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Having your baby sleep with you instead of a crib is a very hot topic in the parenting community. Some families swear by it, claiming it fosters deeper bonds and actually allows everyone to get more rest. Other parents are horrified by the thought-so how do you feel about co sleeping?

Sonya with MilwaukeeMoms.com co-slept in some form or another with her children and she feels it can be done safely.

We didn’t officially co sleep. That is our children had their own cribs and used them more often then not, but at times we would bring them into bed with us.

At those times, only one of us slept in the bed with the baby (the other guy had to relocate) and we cleared all the pillows off the bed, didn’t cover the children and I would say we dozed more then we slept.

I like the idea of having the baby close, perhaps in their own crib in the parents’ room. I don’t know that I would have officially co slept, but I also think that if parents take the proper precautions there is nothing wrong with co sleeping. If you co-sleep I would love to hear from you-how do you make sure it is safe? In addition, do you feel that you actually sleep better with the baby close by?