“Rod for your own back” comments😑
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Agree it’s annoying! Ours just won’t sleep independently even though it’s something we’d like to achieve (before the sleep deprivation kills us off). We are currently contact napping in shifts. People whose babies sleep easily just do not understand. Whether it’s by choice or not, we are all entitled to do what’s right to keep our babies feeling safe and loved!
@Hannah we’re in the exact same boat - I’m trying to get him used to the next to me but he’ll only last for 15/20 minutes at a time and I’d rather contact nap for my entire shift than let him cry🤍
Hate these comments, babies don’t know what it means to be spoiled. I usually tell people that that’s their opinion and I’ll bring my kids up how I see fit and not them
It’s so tough isn’t it! How old is your little one? Ours isn’t quite 3 weeks. I’m hoping she will grow out of it and will keep putting her down but I’m prepared to comfort her 24/7 until she figures it out. Such a relief to know we are not alone!
@Hannah she 100% will grow out of it, my 8, 10 and 16 year old haven’t napped on me or slept in my bed for years 😉 enjoy this bit while it lasts, it goes far too quickly!
@Hannah he’s nearly three weeks too! X
My 6 weeks old will not sleep on his own in his next to me. He will only sleep on my chest. During the day maybe an hour or two in his cot but that's it. I rather have a happy baby than a unhappy baby. As long as the baby is safe and loved that's all that matters. There's no such thing as making a rod for your back. It's just a thing annoying people or family like to say when they left there poor babies to cry in there cots. Xx
"Thank you for sharing, but we not accepting advice right now" is my polite go-to usually. If they don't stop, that's when I get a little rude and basically say, "I am doing what is right for us, I don't need your opinion on this matter"