As long as it’s done safely - go for it 
I coslept with my first because SAME the other 2 were different. You are fine mama!!
I co slept with all 3 of my kids till about 5 years ago…I would with my last but worried about my husband rolling on him. I was a single mom to my other 3 so I never had to worry about that. But I also have a friend who lost her baby from Co sleeping. She accidentally got rolled over on when all asleep. I think its personal preference really
I think bedside bassinets are fantastic. Mine adjusts to fit over any bed and has mesh walls so we can literally be face to face but know my little one is 100% safe. I am not a light sleeper though.
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Oh my. I feel you my kid is almost
3 and still sleeps with us and I’m not ready to have her on her own she’s prob be fine
i’m Not against CoSleeping. & it’s obvious You Love Your Baby.
But The Last Part of Your Post Does Sound a Little Concerning. it’s Like CoDependent x10…
if it Hurts So Much Just Because You’re Not Physically Holding Him, That Seems a Little over attached…?
But Shit, What Do i Know? it’s Your Baby, Not Mine. 
at Least You Love & Care For Your Children. & That alone is Beautiful.
My daughter slept in a pack ‘n play for the first year next to my side of the bed, she was always near me. Now she’s 2 and she’ll go to sleep in her crib, but wakes up in the middle of the night, every night, and joins us in bed to sleep.
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My little girl will be 3 in December and she still sleeps right in the middle of our bed every single night… 
lol 
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I co slept with all of my babies. Loved it 
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My son slept with us til he was 9 lol
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I co slept with all of my babies. I’m a lighter sleeper. My ex was not. So the babies slept on my side. Do what you do mama.
To Natasha & Kera no where in her post does she sound like she is suffering from depression!!!
I co slept with my son. He is my only child and I have no regrets. We both slept better when he slept with me. It was hard to get him to sleep in his own bed once he was about 5, and he still co slept every once in a while for a few years but we worked through it. He is now almost 13 and perfectly fine. Do what you feel is best
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Me and my husband co slept with our son. We always managed to sleep on the absolute edge of the bed but our feet had to be touching so we slept in a V, Son had the rest of his bed to himself. Lucky… lol.
Might I add now he sleeps in his crib all night and very rarely does he sleep with us.
My son is nearly 7. We co-sleep. I love the early morning cuddles and the way he snuggles up to me in the night.
He’s gone for his very first sleepover and I feel kinda lost 
My last baby is 4 1/2 and still sleeping with us, we can’t let him go lol
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Don’t feel bad. If you’re a bad mom, then so am I lol my baby baby is 4 and she still sleeps in my bed. I just have to have her next to me. I have to smell her, I have to feel her warmth. There are times where I do put her In her bed, but she’ll mostly be found in mine. 
My bed is her bed
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I loved co-sleeping when my babies were little. Then they got bigger and it got cramped haha!! Mr 6 still comes in regulaly, miss 3 only when she’s sick.
I’ve recently had twins and it makes me sad we can’t co-sleep… We did use a side sleeper bassinet though, maybe you can try that if you’re not wanting to go sleep with a tiny baby?
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Here’s my 2 cents but talk to your baby’s pediatrician. My 6 year old and 3 and half year old still crawl into my bed and sleep with me. I have coslept with all of my children. I have 24 and 22 year old sons also. I know the time will pass when they want to be so close to me so I soak it up. The teenager years are so hard. 17 is the worst! As long as you a light sleeper and are sleeping on a firm mattress without heavy blankets and big fluffy pillows, your baby should be fine. Never let your baby sleep in your bed if you took a medication that makes you drowsy or have been drinking. The closeness now helps both of you come out the other side of the awkward teenage years with a much better relationship.
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My daughter is almost 2 and we still haven’t gotten her out of our bed and my bonus baby was still creeping in his parents bed at 4 years old. Don’t do it, it’s a trap
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I love co sleeping with wee one she started off in a next 2 me crib and now she won’t leave the bed at 2.5 years 
nice cuddles x
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My 4 an 2 yr old girls still sleep with us. Given I get up and try to leave the older one on her bed. She still sneaks in lol
Kids are only small for so long! My boys sleep in their own beds. It’s a part of life I wouldn’t change.
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Co-sleeping/Bed Sharing Community
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Each child is different and the energy they give off is how u act around them. My son stopped co sleeping when he turned 5. I told him u are a big boy now.got him his own bed.he comes back to my bed when he is not feeling well or when he just wants to,but if he is fine I take him right back
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Love Co sleeping!!! 
