As the title says... I co-sleep...
I feel quite ashamed of this due to the SIDS risk. I didn't co-sleep until my daughter was 6 months (although she was 4 weeks prem so 5 months corrected).
It started by me taking her in with me at 5am to breastfeed. Then it became 3am and I would feed her if she woke. Now it's sometimes 1am so every time she wakes I just latch her on and switch boobs as required.
I don't really know how often she wakes now but I think it's 3-4 times per night.
I sleep in her nursery (with my 2 cats who share our single bed) so I'm 'it'. Nappy change or feed I do it. I'm exhausted. So, our sleep pattern has evolved.
My husband sleeps in our old bedroom as he works all day and sometimes until 1-2am as he is self-employed.
I don't let him feed her. I have a drawer of frozen expressed milk but after difficulty establishing breast feeding I am now a bit the other way and don't want anyone else to feed my daughter unless I can't do it myself due to not being there. If I'm there, I'll feed her myself. No matter how shattered I am.
Does anyone else do this?
I love my daughter and only want the best for her (as any parent does).
I had planned to stop breast feeding at 6 months, now it's looking like 9 months... Oops!
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artisanroast · 23/03/2016 20:54
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