



Thank you to Jennifer Coias for her helpful video!





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King and Queen together on floor







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Further resources at the Photo examples of how parents have turned their crib into a side car cosleeper.To submit your photo, send to ContactDrMomma (at) gmail.comFurther resources at the Safe CoSleeping community on Facebook.









J.C.'s cosleeping set-up





Jennifer's cosleeping set-up

Nina's cosleeping set-up





Lacey's set up - mattress sets together on floor.





one couple's 'family bed'





Bonnie's side-car set up





Tara's mattress sets together on the floor set up (King & Twin)





Carrie's cosleeping set up created by her MIL while on vacation





Kristen's side-car set up





Samantha's side-car set up





Laura's side-car set up





Missy's cosleeping set-up (side-car; set up for cosleeping with 3 year old and new baby)





Maria cosleeping mattress sets together on floor (crib has become a night stand ;) )





Angela's mattress sets together for giant cosleeping surface





Ebony's cosleeping set up (Queen and Single XL)





Jo's side car set up





Brianna's mattress sets together on floor set up





Karlee's cosleeping set up (two King mattress sets together on floor)





Heather's cosleeping set-up: Queen and Full together on floor





Leigh's DYI giant bed: 2 Queens together, Ikea frames clamped together, homemade headboard. Leigh sewed sheet sets together for this bed.





Ariel's cosleeping set up - two queens together; bedspread is 2 king spreads sewn together sideways





Laura's cosleeping set-up: King and Single together





CoSleeping Discussion Group:

FB.com/groups/CoSleeping



Public Safe CoSleeping Page:

FB.com/CoSleeping



Peaceful Parenting Group:

FB.com/groups/ExplorePeacefulParenting









Cosleeping can take the form of bedsharing (sleeping on the same safe surface) or nearby sleep sharing (within an arm's reach of baby on different surfaces). Both have physiological benefits for baby and mom, both foster a more effective breastfeeding relationship, improve milk supply, and both protect from SIDS risks during the first year of life by regulating respiration, cardiovascular function and hormone levels. At our home we use beds (on the floor) that are pushed together for ample, comfortable, safe sleeping space (first photo below). Like many others, we've never used a crib. However, if you already havethat you'd like to make use of, turning it into a cosleeper is a very useful idea. In any baby sleep situation, being aware of the humidity level in the room, and knowing what thelevel is for healthy sleep is an important thing to consider.