Contact Naps

We contact nap during the day! If we don’t, our little girl will only nap about 20minutes at a time and gets overtired by the afternoon! At night, she will go down in her next to me and sleep. I think she knows her daytime/nighttime sleep is different x

I’m exactly the same. Don’t want to co-sleep but more than happy with contact naps. They’re too young to learn being clingy. It’s good to try and let them put themselves to sleep every now and then if you can. I try to do it once a day, not always successful but with time 🤞

You can't spoil a baby and they don't have the capacity to learn to be 'clingy', enjoy your contact naps my love. It won't be long before they don't want cuddles with Mummy anymore.

Mine exclusively contact naps in the day - I try putting her down to no avail!!

Don’t let other peoples opinions get into your head, only your opinion matters! There’s nothing wrong with contact napping at all so enjoy them. My health visitor has always said you spoil a baby! And you’re right, they’re only this small once so make the most of it☺️

You are all she's only ever known, it's only natural that she wants to be on you. If anything you're fostering positive sleep associations as she'll feel safe and comfortable, which will only benefit her in the long run 😄

What a gorgeous picture 💜 I'm of the same opinion as you... Nobody looks back and says "I wish I cuddled my baby less". I'm soaking in all the snugs I can get xx

We do contact nap too we love it but not every day and every nap .. but as much as possible

Do what make you both happy ❤️ they're only this little couple of months and don't listen to anyone's opinion!

I wake up excited for contact naps! They make me feel so happy and give my daughter the love she needs. It’s our job to be there for our children. So if I’m teaching my child that I’ll be there for her I’m happy to! Love the picture. Soak in and enjoy every moment.

I do the same as you. I love contact naps with my little girl ❤️ Her naps can be up to 3 hours, so I'll put her in her moses basket after about an hour. Some of her naps she'll fall asleep on her own in her moses basket x

Contact naps are totally normal, natural and biological. We are carry mammals and so we're wired to be close to our babies like this. It helps calm and soothe them and regulate baby's nervous system and helps them feel safe. Due to this it apparently helps them be better independent sleepers in the long run. So don't worry at all ❤️

my baby does tend to cry when i sit him down, and he doesn’t like when anyone else holds him so that’s the only challenge we have. he’s currently 12 weeks, i’ve been told it’s just “gonna get worse” and that he’s never gonna leave me alone with holding him. but right now i don’t have a single problem with it! i’ll hold my baby as much as i want :)

I had contact naps all the time with my first born and co slept occasionally with her if she was really hard to settle and continue doing it with my newborn now. My first born is 2.5 years old now and sleeps in her own bed with no problems throughout the night and rarely calls for her dad and I. It develops trust and really helps them bind and feel comfortable I think. 🥰

We often contact map during the day, or at least for a while until we put her down (sometimes we do, other times we just snuggle her). On a night, she falls asleep on us then we put her straight down in her basket

I get the same think said to me, but im happy and my baby is happy.
You won't get this time with them again, enjoy it doing what makes you and baby happiest ❤️

My eldest hardly cuddles me nowadays and hasn't for a couple of years and he contact napped day and night as he wouldn't sleep alone 😴 I spent 5 years exhausted, but we were both happy ❤️ and he's perfectly independent xx

I am still contact napping with a nearly 8 month old and LOVING it. I will miss it so much when it ends xx

I do exactly the same than you, I did with my first and now with my second, you don’t teach her to be clingy, you teach her how important to be loved is and she will feel stronger and secure in future. It wouldn’t last forever as they grow so fast, enjoy your baby as much you can and want 🥰. By the way your picture is beautiful xx

I do lots of contact maps during the day but also balance the time with putting her in her cot for playtime so she can fall asleep on her own too. She has a mobile and toys on the side of her cot (only during the day when I can supervise, and they get taken out when she falls asleep). She’s got positive associations with both contact maps and cot time this way. ☺️