I've just starting having some problems with DD2 and night time sleeping. Last week she was waking every 3 hours, b'fing and then going back to sleep. Now though she is waking every hour and it's not because she's hungry cause she wont always b/f. I'm so tired that all I want to do is bring her into bed with me. (She's currently in the bassinet next to me) I can't do this all the time because DH is too heavy a sleeper so I can only do it on the nights he is at work. To give you an idea of why, Dh once fell asleep with DD2 on his chest and didn't notice when I picked her up.
Will this be too upsetting for her if she can only come into the bed sometimes and not all the time? Am I better off just cuddling her and bfing her back to sleep and put her in the bassinet?
I've also started wearing her in the HAB a bit more during the day so her day sleeps are much better as she is constantly waking when she's in the cot. Will this affect her sleeping in the bassinet or do you think she will accept that it is mummy during the day and bassinet at night.
I think that's all the questions for now, I'm sure I'll have some more later Sorry if I don't make much sense, I'm a bit sleep deprived.
This time round I did a bit of casual co-sleeping I suppose you'd call it LOL - I would co-sleep if I needed to, so if he was fine in his cot (sleep got bad when he started teething) I would leave him, but if he woke I would bring him into bed with me. I would only ever have him cradled in my arm on the side of the bed kwim, so that he wouldn't get too hot from being between us and when he was settled into a good sleep I would put him back into his bed. I don't think they really get confused about it as such, but what baby wouldnt prefer to sleep snuggled up to mum? If it were me, I would play it by ear and do whatever works at the time - if it works well to have her in the HAB during the day, then do that. At night pop her into bed with you if you need to. If you're worried about your DH and would prefer her to be between you both, then you can get one of those safe-t-sleep things from BigW and K-mart etc.
I have been carrying DS in his sling since birth and I don't have any problems (touch wood) putting him down i the bassinette in an evening. I try to feed him about 6pm, then again about 8pm before putting himdown about 8.30. It is the only time I can put him down awake and leave him to self settle. I have some success putting DS down for a morning nap, but in an afternoon, he wants to hang with me. Personally I think there is too much he wants to see, sometimes I have to cover him with a muslin wrap to get him to sleep.
Trillian, thanks, I think I will just play it by ear and if co-sleeping works for us I'll look at getting a side rail.
Charlotte, your DS sounds much the same as DD. First morning nap is fine but after that she doesn't want to be left alone. I like using the HAB cause she is happy and I can actually get some things done rather than spend the whole time in her room trying to settle her in the cot.
Well she's spent most the day in my arms now so will see how tonight goes. I'd be happy with even 3 hrs sleep atm.
I forgot to mention, DS still only goes 3-4hr between feeds, after i first put him down, then it can be 3-2.5 hrs between feeds after that for the rest of the evening. He sometimes joins us in bed on my side anytime after 4am. I don't trust DH he is also too deep a sleeper.
Co-sleeping and slinging Part Time?
Sorry if I don't make much sense, I'm a bit sleep deprived.
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