have baby 3 who is 8 weeks old and already showing signs of interrupted sleep because he's being carried, or NOT carried. Or in bed right next to us but still will only settle with in-arms giggling and bouncing. This can't be normal- motherhood would never have survived through the generations!<br /><br />Any insights you have are MOST WELCOME! :)<br /><br />NICOLEUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10949340768588487672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-91460284659405783852017-07-01T01:33:30.061-04:002017-07-01T01:33:30.061-04:00Hi! I have always wanted family bed. But my first ...Hi! I have always wanted family bed. But my first 2 children developed sleep habits that were completely incompatible with Mr getting any sleep at all. My first would bit stay asleep unless there was a nipped in her mouth, day or night. At 5 months old she was so crabby from lack of quality sleep... as was I! Even when she would nap it was only 30 mins here, 20 there, again- day or night. No allergies, no colic, lots and lots of breast milk. As far as I know, no reason for her not to sleep well.<br /><br />My son started out smoothly but got worse as he got older and would often wake at night to stock fingers up my nose, or cry inconsolable during the day because he was too tired to nap. <br /><br />I don't know how to develop better sleep for them while they are in my bed and being carried in a sling all day. Did you ever experience this with family bed sleeping? And yes, not every child is the same but we now have baby 3 who is 8 weeks old and already showing signs of interrupted sleep because he's being carried, or NOT carried. Or in bed right next to us but still will only settle with in-arms giggling and bouncing. This can't be normal- motherhood would never have survived through the generations!<br /><br />Any insights you have are MOST WELCOME! :)<br /><br />NICOLEUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10949340768588487672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-48936312132759465522013-12-16T10:08:57.167-05:002013-12-16T10:08:57.167-05:00I thought I was crazy when I realized that I don&#...I thought I was crazy when I realized that I don't sleep well (or at all sometimes) unless I am sleeping next to my 2 year old. I had never heard of that before. Maybe it's more normal than I thought.rachel durham photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890690097722953598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-55111249968931390662013-10-09T02:01:05.782-04:002013-10-09T02:01:05.782-04:00Fantastic place to spend the one of the outstandin...Fantastic place to spend the one of the outstanding blog. do come and visit <a href="http://www.expressbedz.co.uk" rel="nofollow"> Suppliers of beds and mattresses </a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215786991184520008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-34285985667764331112011-08-25T02:36:49.340-04:002011-08-25T02:36:49.340-04:00Hey girl, sorry for my delay (just posted a blog p...Hey girl, sorry for my delay (just posted a blog post about how I have been MIA, LOL).<br />You know for a while the older 2-3 were wanting to sleep in the office (which is just across the hall and we got a futon for in there so they could go there to sleep if they wanted, instead of having to go all the way up to their rooms upstairs). Only my oldest will sleep in there alone at times, the others will only sleep in there if they are with someone else. But lately they have wanted to be in the bed and that is fine with us. They know that if they are all in the bed it will be a bit crowded but they don't care. Typically it is like in the picture but since there is 1 extra kid one of them will sleep across the bottom of the bed, below the other 3 kids feet. It works for them and they enjoy it! I'll have to see if I can get a picture of it next time someone is over. If so I'll post it.<br /><br />Yes, your daughter will let you know when she is ready to move out. And if she is expressing a desire to sleep alone but not ready to move out of the room you can always try a mat on the floor or a toddler bed in your room (may give her the independence she wants without her having to be alone if she isn't ready for it yet).<br /><br />I too think about how nice it will be to have the bed back again, but I know that when I do I will miss cuddling up with little ones (like you said). Shoot I miss not being able to cuddle with the older ones because I have my 2 sides full with little ones, LOL!! So I just try to focus on now and enjoy things as they are so I will have no regrets in the future.Entergentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09667630916580441817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-90358083979584519072011-07-26T16:17:02.244-04:002011-07-26T16:17:02.244-04:00Hi Kelley,
