Hows everyone doing? (Sorry its been so long between posts). I've been extra busy the last few weeks not only with Jordan but we've had lots of landscaping projects on the go and our family have just left after a short holiday with us... (now I need a holiday. lol)
Someone asked about co-sleeping several days back regarding whether it makes babies clingy/more demanding when they get older. Personally, I don't think so. I haven't experienced a problem. I think that being comforted makes babies feel secure.
The first 12 weeks will fly by! Try not to over-analize your parenting and just cherish every moment. It will be gone before you know it. (Babies aren't manipulative by nature. They do have individual perosnalities and temperments though - so just go with what ever works!
Our babies will be 6 months old before we know it. (Thats around the time when I start making sure my baby doesn't maniputlate me). Luckily at around that time they will start eating solids which helps them to sleep more soundly and need less breastfeeds at night. That also tends to be when they become less clingy and less 'mummy dependent'.
One thing that makes co-sleeping much easier is a KING size bed. that way there is plenty of room for the 3 of us. My husband likes to put a pillow between him and the baby. (not touching the baby but just as a barrier, and just below the babies waist level so that the pillow doesn't come near his head.
And to try and describe 'how' I lay - I simply lay on my side using one arm as a barrier. When I feed on the left side (near the edge of the bed), I move closer into the centre of the bed leaving around 30cm between the edge and the baby.
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