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To accommodate safe, convenient, and effective sleeping arrangements perhaps with mothers and babies, the present invention entails a co-sleeping apparatus and methods having a simple support which may be affixed by friction in a bed and uses a cantilever design to support various forms of baby, pet

To accommodate safe, convenient, and effective sleeping arrangements perhaps with mothers and babies, the present invention entails a co-sleeping apparatus and methods having a simple support which may be affixed by friction in a bed and uses a cantilever design to support various forms of baby, pet, and doll baskets (or other sleeping receptacles of choice) at close proximity and convenient locations near a resting parent. This simple cantilever design may provide three important advantages: an immediate arms' reach access to an infant without ever having to leave a bed; interference free design perhaps with no floor supports or bulky stands; and an extremely simple method for single-handed mounting, adjusting, and dismounting of an infant, pet, and doll sleeping receptacle and the like. Embodiments may provide stowing the apparatus in a virtually disappearing condition and the apparatus may be easily disassembled or even folded linearly for convenient long term storage.

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1. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension comprising the steps of: establishing a substantially planar bedside support;installingly inserting said substantially planar bedside support into a bed;displacing a mattress apart from a mattress foundation with part of said sub

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A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension comprising the steps of: establishing a substantially planar bedside support;installingly inserting said substantially planar bedside support into a bed;displacing a mattress apart from a mattress foundation with part of said substantially planar bedside support while simultaneously supporting said substantially planar bedside support's weight with said mattress;mattress supporting, lateral projectingly suspending part of said substantially planar bedside support from said bed;facilely securely placing a portable, repositionably useable sleeping receptacle on said part of said substantially planar bedside support projecting from said bed;facilely removing said portable, repositionably useable sleeping receptacle from said part of said substantially planar bedside support projecting from said bed;facilely one-step pushing against part of said substantially planar bedside support into said bed;stowagingly horizontally sliding said substantially planar bedside support between said mattress and said mattress foundation further displacing said mattress apart from said mattress foundation;substantially concealingly engulfing almost all of said substantially planar bedside support between said mattress and said mattress foundation within said bed; andcovering an end of said substantially planar bedside support. 2. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension comprising the steps of: establishing a bedside support;installingly inserting said bedside support into a bed;displacing a mattress apart from a mattress foundation with part of said bedside support while simultaneously supporting said bedside support's weight with said mattress;mattress supporting laterally projecting part of said bedside support from said bed;facilely securely placing a portable, repositionably useable sleeping receptacle on said part of said bedside support projecting from said bed;facilely removing said portable, repositionably useable sleeping receptacle from said part of said bedside support projecting from said bed;facilely one-step pushing against part of said bedside support into said bed;stowagingly sliding said bedside support between said mattress and said mattress foundation further displacing said mattress apart from said mattress foundation; andsubstantially concealing almost all of said bedside support between said mattress and said mattress foundation within said bed. 3. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 2 wherein said step of facilely securely placing a portable, repositionably usable sleeping receptacle on said part of said bedside support projecting from said bed comprises the step of providing a receptacle selected from a group consisting of a basket, baby bed, pet bed, Moses basket, baby basket, pet basket, doll bed, doll basket, and newborn basket. 4. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 2 wherein said step of facilely securely placing said portable, repositionably useable sleeping receptacle on said part of said bedside support projecting from said bed comprises the step of providing a sleeping receptacle securement attachment system. 5. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 4 and further comprising the step of preventing horizontal movement of said sleeping receptacle on said bedside support with said sleeping receptacle securement attachment system. 6. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 5 wherein said step of preventing horizontal movement of said sleeping receptacle on said bedside support with said sleeping receptacle securement attachment system comprises the step of providing a sleeping receptacle slide stop. 7. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 4 and further comprising the step of preventing vertical movement of said sleeping receptacle on said bedside support with said sleeping receptacle securement attachment system. 8. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 7 wherein said step of preventing vertical movement of said sleeping receptacle on said bedside support with said sleeping receptacle securement attachment system comprises the step of safety latching said sleeping receptacle securement attachment system to said bedside support. 9. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 2 and further comprising the step of rocking said sleeping receptacle while securely placed on part of said bedside support. 10. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 9 wherein said step of rocking said sleeping receptacle while securely placed on part of said bedside support comprises the step of rocking said sleeping receptacle with a curved rocker attachment. 11. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 2 wherein said step of facilely pushing against part of said bedside support into said bed selected from a group consisting of one-step pushing against part of said bedside support; one-handed pushing against part of said bedside support into said bed, hip pushing against part of said bedside support into said bed, leaning against part of said bedside support into said bed, one movement pushing against part of said bedside support into said bed, and knee pushing against part of said bedside support into said bed. 12. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 2 wherein said step of substantially concealing almost all of said bedside support between said mattress and said mattress foundation within said bed comprises the step of placing all of said bedside support in between said mattress and said mattress foundation except for an end of said bedside support. 13. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 2 and further comprising the step of contacting said bedside support only between a bottom of said mattress and a top of said mattress foundation. 14. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 2 wherein said step of establishing said bedside support comprises the step of establishing a floating bedside support. 15. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 2 wherein said step of mattress supporting laterally projecting part of said bedside support from said bed comprises the step of placing said bedside support at a secure extension length from said bed. 16. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 15 wherein said secure extension length is selected from a group consisting of: about 25% of said bedside support extending out of said bed; and about 33% of said bedside support extending out of said bed. 17. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 2 and further comprising the step of collapsing said bedside support. 18. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 17 wherein said step of collapsing said bedside support comprises the step of hingedly moving parts of said bedside support into a substantially linear collapsed position. 19. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 2 and further comprising the step of single-handed operating said portable, repositionable sleeping receptacle during said steps of facilely securely placing said portable, repositionably useable sleeping receptacle on said part of said bedside support projecting from said bed and facilely removing said portable, repositionably useable sleeping receptacle from said part of said bedside support projecting from said bed. 20. A method for retractably supporting a co-sleeping bedside extension according to claim 2 wherein said step of facilely securely placing said portable, repositionably useable sleeping receptacle on said part of said bedside support projecting from said bed comprises the step of one-step facilely securely placing said portable, repositionably useable sleeping receptacle on said part of said bedside support projecting from said bed; and wherein said step of facilely removing said portable, repositionably useable sleeping receptacle from said part of said bedside support projecting from said bed comprises the step of one-step facilely removing said portable, repositionably useable sleeping receptacle from said part of said bedside support projecting from said bed.