Cosleeping positions

Hi all, recently started cosleeping some of the night with my five month old who is ebf. He settles much better next to me in the early hours. I never really intended to cosleep but we are here and I do enjoy the closeness! But I find the positions quite difficult and am looking for advice. How do you all sleep comfortably and safely? I do the c-curl but sleeping like that for hours hurts and I wake up aching or wake multiple times to try and get more comfortable and I’m very alert about where my baby is. I put a zip up hoodie on only have covers to my thighs and my pillow above baby with my arm above him. Our bed is massive luckily and on my other side is my partner and the next-to-me crib is on the other side of bed/baby - baby isn’t rolling over properly yet and has no risk of falling out anywhere. He is however trying to roll into me regularly which is fine when feeding but I panic if he doesn’t roll back he’ll get his face stuck in my pjs or something. He’s rolling into me for comfort more than feeding. Any tips for other positions/ways to make this more comfortable? Also, may sound stupid but how do you feed from the breast that’s not closest to the bed?! I find myself having to tilt and lift myself into him to feed him from that side and really hold myself awkwardly, if I’m laying on my right and feeding on my left boob.. hope that makes sense ! TIA!

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You may find relaxing the C-curl just a bit helps, i had to straighten my legs at 5 months, because babe was so long. Have you tried putting a pillow between your legs? X

I found with the c-curl I just got used to the pain 😅 I guess my body apapted and at some point it didn't hurt anymore. It's not recommended to relax it until after 12 months. For feeding from the opposite breast some people do a barrel roll with baby on their chest but that would make mine up. Guessing that's not an option for you either if partner is on the other side? I lay flat on my back and then position bubs on across me sort of diagonally, so he's feeding on the opposite boob but body still across to the side he's on, not sure I'm explaining that very well! Then when he's finished feeding, gently roll back on to the mattress and back to c curl.

I have always moved my baby from one side of me to the other multiple times during the night. I have done both a barrel roll, holding him to my chest, and getting up and moving my body over the top of him. We sleep in a king size bed with my husband and it hasn't concerned me because he stays on his side, away from the baby, but I'm not sure how you feel about your situation. Either way, by 6 months it's safe for a baby to cosleep with any sober adult who's aware there's a baby in the bed, do hopefully by then you'll have a little more option about moving around, if not now. If I do hip stretches every day, the c curl doesn't usually hurt, but it does if my hips are tight. I do a lot of stretches, lots of hip circles and different angles. I can give more details if you're interested. I also keep a pillow between my knees.

@Rebecca at around 4-5 months you naturally start to relax it.

Thanks for your advice! I will try all the above. I find it’s my arm that’s gets a bit sore too stretched out above me or even bent. I guess I’m the only one overly worrying about him facing sideways into me. I keep putting him on his back but he rolls and snuggles into me so I lay awake until he relaxes and put him back on his back 😂

My LG is constantly on her side, I’ve given up trying to get her back. I think it something has to do with my boob being out and her being able to latch all night

@Emma I wasn’t aware of that. We only started co sleeping at around 10 months so I guess I missed that bit.

@Rebecca I’ve been cosleeping since 4 weeks old, so when I tell you I was basically a walk around her! 🫣 Happy cosleepers on FB, is a really helpful source. At around 4-5 months, a lot of babies are too long, so a lot of parents relax their legs. As long as you’re follow the rest of the safe sleep 7, and there are no suffocation risks and as long as your arm provides the barrier to pillows. Relaxing the C-curl can help with pain x

@Emma I’m already on there and follow the insta too. Mine is 18mo now so our c curl is very much relaxed but hopefully that’s all helpful to the OP x

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