Bedsharing and babysitters

[jena]

If you bedshare, what do you do when you have a babysitter?

This question never really came up for us in the last 6 years because it was always family and they either laid the kid in my bed or held the kid. But this somehow seems harder to explain to a babysitter who doesn't know us as well.

We have a crib hooked up sidecar style to our bed, but it also seems weird to ask the sitter to get on our bed (which you have to do to get to the crib area).

Any good ideas for me? She'll probably end up spending a lot of time holding the baby, which isn't the end of the world and I have warned her about, but we have not discussed the no-real-crib thing. She's babysitting Sunday at 5:30.

[CloudBee]

Honestly, I've put many kids to sleep in their parents beds. I wouldn't worry about asking her to get onto your bed. Just pull the duvet/comforter up, fluff the pillows, and make sure it is really tidy looking. I don't think it's strange to ask them to kneel on your bed for a minute as they scoot your kiddo in.

Is there no way to walk around the bed to place them in the crib?

[jena]

Jun 16, 2013 8:36:39 GMT -5 CloudBee said:

Is there no way to walk around the bed to place them in the crib?

No, there's really not. I was worried that it might separate, so we pushed the crib against the wall so it's sandwiched between the wall and bed.

But I'm glad you said it doesn't seem weird!

[bryantpark]

Sadly the only person I know who bed shares never goes out. She's unfortunately trapped in laying with her dd for two hours and she is the only one who can do it. Not meaning to flame but I just don't get the whole concept.

[livinitup]

It's not weird for a babysitter to do what you normally do. Just make your bed. It's fine.

[Redpoppy]

I don't think it's weird for the babysitter to get on your bed. I even slept in the parents bed a few times on overnights since they didn't have a guest room.

[Deleted]

Just tidy up the room and wouldn't be a big deal at all.

[jena]

Thanks - it went well and the baby was actually asleep on the bed when we got back.

When MIL babysat, baby was always asleep in her arms, when my mom babysits we're lucky if baby is asleep in her arms, usually she's crying in her arms. So the new babysitter did really really great.