Co-sleeping mums

Anyone else embracing safe co-sleeping? We started doing it to survive breastfeeding wake ups but I now absolutely love it. Cosy cuddles at night and then big smiles in the morning ❤️

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I did with my eldest, I loved it in the end. She's 6 now and she still sneaks into our bed at some point in the night. I haven't been able to with my 6 month old, because we have a new mattress and it's not safe for co-sleeping. I'm lucky he likes his crib haha

We’ve been co sleeping since the sleep regression hit mid December.

I sleep well, 7-9 hours in total each night (interrupted by 2 wake ups usually). The wake ups are so short because I catch it before she gets too alert so I’m usually asleep within 15/20 mins of waking up.

I find it completely stress free, whereas some of my friends describe spending a lot of the night looking at the monitor screen.

No judgement on anybody else’s choices, but this is working really well for us 🥰

Our LO starts in her cot then when she wakes up for her night feed she stays in bed with us. I love waking up to her smile! 🥰 also EBF x

We have started co sleeping since my son started teething. His sleep got very disturbed so co sleeping means we all get a full night sleep now. We were already very used to sleeping with the bed set up for safe co sleep as I did it as a precaution when breastfeeding even when he slept in his bassinet so it’s been an easy transition. Plus I love the baby cuddles and he always wakes me up in the morning either the biggest smile 🥺

Best decision I made 🥰

Some info for those mums who want to safe cosleep with their babies:

https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/safer-sleep-advice/co-sleeping/

I’ve done it from the start and I love it. Happy mum and happy baby. Both sleep very well. The dad too!

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When does it get better?

I was crying on the phone with the perinatal mental health team today and the lovely lady, bless her, kept assuring me that it gets better. I kept telling her I hope so because people have been saying that since having my LO and it just feels like it keeps getting worse. She assured me it gets better....

Rant/WWYD

My sister (youngest, 24) has two kids, 4 & 1, and i (oldest, 30) just have my one who’s 6mo old right now, so i ask her for advice or call her to vent about things sometimes. Well im tired of her turning around and telling my other family members that I’m “losing my sh*t.” Literally have not lost my sh*t nor have i ever freaked out to her about my baby, i just call her to talk and tell her what stage my baby is in or talk through how im feeling, but she chooses to tell people that im like a complete nutcase or something which worries me that my family is going to start being judgmental about me as a mother or looking at me funny like I’m some fragile ticking time bomb.

What would you do in this situation? I’m already pretty much decided that I’ll stop telling her anything about my struggles, but I’m almost at the point where i feel like it should be confronted because she, of all people, should understand what I’m going through.

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I’m going crazy. Baby born at 2.26kg. Slow to put on weight. This last week hasn’t put on any. Been trying to feed him at night and he’s not interested at all. Fast asleep. During day he will have 5 minute gulps and that’s it. He don’t cry for milk. I’ve got to keep offering to him. I try to offer it every hour but I don’t know what I’m doing. HV said nutrition comes after 5 minutes so I should pump first and then give him. I find it so hard. I tried to pump one boob nothing came. The other abit came. Tried giving him express he’s not interested in that too. Sometimes he will go for a longer a feed but not long at all. He’s 4 months and is currently 5.46kg. I have no family or friend support here and wish I had a cook, cleaner and nanny to help with everything so I can concentrate on the little one. I don’t know what’s wrong with him but I’m loosing it. It doesn’t help that my also stressed generally about my relationship and life circumstances. Any advice that will work. Any comfort you can give. I’m fed up. Is this regression - not feeding. He’s fast fast asleep. I’ve been trying to push the nipple in but that mouth is closed shut. I took some clothes off. Changed his nappy but he’s still asleep. Please help

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8 week old in sleeping bag for first time as big enough! Do you feed your child in the night whilst in the sleeping bag or taken them out, feed then transfer back to sleeping bag before putting down?

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