How am I supposed to stay in the same room as the baby for all naps?!

[Luertiak]

Just that really. I understand I am meant to be in the same room as my newborn for all daytime sleeps (obviously they are in the same room as us at night). But if he falls asleep in his moses in the living room am I then seriously not allowed to go for a wee or get a cup of tea or answer the front door to the postman? He sleeps for 2-3 hours solid sometimes. If you have a second DC then how do people work it then - surely you need to move around the house during the day?

I know people will say "the sling" but I can't believe that absolutely everyone with a newborn has them nap in a sling.

I put my dc in pram outside in garden in 90s

Worked well

Earlier habits weren't neglect, but not all babies survived them, did they? Babies were put on their fronts to sleep eg. Not out of neglect but it's still higher risk.

Nothing is clear cut. My babies were born during the era when the rule was to put them on their fronts. I did this - and one rolled over onto her back at a very young age - we are talking days - and choked on vomit whilst on her back. It was pure luck that I had only gone to the toilet - and not for a bath - so was back in the room pretty quickly. And even more luck was the fact that my late OH was a doctor who was able to deal with the situation.

As you can imagine, I found it very hard to lay my GC on their backs when looking after the - but I did as requested.

I’ve had two children and I have never carried them around in a Moses basket.
I was never told to do this by anyone either.

When I showered I had the bathroom door open along with bedroom door and if i had to get out because they woke up, I’d just throw on a towel and go to them as soon as I heard them if they were upset or something.

Skin on skin time is really important imo but don’t fall asleep with baby on you or directly beside you.

Sleeping when baby sleeps is a good thing in the same room.

Both of mine hated sleeping on there backs prefered there tummies in the moses basket , pram and cot all had the propper pillows and matresses with the holes in they always automatically turned there heads to the side and both slept through from a week old , had normal noises tv, washer , hoover etc never bothered them at all

I have a house pram for my baby instead of a Moses basket. I can push her around safely with one hand and carry a drink or food with the other. If I decide to cook I can bring the pram to the kitchen and she will lie there babbling away to herself quite happily. Everyone who has been to visit has commented on how well it works and how much more sense it made over a Moses basket! I don't take it upstairs obviously.