Co-sleeping may be alright for couples who are in good health and generally good sleepers. My wife and I, on the other hand, do not collectively fall into this category. My wife has had juvenile diabetes since age 3 and in the “caveman days” she would have not survived to childbearing age. The pregnancy was a miracle in itself and after my wife began breastfeeding, her blood sugar would plummet. We had to abandon exclusive breastfeeding after 4 months. I on the other hand am an extremely light sleeper and have been known to have bouts of insomnia. If you do choose to co-sleep, make sure you can reliably awaken when the baby needs you OR are not so over-tired that you have problems falling back asleep (ony true insomniacs will know what I mean with this one).My wife will often have low blood sugars in the middle of the night that require me to get up and feed her, let alone the baby!.
Tim says
Co-sleeping may be alright for couples who are in good health and generally good sleepers. My wife and I, on the other hand, do not collectively fall into this category. My wife has had juvenile diabetes since age 3 and in the “caveman days” she would have not survived to childbearing age. The pregnancy was a miracle in itself and after my wife began breastfeeding, her blood sugar would plummet. We had to abandon exclusive breastfeeding after 4 months. I on the other hand am an extremely light sleeper and have been known to have bouts of insomnia. If you do choose to co-sleep, make sure you can reliably awaken when the baby needs you OR are not so over-tired that you have problems falling back asleep (ony true insomniacs will know what I mean with this one).My wife will often have low blood sugars in the middle of the night that require me to get up and feed her, let alone the baby!.