Originally Posted by matese  All my babies have slept in bed with me, my first 2 I put in my bed when they were able to jump on and of bed, which was about 2 months old. My 3rd baby never moved when she slept, she was 8 weeks old (all my pups were 8 weeks old when I got them) at 8 weeks old she was in my bed, only because she didn't move, slept all night. So then I had 3 babies sleeping with me. Now I have just my adopted boy, seems his prev. owner allowed him on the bed, but was not allowed to sleep near them. When I first got him (last Nov. 12th) he would sleep on the extra pillow, but not near me, I would take him off that pillow and put him near near, as soon as I let him go back to the pillow he went. This went on for months, I was very sad that he was trained ok to be on the bed, but don't come near me. Every night for months I went through the routine of taking him off that pillow and holding him next to me, and every night when I took my arms off him to see if he would stay he headed back to that pillow. Then one night in July he came to my pillow and laid at the top with his little paws touching my head, I can't tell you how over joyed I was, it was like he was testing me, to see if it was ok to be near me, this went on for 2 weeks. He would go on the bed, go on that pillow, I would take him off the pillow, hold him near me, he would leave and go to that pillow, as soon as I was settled for sleep, he would tip toe to the top of my pillow lol, 2 weeks of that then he started with accepting coming under the blankets, he would roll around under them, dig a nest thencome out from under the blankets and go to the top of my pillow, long story short lol, by the end of Aug. he was sleeping next to me and still does. I was always use to feeling my babies bodys next to me, it's hard for me to fall asleep not feeling them. It took me almost one year for him to build confidence that it was ok to sleep next to me, he spent 2 1/2 years with an owner that did not allow this. I knew in Aug. the first time he slept next to me, that now he has really accepted me as his new mamma. So to answer your question lol, yes, let the baby sleep with you,the boy friend is jealous and does not know the strong bond we have with these awesome lil yorkies. He'll get over it lol. |