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*yawn* I AM bi*chy. AND p__sy. And I hate opinions different from my own.So sue me, city girl.

Meeeow!!!! Hissss! Unless my Mommy Kitty rolled on me when I was a kitten, then it would be just silence......!

Meeooow!!! Hisssss!! Unless my Mommy Kitty rolled on me when I was a kitten, then it would now be silent........!!

Um... yeah. Sure... whatever. Thanks for the input!

Hey Lovely, being the only species that does not sleep with their young means absolutely nothing. I can not believe that you used that as a reason to sleep in the same bed with our babies. If you choose to co-sleep than ok, but remember people do roll over on their children. I personally do not co-sleep during the night because I believe that during the night the bed is for me and my husband. After my husband goes to work and if I want some more sleep, I put my son on one side of the bed and I sleep on the other. And side bar to Jamie, yes most people like you and I do not think that fighting for sneakers is a worthy cause but there are quite a number of humans that do. It is funny that you restated the sneaker fight thing and did not restate religion or oil. I personally think that a fight over sneakers make more sense considering that out of the three that is the only thing that one can actually own. Anyway, not trying to pick a fight. Just voicing my opinion.

Yes, we have many similarities with animals. However, we have a higher reasoning ability. Animals who sleep with their young and in some cases even eat them, can they reason not to do it again and prevent it? Can they decide how to sleep safely?

I think that, when it comes to caring for and nurturing our young, we should listen to our more animalistic nature, rather than the "higher reason" that causes us to teach our children to hate and discriminate.

TC - Religion is important enough to many to go to war; as is oil - just ask the current US president. I reiterated the sneaker arguement because I did not want to appear as though I were demeaning anyone's religion, and also because I think that's about the stupidest reason to murder imaginable.

I believe that the young need to have the closesness and warmth for bonding and feeling of security etc... I don't think I am missing out on any of that as stated before. The infants needs are being met and at the same time mine are too.

People behave in ways that is not reasonable, the point is that we can think and reason to help prevent. Just as you say "you think" or as others say "in my oppinion". So can animals do that or say that? That's what makes us human-our brain. We are not perfect but we can try to better ourselves. Can animals do that?

Some babies require the extra closeness that cosleeping provides and some do not. This is not a black and white argument.

I would love to co-sleep, because that 5am feed is a real killer! I'm too scared of rolling on Nadya though, even though I'm a light sleeper. Each to their own. There was a woman in the news recently, who was co-sleeping with her twin girls and accidently smothered them both. I just don't trust myself not to do the same.

I've got it down now where she sleeps next to my side in her ba__sinet and when she wakes up to eat I change her in my bed, which she peed on when I had the diaper off, she's good at that, and then we lay down and she eats and goes to sleep and I get up and try to get a burp out of her and put her back in the ba__sinet. When she wakes at around 6 a.m. for another feeding I'll let her stay in bed with me cus the b/f is up for work already so we have the bed to ourselves. I think the worst part is changing her diaper every time cus I have to be half awake to do it!!!!

Every time I change Nadya's diaper, she thinks it's playtime, even at 5 am. I've tried ignoring her, but I can't resist that chubby smiling face and have to tickle her and tell her how funny she is. Trouble is, she's then too wound up to go straight back to sleep. I'm my own worst enemy! :)

There's must be a reason why Dr. Sear s has set so many rules. Good luch to parents who have older siblings that also want that closeness and husband.

Oh, lol about the animal argument. We are animals, no doubt. As far as reasoning goes, yes, non-human primates have been shown to reason. I do not know what it has to do with co-sleeping.