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All four of my babies slept with me, and the three older girls didn’t have a hard time transitioning into their beds between age 2-3. I have zero regrets. And my boyfriend is absolutely loves cosleeping. He brags about it to his friends! It just feels so natural, and instinctive. Our 8 month old sleeps all through the night, safe and sound, knowing mama and daddy are right there with him. Nurses as he pleases, and it’s the most precious thing ever when he wakes up in the morning, not crying, but cooing and petting our faces 
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Don’t listen to what people say your child your choice… me personally I was always hyper alert any time my child moved in my bed or his I could hear his feet against the sheets from another room so it did not bother me to sleep with him if you are a hard sleeper it’s probably not your best idea
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Do whatever is best for you and baby I co slept with mine
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Mama my son is 2 weeks and I co sleep with him. I love it. They don’t be babies forever. So enjoy him while you can for they will come a time when they grow up and want nothing to do with you. Enjoy your baba
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I let my kids sleep wherever they want as long as it not past their bed time😅
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It’s so good for their emotional development. Handy for nursing too.
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Omg. I did this too!!! Last baby too, so it made things so much bitter sweet.! They’re only babies once!!! Hold that baby til you can’t no more
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I have co slept with my 6 yr old and 2 yr old since they were born. They will continue to until they get ready to decide to sleep by themselves! We all sleep better together, granted I’m gonna need a bigger bed!
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In many countries it is expected. There are many benefits to co-sleeping. I did for a long time. My child is now in their own bed and there were no issues getting it to be that way.
No your not a bad mom because you co-sleep with your baby my second child slept with me from the time she was born till she was 2, then she went to her own bed.
My daughter will be 2 in December. She has her day nap in her bed, and goes to sleep in her bed at night time. But when I go to bed myself I always grab her and pop her in bed with me
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All 5 mine co slept. I couldn’t sleep even more when in the crib. All went into beds just after 1. I bresst fed so was so much easier aswell especially when cluster feeds happen. I’m a light sleeper and always was careful
Each child is different.
My first child never co-slept but was in her crib in my room. So we still room-shared for 2 years. My second, I co-slept and she was in her own room by 4 months (although she wasn’t a good sleeper so I often had to go to her room during the night & feed her & rock her back to sleep). And now with my third, she’s 4 months old and we’re still co-sleeping. She spits up quite a bit and it definitely makes me feel better that she’s next to me because I can hear any little sound she makes. When that gets a little better, or she has fewer feedings at night (or hopefully sleeps through the night?) I’ll feel more comfortable moving her to her own crib in her room.
ur not a bad mom for co sleeping bit u are if something happens to that baby. so…safter first
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I wouldn’t, it’s dangerous
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Co sleeping is one thing but holding him in your arms all night? I don’t know how u do it. I couldn’t because I would have a stiff body. More power to u mama
Put the baby bassinet in your room by your bed and let the baby sleep in it. You don’t want to roll over or drop the baby while you sleep. You could seriously hurt the baby.
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Co-slept with all 4 of my babies and still do with my 2 year old and 9 week old. My 7 year old has been in her bed for a year and my 4 year old still co-sleeps with Dad. One day they’ll never be there again, so I enjoy the bond and we inevitably sleep better together. Do what makes you happy and what you’re comfortable with
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While a lot of your feelings are completely understandable seeing as you are two weeks out and its your last, and you need to do whats right for you and your family, but please talk to a doctor. I suffered from PPD and my story is very similar to yours! I felt like I couldnt leave my son. Felt extremely guilty when I had to and then slept with my son. It also put a huge strain on our relationship
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The amount of people in the post encouraging this is distributing. Survivor’s bias is real, “well I did it & my kid(s) are fine.” The reality is a multitude of babies have been smothered from co-sleeping, and it’s definitely better to be safe than sorry. Get a bedside bassinet, or move his crib near your bed.
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It’s okay mama! It hells our babies and us sleep better too. Or eventually you will. The smallest noise they make wakes us up. We are super mamas okay? 
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I did with all three. You can have a bassinet or crib right next to bed and put them there after nursing.
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I co slept with all 4 of mine, hell the baby still sleeps with me most nights and my 3 oldest hop in whenever they feel like it
I also have a 2 week old and I cosleep with her every night. My boyfriend has given up trying to tell me not to, I understand with feeling safer with your baby because I too feel safer. I’m obsessed with her and, she is also my last. She’s my second daughter and my last. My boyfriend has a son from a previous marriage, and I have a daughter from a previous relationship and we share our 2 week old daughter. I’m also breastfeeding so I fall asleep sometimes with her. Even when she’s done, I still tuck her up next to me and she goes to sleep
Your fiancé sounds amazing! and he’s absolutely right so what you feel is right, I still co-sleep with my toddler who will be 2 in November
Co sleeping is not safe.
It’s about one of the worst habits you can create in a baby.
It makes them unable to develop self soothing techniques.
It creates codependency.
But you do you.
