Leaving baby for naps

Am I the only one who still hasn’t left their baby to nap alone yet or go to sleep alone? I know so many people do it but I don’t know why I still don’t feel comfortable and NHS guidance says not till 6 months? My baby is nearly 5 months so is it just worth waiting or am I being stupid

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Do you mean left in a Moses basket or crib to sleep whilst you do housework etc? Xxx

Do whatever you’re comfortable doing. The only reason I started putting my baby in her bed upstairs for a nap was because my bouncing 2 year old was keeping her awake🤣

Sometimes she doesn’t and might sleep in the pram when we’re playing in the garden, or has particularly wanted to sleep in the cool in the pram downstairs while it’s been hot or she might fall asleep on me, fall asleep while playing etc.

My baby is not left alone but I am with you on feeling like everyone else isn't following the guidelines. My husband joked that it feels like covid all over again when we were the only ones following the rules.

Me 🤚 😂 but mainly because she sleeps on me, which I love. Once we get to 6m and are definitely clear of the 4m sleep regression, I'll try putting her down for naps in her crib and transition myself out of the room 😂 just so I don't screw her over for nursery next year!

I haven't either. I am planning on transitioning her to sleeping on her own in the evenings for a bit before I head upstairs, she'd have a baby monitor on (with camera) and it really is mostly because my back is killing me by the evenings. But that will only happen if my older child starts falling asleep at a reasonable hour, and she is still jumping about upstairs at 9 pm.

I haven’t, my almost 5 month old is always with me when he naps and during the night xx

NHS guidance says that the baby needs to be sleeping in the same room as you until 6 months. I just move the Moses basket downstairs during the day time so he’s around me all the time

My little boy sleeps in his cot in the day time and I have a monitor , he loves it in his cot xxx

I got twins so i’ve had to leave them in the room alone since they were like 3 months old as there’s like a whole baby to take care of, I’ve always got the baby monitor on hand and it’s worked out for me x

Youre not alone! Mine is 4.5 months old and I haven’t left him to sleep alone or nap alone yet. Contact naps all day long

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