How do you survive the 4am contact-sleep shift? 🤯
How do you cope with the early morning shift with a baby who refuses to sleep anywhere but on you? 🫠😂
We currently do shifts - I’m on duty from 8:30pm to 4:30am, then my husband takes over from 4:30am to 8:30am so I can get some uninterrupted sleep.
The problem is baby basically stops sleeping in his cot from around 4am and will only sleep on us, so my husband ends up staying awake holding him until my shift is over. 🥲
Husband is going away for two nights for work soon, and I’m honestly wondering how on earth I’m going to manage those early mornings on my own! 😭
Mums who’ve been through this, how did you cope? Did your babies eventually grow out of it, or did you find anything that helped? Would love to hear your experiences! ❤️
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Co sleeping? When done safely it’s a game changer for the Velcro babies! Mine did this until about 15 months x
To be honest, my baby will only sleep half of the night in his bassinet so I just co sleep every single night it's been a game changer especially because he's around two months old now so he sleeps for longer period of time, I also breast-feed so it makes it easier to feed in the middle of the night
What does co sleeping actually mean? I have been wondering the same thing!
In the UK we have the Lulluby Trust safe sleeping advice on the C position. Then when they're toddlers you're more worried about getting kicked in the face!
I co sleep with my second baby at night but when she had her jabs, she wanted to sleep on me otherwise she’d cry hysterically. Wait for them to fall asleep for a while, then move them onto the bed.
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