It’s easier to tell a mom that pink is the new black than to convince her of all these facts… so… 
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I wouldn’t sleep with the baby in the bed, but when I had my babies I had a bassinet that had wheels and I’d roll it up against my side if the bed so it was like they were in the bed, but not really. And I’d still put my arm in the bassinet and just lay my hand on them.
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I highly suggest you join this group. Hugely supportive and lots of tips.
When I had my second daughter she wouldn’t sleep in her crib. She slept with me from birth and nursed during the night until probably…2?
I did with all 4 of mine and still do with my youngest and she’s 5 and a half now…
You are the BEST mom, rest assured
I co slept with all 4 of my babies. If thats what makes you comfortable who cares.
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I coslept with mine, until she was ready to sleep alone, and it was wonderful. It’s normal in many cultures, my doctor didn’t think it was problematic, and when you’re breastfeeding it’s a godsend to not have to get up, be cold, leave the room etc. Trust yourself and your baby. I had an anxious baby, this worked for her.
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I always feel like this is the wrong question to be asking. Everyone is going to have a totally different opinion, some people will tell you it’s safe, some people will try to convince you it’s not. The right questions to be asking is, how can I co sleep with my baby safely, what are your tips and tricks, what are the pros and cons of cosleeping and separating your space from baby. Then go with what you feel like you can do as a person. I felt like I could cosleep with my children safely because I hardly would sleep anyways, I would just lightly doze off until they were ready to feed or needed something again.
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I always kept mine is a crib beside the bed until they turned 2. It also helps them to go straight to their own bed when older so dont have a kid in your bed for years that hampers you and hubby being intimate. Not to mention way safer. Know someone that had a 1 year old that had co slept with her ever since born pass away bc she got the sheet around her head while the mom was sleeping and suffocated. It isnt safe. Some people just get lucky nothing happened to their child when they did it. Get a bedside bassinet or put crib beside the bed and can still be close without all the risks involved with baby in the bed.
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Look into options for a safe alternative to co sleeping? I slept with my 3. My last one was more into his mine bassinet than my bed but around 8 or 9 months old he jumped in our bed and still hasn’t left (he’ll be 4 next month lmao) do what you are comfortable with… as long as you fully understand the consequences.
Have you tried an owlet sock
Not here to knock co sleeping but if your worried you could push and secure the crib up against your bed so your LO has a safe spot next to you and you can still rest your hands over him.
People have been co-sleeping since literally the beginning of man
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U know it’s not the safest for your kid so idk why you wouldn’t do what was safest for your child. There’s a reason why it’s not safe even to the lightest of sleepers. Some people just get lucky. However ur the Mom so decide for yourself u already know the risks.
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Still co sleeping… hes 1 1/2. Whatever works for you mama!!!
I co slept with all of mine until around 3or 4 years old. I don’t think their is anything wrong with being attached to your children…
I co slept with all 4 of my kids and my youngest (2) still sleeps with us. I however dont recommend it if youreca heavy sleeper or someone who flips around alot
Do you feel on a subconscious level that because you know it’s your last child that that is what is causing your anxiety and fear. You need to change the way you think about it. Change lack into gain. Do not fear abandonment. See it as if your son will get more confidence and a better night sleep if he has space. See it as safer for your son by also be confident that you will always be present in his life. Its not the end but a beginning. This is more a physiological irrational fear that has been triggered by the negetive thoughts and feelings of lack. Maybe deep down you want to have more children but your fiance doesn’t. So you cling more to this child because you grieve the fact that you won’t be having anymore.
I myself was and am very attached to my children especially when they were little and I’m probably overprotective by i know it is always coming from a fear deep down inside and if we are not careful our anxiety gets passed down to them. It is healthy for them to learn to self sooth but i totally understand how you feel. I may be totally wrong but Just a thought to consider Wishing you all the best with your little ones. Don’t be too hard on yourself. You sound like a loving mother and that’s wonderful. 
I coslept with my kids best choice I ever made. I’m also a light sleeper and kept the blankets off the bed. If you’re safe there’s nothing wrong with it!
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What you need to ask is how to do so safely. You know the risks, yes? Just say it out load
The risk is SIDS… this risk is losing your child. Its fine and all until God forbid something happens. People say it they do it all the time, but as long as YOU know what you’re risking. I personally wouldn’t take the chance. Just bring that baby right beside you. I think baby is too young. I remember reading a script at a young age that discussed SIDS. And it’s something that terrifies me to this day.
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I love baby snuggles and coslept with all 3 of mine. As long as your not taking sleeping pills or drink before bed do what’s best for you
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I coslept with my.two successfully from birth
I love sleeping with my babies. Biologically Normal Infant & Toddler Sleep
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I’m on the fence about cosleeping with a small baby, I did it with my oldest two but I have no idea how. My last baby, she’s a year old now, even tho I’m the world’s lightest sleeper I had a really scary moment when she was about four months old where I woke up and she was under the pillow (she is fine now obviously but it was extremely jarring for me). So for the following few months I would only let her sleep with me on a loveseat at the end of my bed. Now that she’s a bit bigger and a bed hog I let her sleep with me the second half of the night. She starts out in her crib then when she wakes up around 3am I let her finish out with us.