How you manage the family bed now, sin...Hi Kelley,<br /><br />How you manage the family bed now, since you have 6 kids in bed? Did you make your bed bigger or?<br />We also love to co-sleep.<br />Our daughter who is just turned 3 sleeps between us.<br />Sometimes during the day she says; I'm going to sleep in my own bed, but a few minutes later she's out of it hihi. She wants to sleep in the daddy and mommy bed.<br />I quess it is a sign of her that she is almost ready to sleep on her own. I hope it take a while before she is ready to sleep on her own, because I surely will miss her in our bed, although it would be nice to have the bed for ourselves 'back'. You get used to sleep with your kid(s) so much, you will miss it....<br /><br />Ilse de Kreij from the NetherlandsPaisley's mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888798531738820768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-81571065587567158242010-03-09T07:02:58.209-05:002010-03-09T07:02:58.209-05:00Love it! what a wonderful big bed :-)I always want...Love it! what a wonderful big bed :-)<br>I always wanted to co-sleep with my babies when they came but DD never liked sharing (independant even as a newborn!) so she was soon in her own bed and later her own room. Then when DS came along he lived co-sleeping but as soon as he was able to voice a peferance asked to be in a room with his sister, so that was that, our co-sleeping days over!<br>I do find myself checking them all the time still, I'd love to have them in with us but I had to go by their decision :-( I must admit I secretly like it when one of them has a nightmare or feels unwell as that's when they come in to us ;-)Tequilamonkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17684892649684706052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-21860383956009703152010-03-09T10:45:40.097-05:002010-03-09T10:45:40.097-05:00Oh man that is a fear of mine, LOL! That I will h...Oh man that is a fear of mine, LOL! That I will have a baby that prefers to sleep alone. I have heard of babies like that but I think it is still pretty rare (it is natural for them to want to be close to us). I don't know that I could sleep well without my baby next to me, it would be SO hard!<br>I think it is sweet though that your ds wanted to be in a room with your dd though ;0)Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667630916580441817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-21056385081455668912010-03-09T11:27:46.641-05:002010-03-09T11:27:46.641-05:00LOVE IT!! Thanks for sharing the 'normal' ...LOVE IT!! Thanks for sharing the 'normal' side to this life too. We are just starting our bus conversion to live in with the six kiddos, and we are getting quite a few comments on 'privacy' issues, and "won't we feel trapped". It just makes us smile, because we can't think of anything better while they are still young and WANT to be hanging around us. Close and snuggly, and only little once. Luvs to you and yours Kelley.<br><br>AmyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16365510647274116628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-23525963035308731312010-03-09T13:13:43.033-05:002010-03-09T13:13:43.033-05:00Thanks so much for sharing this. I'm loving c...Thanks so much for sharing this. I'm loving cosleeping with my 3 month old more than I could have ever imagined, and already concerned about how it will work when we have more. Reading this was encouraging! I love that you created a solution to enable your whole family to share sleep. What a gift to give your children.MamaEmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16479514627357122709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-8060144614154861292010-03-10T01:20:51.009-05:002010-03-10T01:20:51.009-05:00Beautiful! and great that you got some pictures as...Beautiful! and great that you got some pictures as well. I don't think we have any pictures of all 3 of us in bed - only got a couple of cute "daddy and baby" sleeping ones.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05735471878599223535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-6308365562370611662010-03-12T15:19:00.909-05:002010-03-12T15:19:00.909-05:00Love the pictures!!! While I'm an independent...Love the pictures!!! While I'm an independent sleeper and so are all 3 of my kids (I need my space, and my kids have always slept best on their own), I love that you guys love it so much and make it work so well!Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15841853409041418494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-47997801630020468222010-05-21T11:19:16.709-04:002010-05-21T11:19:16.709-04:00I co-slept strangely for 10 months. By strangely I...I co-slept strangely for 10 months. By strangely I mean that for 4 months, he was always in my bed. I then moved him to the crib but 3-4 hours later he came back to bed with me to nurse and would stay there all night. Then when he started to get mobile I would usually nurse him in the rocking chair at night. Most nights I was too tired to do this and brought him back to bed. Unfortunatly my bf is a sleep walker and DS is a wiggler at night. I would put DS next to me and wake up to find him on the other side, next to his daddy. It was cute most of the time but too often my bf would roll on him and not hear DS cry. It became way to dangerous to keep him in our bed, so he became a permenant night caged baby. Maybe next kiddo we can invest into a king size bed.