Falling Asleep
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I agree with comment above!^ also, just make sure that if baby were to be in bed with you asleep he would only be on a flat mattress, no fluffy blankets around or pillows. And make sure he couldn’t get wedged in between wall and mattress.
@Carlota that’s a good idea! I know people say not to cosleep but if I accidentally fall asleep and I have been trying my best to stay awake I would rather him be safe in some way!
@Carlota 100% this. This is how I got my start with bedsharing with my first. It’s so much safer than accidentally falling asleep. At least if it’s planned you have everything in place that is possible to make it safe. With this baby I am bedsharing from the start and it’s amazing. I’m happy to share a pic of my setup if anyone wants it
You’ll find so much info that’ll make you feel more confident in all of it! I didn’t go into motherhood thinking I’d do it but it took too many nights of me in the living room on the couch, boppy pillow holding him and me snug in the corner trying to stay awake or alert enough. I still don’t know what my goal was. I just didn’t want my boy to keep crying. But anyways, my LC opened my world by just saying I should try that position and I feel so much better and I’ve been researching so much on it and feel good! Now I’m definitely not going to scream it at the top of my lungs to everyone unless they’re in the same situation I was in and I just had my boy almost 4 weeks ago! Good luck! The cuddle curl is how I regained my sanity and my husband’s ! 🩵
I Co sleep with my little one at times when I breastfeed and it does help. However I don’t fully sleep still. I just am not getting up 24/7 Do not feel bad! It’s the hardest thing!
@Emily I would be interested to see! I want to make sure I protect him as much as I can since I just can’t seem to stay awake
So this is controversial but I was told to look into side laying while breastfeeding. I think it’s also called the cuddle curl. I was told that’s how I could safely get some sleep. I looked up the position on YouTube and after looking for more resources, I found some instagram pages/ people that made me feel better about safe sleep. Cosleepy and happycosleeper. If falling asleep out of nowhere no matter how hard you try not to, might as well know how to be safe when you come down to that desperation! Just know you’re doing great! You got this. I tried this the last few days with my newborn and I feel confident in what I’m doing with him and I’ve gotten a lot more sleep and I’m way less stressed about nighttime. Do what you’re comfortable with though