I coslept with my daughter since she was born as she was born in winter. 5 years later she is still ryt here next 2 me, the bed keeps on getting smaller:see_no_evil:She has a room set up just 4 her as her wish but 1c she is away I can’t even slp with out looking 4 her at nyt. So I wud say enjoy these moments kids grow up so fast. I gues when ur child is Ready 2 move out Ur room he eventually will. You a wonderful mum.
If it’s making you nervous you can get a little bassinet attachment for your bed and have him lie there in his own space but still right beside you with the opening on your bed. Or even one that sits between you and your fiancé to give you peace of mind and still let you co sleep
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Co sleeping is wonderful especially whn they are babies coz they grow up and will want their own space sumtime, i have 6 children and have co slept with every1 of thm my youngest is 6 and he still slps on me until i put him in bed bt they have often joined me through the night, i am a lite sleeper and always have bn so do wat u feel is best hun
Your not a bad mum but it’s not safe or healthy for him. The longer you do this the harder it will be for you and eventually him
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Its okay, hes young needs that comfort
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If it makes you feel that good imagine how good it makes your baby feel. That’s worth something. I tried with my first kid to get him to sleep in a crib alone and it was not working out. So from then on, I let my next two babies sleep with me. It’s what a baby needs.
I co sleep with my little boy since he was a week old. He’s 2 now. Working on moving him to his own bed soon tho.
I could never Co sleep with my son, even trying to fall in the chair with him when he fell asleep I couldn’t do it. So I just put his crib right up against my bed so I can reach my hand over and touch his hand or pat his back.
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I have some friends who lost 2 babies in a row from bed sharing. It’s not worth the risk. I always put my girls bassinet and crib right next to me by my bed and they’re safe. Sounds like you’re co-sleeping for your own selfish reasons instead of the safety of the baby.
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I coslept with my 1st! She’s 5! My 2nd 6 months only cause she is very warm blooded and currently with my 3rd. They are all fine. I’m a very light sleeper though.
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I co slept with my baby. I did it safely as well. Full term & healthy baby, No blankets, one thin pillow, (well above baby’s head) tight bed sheet, firmer bed, baby at breast, sober and smoke free mom, no swaddle, etc. I love snuggling my babies!
I think the getting the bassinet that attaches to the bed is the best idea. One girl on this thread had two different friends that lost a baby this way and I knew someone who lost a baby from co sleeping also, especially so young. You can have him right next to you and safely.l with the attachable bassinet. Also Congratulations on your new addition!
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I put my sons crib right next to my bed and took the gate side off. So I could reach over and feel him. Just make sure to tie the crib to the bed so they cant separate.
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There are safer ways to co-sleep. I’d recommend that your partner sleeps elsewhere. Just you and baby. No blankets or pillows, just a light blanket for yourself. I always slept with my babies feet to my belly so we made a T shape, and my arms curved up around their bums.
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I’ve co slept with my daughter since day 1. She was 2 in June. I don’t plan on putting her in her own room anytime soon either 
She was in a bassinet next to my bed at one stage but I just found it easier for both of us to be in the same bed there is nothing wrong with co sleeping…
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My son is 5 and still ends up in bed with me before morning. My girls were 7 and 9 before they stopped sleeping with me, and they only stopped because my bed wasn’t big enough for them and a newborn plus me and my husband.
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To answer your question- no it’s not bad. Completely normal. You do what feels right to you and for your baby.
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I absolutely loved cosleeping with my girls. Enjoy it since he is your last! Don’t let anyone tell you what you should or shouldn’t do with your own child
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I am a big fan of co-slepping… the up mumma x
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I co sleep with my girls. One is 6 and the other is 3…their my world and id feel weird without them next to me. Ur doing NOTHING wrong
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Nothing wrong with co-sleeping, do what feels right 
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Follow the Safe Sleep 7 for bed sharing
I think they need to learn to self soothe on their own- that’s a very important skill for later on in life. My nephew co-slept and now at almost 3 they’re having a very hard time separating him. I’m one of his prek teachers and at school he falls asleep on his cot by himself but at home, he just can’t seem to do it without mom. When she’s there he thinks he NEEDS her.
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No it’s not bad. Just be safe. Take precautions! Co-sleeping has been a thing for thousands of years.
Currently Co sleeping with baby #4 
I know if I wasn’t a light sleeper and there was a chance something could happen I wouldn’t do it also my kids have no issues from co sleeping do what you feel is right for you
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