Here's a little background into how I came across the gobedbug.com website.
From the day my husband & I were married I always said I would never co-sleep with my children. I wasn't against it, it just wasn't for us. Then came our 6th child. It started the very night she was born. From 7pm - 4am she just wanted to be held. During the day she would sleep anywhere: crib, floor, car seat, it really didn't matter. But come bedtime and she would be up every 10 - 15 minutes if she was not in someones arms. Let me just say this got old fast. By the time she was a week old I couldn't function anymore. Then one night while absolutely unable to function I fell asleep with her on the couch. She only woke up once to nurse and that was it! I wondered if I was onto something. So I continued to sleep on the couch with her. I tried my best to be safe about it. I would sleep sitting up, with her cradled in my arms between me and the back of the couch. My back was suffering....but I was sleeping :)
I know there are many people who are dead set against sleeping with your child, whether it be for personal reasons or safety reasons. But let me just say that the safety of my other children, as well as my own safety, was at risk. I was falling asleep standing up while making lunches, holding the baby, etc. Not to mention the fact that as soon as I got in the car it was a struggle to stay awake behind the wheel. So please keep that in mind before giving judgement. Thanks! :)
Once I realized she was able to sleep at night, and it wasn't a matter of her days and nights being backwards, I started to look into products that might assist her (and I) in getting her on track (remember, I was against co-sleeping). I tried swaddling her tighter, I tried having her sleep in the car seat, I tried the womb bear/sleep sheep, I tried having her sleep with one of my shirts, and more. Nothing was working. Then I found the co-sleeper. The problem was that my husband and I were pretty sure she wanted body heat/cudding and that's why she was sleeping so good while being held. With a co-sleeper they are not technically next to you. I thought it was on the expensive side if it wasn't going to work.
While doing research on the pros and cons of co-sleeping (I was starting to give in to the sleep deprivation) I came across http://www.gobedbug.com/. They make foam bed rails that fit under your sheets but work like a regular guard rail. The whole reason they came up in my search was because they make one for co-sleeping. The cost was really reasonable ($20 + $6 shipping). I figured it was worth a try. After all, sleeping on the couch was getting old and my body was starting to feel it.
From the very first night we were only getting up once in the middle of the night. This was great considering she was only about 3 weeks old. I put her between me and the bed rail. It felt so good to get a decent night sleep. I'm still not totally comfortable sleeping with her, but now that I have a good month of semi-sleep, I've started working on transitioning her to her cradle. I recently heard somewhere that, when it comes to babies being able to regulate their own body temperature, women should really be pregnant for another 3 months. That would be the 'ideal' for the infant. I'm not sure whether this is true or not, but it seems to be the case here. She'll be 3 months old next week, and I'm already seeing a huge difference. In the mean time, during this transition, I'm very grateful I found go bed bug :). I feel safer than putting her between us and now I'm able to function during the day. If you have decided to co-sleep I highly recommend this item. You can visit them gobedbug by clicking HERE.
1 comment:
Thanks for visiting my blog from the Tuesday Tag-Along, and thanks for sharing this product! I'm very interested in trying it when my little one moves to a regular bed. As an inadvertent co-sleeper myself, their co-sleeping rail would have been very useful. I'm glad I finally have Little Miss sleeping in her own crib, even if it is still right next to my bed!
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