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@Lauren we do the exact same ☺️💕 I loveee it!
I put my son in bed with us, he’s next to me rather than in the middle, and I put him in between my pregnancy pillow just to give me piece of mind, but would be for a few hours if he is stirring early hours in the morning. Xx
I like to co sleep but get paranoid something bad will happen so try to avoid it... its so drilled into us by the midwives and HV not to honestly fills me with guilt. My daughters favourite place to sleep is on my chest, I button her into my pjs so she can't fall off but would feel awful if I fell asleep too x
I have been co sleeping from day one, its been working for us fine, i m paranoid about putting baby alone in a cot
I get the anxiety around it I really do. My first son was & still is an awful sleeper so co sleeping saved us honestly. As long as it’s safe you’re fine. With my second son I’m absolutely embracing it as this really does go so quickly so why not make the most of it - and get some sleep too!!🥰
No but not for the reason stated … he likes his own space 😂😂 my first I co-slept with in a cuddle curl thing but my second actually sleeps in his bed 😂
I use to chest sleep in the very early weeks of my little girl being with us as it was the only way we both got some sleep, and to be honest it wasn’t in the way that is recommended. I use to create a pillow fort around me and had her so my arm was propped up and she could never fall anywhere with her tucked into a blanket around me to ensure she was basically stuck to me 💀💀 I had so much anxiety at the beginning but I was so tired I found myself falling asleep with her in my arms which was worse! After about 6-7 weeks I’d consistently try and put her down in her cot x
Same as a few people, we do from early hours, my husband goes to work at 5 and I put him in bed with me then, he sleeps better and I love the cuddles xxx
Not controversial at all, babies by nature want to sleep with their mummies! We did it a lot for the first 6/7 weeks until both became happy to sleep in their next to me - both cuddle curl and chest sleeping x
Midwives and HVs should now be educating about co-sleeping as it’s now included in the NHS guidance. They won’t ever promote it, but they are obliged to make sure people know how to do it safely and when it’s not safe to do (with smokers, any alcohol consumption etc). None of the professionals I’ve encountered have tried to educate us about it, but I’ve never given them the opportunity to shame me for it! I follow @ahealthvisitor on instagram and she always says that professionals should be educating, not shaming.
@Amy I love @ahealthvisitor she is so so refreshing and love her advice - would recommend everyone to follow x
If my little boy won’t go back into the next to me in the late early hours then we co sleep. Don’t get why it’s so controversial if it’s done safely it’s fine! It’s only natural for them to want to stay close to us & who doesn’t love the cuddles too 🥰