Hello everyone!
I’m just looking for some other people’s experiences really - it’s hard with lockdown/no groups to get a real life perspective so I’m hoping that I can get some here!
My DS is 6 months old and has always been a good sleeper. Recently, he has started stirring in the night for a cuddle. He doesn’t do this for naps, he stays in the next to me. He sometimes has a bottle but even then still wants a cuddle
This is absolutely fine, I like it! But I can’t sit up with him anymore - he is too big and my back is injured from his birth. I also worry that if I fall asleep sitting up, the risks to him are high.
So I’ve been cosleeping with him (on his back, in a bag, blanket away, my arm out to stop me rolling, pillow out of reach, next to me crib alongside him so if he does roll he will roll into it) for about an hour or so each night before he goes back in the cot. I tend to doze in this time but have occasionally actually fallen into a proper sleep.
Now I am aware of the risks, I’ve deiven myself mad about them. But it is hard to determine what the ACTUAL risk is. I can’t find anything that gives the risk of you cosleep safely, just the overall risk (which ofc doesn’t apply).
So I think I need some real life perspective.
Please could you share any similar stories? Were you as worried as me? Am I worrying too much?
Any experience welcome! Thanks :)
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Eggcellent29 · 07/09/2020 09:26
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