My DS is two weeks old and mostly sleeps downstairs with us of an evening, either being cuddled or in a sling. When it gets to our bedtime, we take him up, do his night feed, then put him in the cot attached to our bed. None of this is a problem - he sleeps well, but I can't shake the feeling that I'm not doing things right. We had planned on co-sleeping with a very relaxed, flexible AP approach to parenting. But suddenly I feel like I have no idea what I should be doing and the practicalities of this approach combined with what my baby needs is confusing me! Could I ask a few questions of those parents who co-sleep and/or have a sorta AP approach?
When you co-sleep, do you take them up to your bed at their bedtime, leave them, and co-sleep when you go to bed?
What general sort of time should I be putting my baby to bed, when we start the routine - I guess at 3 months?
Nap time - do you do the same - put them to bed for a nap and get on with your day, or do you stay with them?
Do you bathe them every single night as part of the bedtime routine?
I know these are foolish questions but I cannot figure it out. I have visions of going to bed at 7pm with my baby, but that can't be right :) We don't want to be rigid AP and all I can think is - I have to be moulded to my baby of an evening, upstairs, bored!
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Orenishii · 13/11/2012 20:21
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