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Has anyone used the side-sleeper bed for their infant? The only one I know of is the Arms Reach brand. But I would love to hear feedback. My sister and I are the c-section deliverers in the family. I can't co-sleep nor nurse the baby in bed for various reasons. The basinet at the foot of the bed didn't work well when I was alone. This looked perfect for our needs (she just had her 4th baby on Friday, and I visited her yesterday and we were comparing notes). The price tag is hefty, though. Any other sources, price ranges? We were talking of getting one to share...
Anyway, would love to hear any input, advice, feedback. Thanks! 
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Dear Jenn,
I love it, love it, love it  . I strapped it to the side of my bed and then bought three more porta-crib sized mattresses to bring the mattress flush with mine. Katie slept there until she was two (that was stretching it a bit,she was really too big for it  ). We both cried when I dissembled it  . I had a c-section last time and the co-sleeper was awesome for nursing the infant. For tandem nursing, however, I required the help of friends and a husband and a dear daughter (not all at once!).
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Elizabeth wrote:
Dear Jenn,
I love it, love it, love it I had a c-section last time and the co-sleeper was awesome for nursing the infant. |
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Well, I read one review on Amazon that because the co-sleeper was so large, it was hard to get in and out of bed after the c-section...very painful. I did have quite a tough time myself. I would roll over and almost crawl my way to the bathroom. Always the pain medicine wearing off and bathroom trips seem to coincide  What about that aspect for you?
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I honestly don't remember. Everything hurt  all the time.I'd roll to a sitting position, I guess, and then get out of bed down beyond where it was. The thing is, if you build up the mattress, you completely eliminate lifting the baby out the bassinet. That's a huge relief!
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How about this tedious question...we have our mattress and boxspring on the floor (easier for little ones to crawl in and out of.) Will a co-sleeper work? My eyes glazed over when I looked at all the options.
I've had a family bed for years and am very comfortable sharing my sleep. Yet, I'm wondering if this would give us options that I would appreciate. Sort of like how now I'm convinced that I can't live without my pressure cooker .
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Angie,
I don't see why you would need the co-sleeper if your mattress is on the floor. I don't think it would work either. You don't have the same worries about the baby rolling out of the bed as someone with a traditional bed frame. If you wanted a little space from the baby at night you could just put a crib mattress on the floor.
The benefit of the co-sleeper is just that added room for baby and mom to be together but spread out a little. I found that Kateri would sleep a little longer in the co-sleeper than when she was actually in my arms. It also made it easier to put her down for a nap and not worry about her falling out of the bed. Of course, you can only use it for a few months (at least for unsupervised napping) because once they start pulling up they can fall out. It does turn into a portacrib and is useful in that capacity.
I really enjoyed having one for this last baby. I love co-sleeping with my babes, but that extra room and sleep was worth it's weight in gold!
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I can see how you'd need it because it does extend the bed and gives the baby a safe place, still connected, away from little siblings. And it makes your bed bigger so you're not all crammed and you don't have to worry about rolling onto the baby. But, I don't think it would work. Guess you could always just add a twin mattress between your bed and the wall.
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teachingmyown wrote:
Of course, you can only use it for a few months (at least for unsupervised napping) because once they start pulling up they can fall out. It does turn into a portacrib and is useful in that capacity.
I really enjoyed having one for this last baby. I love co-sleeping with my babes, but that extra room and sleep was worth it's weight in gold!
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That's abosolutely true. I've always stuck a child old enough to supervise up in my bed with a book when the baby naps.
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Elizabeth wrote:
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That's what we did. We had the baby in bed with us and the toddler on a twin mattress on the floor wedged between our bed and the wall. When the baby was bigger (he's almost 3 now!), he and the toddler swapped at times. Now they are both in another room and just crawl into bed with us in the wee hours of the morning if they wake up -- no extra mattress in our room.
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