How not to sleep with a child: (Funny) diagrams
Do you recognize any of these sleep positions? (Illustrations from www.howtobeadad.com)
My husband ran across this compilation of diagrams of parents sleeping with babies on Facebook. (The original diagrams ran on separate blog posts on www.howtobeadad.com. Here’s a link to the posts by Andy Herald and Charlie Capen about the sleep positions.)
We definitely recognize several of these sleep positions.
Our 4-year-old climbs into bed with us when she’s cold or scared, and we are quite used to sleeping with feet in our backs. She puts herself to sleep by digging her toes into your back or hip. It does not feel good. A few years ago I noticed a giant bruise on my hip and couldn’t figure out what it was from. I finally put it together – it was from her toes digging into me.
Walsh was always a horizontal sleeper. Top of the bed, bottom of the bed, he was always sideways.
The dads have some other funny – if slightly gross — diagrams on their blog such as types of diaper loads.
They also include quotes from their wives – such as “I thought we agreed you wouldn’t discuss your nipples in public?”
Check out their site and see what you think. Do you recognize any of these baby/parent sleep positions?
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January 31st, 2012
4:26 am
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Kimymy
January 31st, 2012
11:41 am
My friends child has never slept in thier own bed???? I am baffled, but I think it is easier to roll over to attend to the child than get up and walk down the hall. At least that is what I am told.
Not sure what to tell her, but I am over just hearing about it.
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January 31st, 2012
2:04 pm
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tracey
January 31st, 2012
8:01 pm
we played musical beds when my kids were little. they would start out in their cribs. i would nurse them, and then they would just stay in the beds. even after they were weaned and could walk, they would start in their beds and then wander into our room somewhere around midnight. i spent many a night on the sofa, or down at the foot of the bed. but they are 13 and 17 now, and not warped.
SCG
February 1st, 2012
4:41 pm
Our 3 year old gets in bed with us at some point every night. There are a myriad things in life to worry about, and this is not one of them for me. We both manage to get decent sleep and make it to our jobs every morning so no one is worse for wear. One day when she’s 16 and “hates” me, I will miss these nights.