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15033711987905444420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-75092366184695797522010-09-03T08:19:16.109-04:002010-09-03T08:19:16.109-04:00omg! that looks unbelievable!! but liked it. just...omg! that looks unbelievable!! but liked it.<br> just a question;<br>isn't it difficult sleep with 6 people in the bed? don't you ever sleep alone with your husband? don't you need it?<br> ı'm not a mom yet but this life seems a little bit difficult to me :) besosNzNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011054330980332527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-35436229619161794032010-09-03T11:37:15.541-04:002010-09-03T11:37:15.541-04:00NzN (thanks for the kind words in the other post t...NzN (thanks for the kind words in the other post too by the way ;0)<br>It is actually 7 in the bed! I think it is mostly about your outlook and expectations (or lack there of).<br>I grew up sleeping alone (was the middle of 5 and had my own room, the others shared). So I was used to spreading out and lying in my double sized bed any way I wanted. On the other hand I also remember being scared as a child, that I was alone at night (even though I had done it since I was a baby) and I remember nights being a lonely period, though when I was older I loved the space.<br>I had to get used to sleeping with dh when we got married. It isn't much different from that. I believe in keeping them close, I believe it is best for them to move out on their own when they are ready to be separated and to be available to them while they are little. It is SO much easier to co-sleep with a nursing infant (I hardly wake up at night to nurse them). But it did take some time to get used to. I didn't have any expectations of it being any way, I just did it because I felt it was best and made adjustments where needed, same with dh. <br>We have plenty of nights where we get punched (or even kicked) in the face. Dh often wakes up with someone on top of him or cuddled up really close to him. And though it may mean we get a less restful sleep than if we were sleeping alone (you can always try to go to bed a little earlier to make up for it) I get more rest in the sense that I don't have to worry about them needing me, or calling me from their room, or me having to get up to take care of a child who has a nightmare etc. I take more comfort in knowing I am there when they need me. And that they are getting any security they need from me while they need it (and that when they don't they will let us know). I have slept alone or with just 1 person most of my life, and I will have PLENTY of time to do it again when the kids don't need me anymore! It is just one of the many sacrifices we make as parents and I am happy to do it (actually I love it and will miss it I am sure, though now I do at times miss just sleeping with dh ;0)<br><br>My older 2 have been sleeping in another room lately (though sometimes they still choose to sleep with us). My 3rd sometimes stays with them but often ends up back with us (he isn't quite ready yet it appears). My oldest, who is almost 10, would be fine sleeping in a room on his own now and he is welcome to do it if he wants. He likes to spread out at times but doesn't mind sharing a bed either. Bottom line is that it is HE who is choosing it, not me forcing him to sleep alone.<br><br>Is it difficult? Depends on your perceptions. To me difficult would be having 5 different beds, with 5 different sets of sheets to wash and 5 different reasons to have to get up at night (someone has to pee, someone had a bad dream, someone needs to be nursed). Having kids period can be difficult but your outlook and perceptions and expectations (or lack thereof) can make things much easier ;0)Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667630916580441817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904923467770438804.post-39607452443966842762010-09-03T11:53:13.931-04:002010-09-03T11:53:13.931-04:00what you do(can do!) really seems great. your expl...what you do(can do!) really seems great. your explanation is fascinating... not easy and requiers a lot of sacrifices that's why just wanna congratulate you:)<br>ı do believe in attachment parenting but your situation is the best example about it... eventough ı do believe in it don't think ı can manage it ...NzNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04011054330980332527noreply@blogger.com