Co-Sleeping in the morning

I swore I’d never co sleep but now it’s my favourite thing! When my little one was a month old the sleep deprivation was too much for me and I thought it better I co sleep safely instead of accidentally falling asleep with him. I pop him in my bed anytime from 4am for a couple hours in the morning. You can find so much information online on how to do this safely but most important things are not having any pillows or loose layers around them! I would throw all the pillows off the bed and any duvet blanket and make sure he is warm enough in his sleep bag and I’m wearing enough layers to stay warm etc. there’s lots you can do to make it safe I recommend having a good look online but things like removing any slatted headboards anything where they could get stuck, nothing loose that could cover their head, my bed is against a wall on one side so I make sure he goes that side and couldn’t fall off the bed. Definitely have a look online for all info tho! Hope this helps xx

I break all the rules for "safe" co sleeping.

I feed side lying and usually fall asleep again whilst he is still having boob.

He sleeps below my pillows and I will either put the quilt over him if it's quite cool in the room or I'll fold it back so it's only on me.

The only reason I'm comfortable doing this is because I'm a light sleeper and I sleep with my bottom arm curled around the top of his head, and my top arm over his body and resting on the mattress on the other side. I sleep in the "protective C" position curled around him so I keep the quilt still and fixed in place.

He sleeps well when in bed with me and I get slightly more sleep than I would if he was in the cot.

I did the same with my first at this age because the back to back sleep regressions are a bitch for a few months. Xx

We’ve co-slept from birth and I co-slept with my first from a few months old.

Follow the safe sleep 7.

I’ve had two horrible sleepers and it’s the only way I function x

I was sure I wouldn’t cosleep but it’s such a game changer for getting me enough sleep to function. I don’t think I’d have done it when she was brand new because I’d have had far too much anxiety but now she’s a pretty sturdy 19 week old, and her sleep is chaos, it’s been really helpful.
I do want her I get her back in her cot when this regression is hopefully over so I’m starting each night in her cot and trying to get a few sleeps for her in there, but she’s often ending up coming in with me at 3am-ish so I can bank a few hours of decent rest for us both so I can get through the day.
Follow safe sleep 7 and wear a big top I can just yank up easily to feed her. Was very stressful to begin with, but has become a real lifeline the past few weeks.