My 8 week old sleeps in her sling during the day and is transferred from the sling into her cot at night. She then is fed to sleep and sleeps in her cot all night (normally with 2 dream feeds). In the morning she comes into our bed and has a snooze after her first feed.
I don't really have an issue with this at the moment, but everyone else (in laws, NCT friends) seems to think this is a big problem, that I am making a rod for my own back, she should be asleep in her moses basket etc etc. This is my first baby so I'm not an expert, but she is happy, very alert and interested in the world, doesn't cry much and is putting on lots of weight, so should I be worried? She takes 5 mins to nap in her sling (I make sure she naps after being up for about an hour) but I can spend hours trying unsuccessfully to get her to sleep in her basket. I'm worried that I should be doing something different and that I will eventually get into a situation where sleeping in the sling will become a big problem.
Does anyone have any experience or advice? I'm most concerned about getting her to sleep at night without the sling when she's bigger. Should I just go with what works for now, or should I be actively trying to encourage naps without the sling?
Any thoughts gratefully welcomed!!
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GavisconGirl · 07/10/2010 14:58
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