tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post6198885512355570516..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: The Sleeping ThingMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-91103691736039071912010-09-22T18:03:22.008-04:002010-09-22T18:03:22.008-04:00Night is the only time Josh and I have to relax/be...Night is the only time Josh and I have to relax/be together. We usually watch TV in bed until midnight or so. So having a kiddo in bed would probably drive me nuts, then I would have zero time to myself in a day. If it works for you guys, though, more power to ya!Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-47377386677688734972010-09-22T11:10:53.076-04:002010-09-22T11:10:53.076-04:00Not to be the bearer of bad news (or maybe good ne...Not to be the bearer of bad news (or maybe good news, depending on how you look at it), but not every kid outgrows it. <br /><br />Don't ask me how I know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-60326876849074376512010-09-21T10:48:27.669-04:002010-09-21T10:48:27.669-04:00MQ wants to sleep with me all the time, too.MQ wants to sleep with me all the time, too.painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-21418201295755415592010-09-20T23:28:52.253-04:002010-09-20T23:28:52.253-04:00Love this post! I get such flack for cosleeping wi...Love this post! I get such flack for cosleeping with my almost 10 month old (she'll be 10 mos in 9 days! How'd that happen??). It works for us. She's my sweet cuddle bunny. My only problem is my fear of her launching herself off the bed or crawling off if she wakes up when I'm not there (in the shower or kitchen, etc.). I have things to keep her from rolling off in her sleep, but if she wakes up, she's not big enough to get down safely. Eek!Dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16255190971670471758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-85289651388086396782010-09-20T23:18:34.307-04:002010-09-20T23:18:34.307-04:00I absolutely think the worst thing about traveling...I absolutely think the worst thing about traveling with kids is sleep issues. It never works, no matter what, except if mom doesn't get any sleep.anymommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870033179328734404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-90277347185048842402010-09-20T19:47:01.417-04:002010-09-20T19:47:01.417-04:00Nothing solid to offer except I like your attitude...Nothing solid to offer except I like your attitude. And I would so prefer that they just sleep with me than yell at me from their rooms. At various periods each of them would beat the hell out of me when we slept together, which was kind of a deal-breaker, but usually now they're good. But in general my kids have been awesome sleepers and I can't complain.Bibliomamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11825424183978181238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-56072601517060975252010-09-20T14:01:24.776-04:002010-09-20T14:01:24.776-04:00Right there with you. We had successfully trained ...Right there with you. We had successfully trained the 5 yr old to fall asleep without an adult in the room (aside: we'd point out all the stuffed animal friends in the room as excellent substitutes for us, or say that his sister was sleeping right next door. He'd wail "but that's not a PARENT!") using a reward chart a few months ago. But somehow or other that fell away and we're back to hanging out until he falls asleep, AND finding him in our bed in the wee hours. *shrug*mayberryhttp://mayberrymom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-62061920764261072672010-09-20T12:15:54.827-04:002010-09-20T12:15:54.827-04:00whatever works is what i say!whatever works is what i say!Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-17258681871525909292010-09-20T11:28:55.323-04:002010-09-20T11:28:55.323-04:00I actually envy people who are cool with sharing t...I actually envy people who are cool with sharing their nights. I feel like they've tapped into some sort of emotion that I am incapable of. Like De, I'm super firm about night: kiddos in own beds, parents in own beds. I make some exceptions for sicknesses, nightmares, etc. But I generally feel unwilling to share myself at night. So, yeah, sometimes I feel like a complete jackass! <br /><br />(I need to read that essay, obviously!)Kelly @ Student of the Yearhttp://student-of-the-year.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-72197565171501232382010-09-20T11:20:46.721-04:002010-09-20T11:20:46.721-04:00Recovering from vacation sleeping arrangements is ...Recovering from vacation sleeping arrangements is tough. I don't mind them coming in my bed in the morning (hey, I like Martha Speaks), but delayed bedtimes and nighttime interruptions are strongly discouraged, I.e., punishable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-68695079834638785352010-09-20T10:54:17.324-04:002010-09-20T10:54:17.324-04:00MM too.MM too.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-63940428936036112402010-09-20T10:51:02.402-04:002010-09-20T10:51:02.402-04:00We sort of co-slept with babies--they went down in...We sort of co-slept with babies--they went down in their own room, but then came in with us. Everyone was in their own crib/room for the night by age one.<br /><br />I never, ever laid down with my kids at night--I just didn't want to. By that time of day I was done and wanted some alone time. But I was more than happy to have kids stumble in at 5 a.m. and spend the next hour or two snuggling.<br /><br />I think any situation can work, but it has to be one the parent is feeling good about.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-65818181143098676712010-09-20T10:33:59.454-04:002010-09-20T10:33:59.454-04:00The Offspring has been climbing into bed with us m...The Offspring has been climbing into bed with us most nights; last night, he kept calling to me. I resent the disrupted sleep, but I love the snuggling, his smell at night after a bath, how he curls himself up in my arms. When he's done, I'll be glad to have uninterrupted sleep, but I'll miss it an awful lot, too.Heide Esteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022964463219865228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-86851164596275667512010-09-20T10:17:47.388-04:002010-09-20T10:17:47.388-04:00Curious Girl is 8 and a quarter, and still falls a...Curious Girl is 8 and a quarter, and still falls asleep laying on top of me. For a brief period last spring, she started "sleeping herself," as she calls it, but she seems to have abandoned that plan. Mostly, I enjoy it--bedtime cuddles are a good time for finding out what she's thinking about. If she wakes up in the night, she comes and gets me. DUring the first week of school, I was put out by about 5 nights of her waking up just as I was going up to bed, which meant i got no time in my own bed at all. Fortunately, that's subsided. I think that the sort of sleeping arrangements we're talking about here really are more common, but less discussed.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000470374101306070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-61782050465574736852010-09-20T10:11:40.230-04:002010-09-20T10:11:40.230-04:00Sigh. I feel your pain. Red has begun climbing in ...Sigh. I feel your pain. Red has begun climbing in bed with me again. Last night, she got in around 1am, thrashed around until I left and got in her bed. Within half an hour, she had tracked me down. "Are you going to sleep in your bed now?" "yes." And she did. We both ended up in our own beds. But, I'm sure she'll be back tonight. If she didn't flail and kick, I wouldn't mind it so much.FreshHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051170717740487431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-2369799216263217482010-09-20T10:06:23.492-04:002010-09-20T10:06:23.492-04:00And she will outgrow it....I still long for the da...And she will outgrow it....I still long for the days when I would wake up with a kids's foot in my face;)Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.com