Is co-sleeping the problem?

People keep telling me Caitlyn is so demanding because I co-sleep. I don't think that's true. I am pretty much following the whole attatchment parenting thing, so of course she's attatched to me!!

I'm fed up of people calling her a brat. It hurts.

i've had this with all of mine hunny - 'create a rod for your own back' etc.

all 3 of mine co-slept and are happy and healthy.

you have a little girl who knows her mummy is her world - what more do you need? :aww:

:aww: Tell em to shove it!

It isn't true, tell them believe it or not shes still a baby! babies want their mothers, they love to feel close to their mothers.

For feck sake shes been growing inside you for 9 months, it always baffles me how some parents believe a child wanting its mother is a bad thing!

When ever I see these children with those who have such stone age parental views (then again im sure in stone age they were proberly much closer!")

The children always seem quite distant, insecure and unsure of things and typicaly are nervous children (read alot about this)

Attatchment parenting alone is a fantastic way to bring up your child, I will always put Olivias confidence.. sercurity and total trust in me and her family due to attatchment parenting and especialy breastfeeding.

My happy and content child is full living proof!!!

I am always complimented abotu the way she is and I will do exactly what I did and hopefully more from what I have learnt with our next child.

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Yeah, I know.. Just fed up hearing it. Wish I never told anyone! But then I'm sure they'd have another theory on it..

Yes people always have 'opinions' just don;t listen to half of them...

I don't

Sorry but how on earth can an 8 month old BABY be a brat!!

I know you are confident with how you have chosen to raise you child so don't let anyone make you lose that confidence.

I enjoyed co-sleeping to some degree (babies joined in the night til morning but went to bed on their own at the start of the night) and both my children go to bed and (usually) sleep right through so it didn't do them any harm and they are lovely affectionate children.

Lisa, Oli still doe sit occasionaly now.

She still goes in her own bed at the start then around midnight sometimes comes in with us.

She gives me a big hug, tells me she loves me and "sweet dreams mummy" :lovey:

I love haing her in with us even now, I feel so close and so does she, but in no way does it make her a brat or demanding.

Shes just as demanding as any other toddler :haha: ...... thats a whole new next stage toria!

Also I wanted to say aswell, anyform of attatchment parenting is a great thing, some women don't cosleep (often child does'nt want too) but do other things ie breastfeeding etc have the same outcome too.

Its all down to a mothers instinct, and if both the child and the mother are happy whos to tell them what to do?

Happy content children are all that matter

Just do what you think is best. She is your daughter.
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Tell them to get stuffed
I agree - how on earth can an 8 month old baby be a brat?!