to gently poke sleeping baby ds to make sure he is ok?

[Fairylea]

I can't help it. :)

He's a much longed for second baby after a 9 year age gap... he's 4 months old.

Every so often when he's asleep, usually before I go to sleep, I give him a little gentle stroke on his head or prod him to make sure he's breathing ok :)

I'm mean aren't I?

I poked mine every night to get them to stir. I thought this was normal .

It never ends ladies. Before DS2 went to uni, I would go upstairs to check on him if I couldn't hear him snoring [hblush].

I have done this ever since I was confident enough that I could enter DDs room without waking her. Unfortunately last night I did somehow wake her and she screamed for nearly an hour. She's nearly two and a half! But, OP, YANBU

YANBU. DS is a rubbish sleeper. He's woken us every three hours or so since he was born 14 months ago [grrr] On the VERY rare occasions he's slept for longer than that, I've woken up in a cold sweat and gone to 'listen to him breathe'

I check all if mine every night when I go to bed and they are 11, 9, 5 and 3

I used to do tht all the time. I thought it was normal.

Ivor - yes

Yep, my neighbour's DS is the same - snoring, grunting, sniffing, nose-whistling, you name it - she was astonished at how quiet DD is!

I do this with my 2 every night, well i dont prod them, i go into my 4 year olds room and start stroking his face, he usually turns over so i give him a kiss and leave, go to babys room (6 month) and stroke his face too, he usually opens one eye, waves and arm then goes back to sleep, give him a kiss and leave.

Then if i wake up through the night for the toilet i do it again before i go back to bed.

Just realised I wrote the same thing as Jude

I still do it to my 7-year-old .

Oh dear, I know this might make me odd but I've just done my last check of the night and stared pointedly at all three ds' until I could be sure they were breathing. They are 12, 10 and 5 (yes, years ). I'm still not beyond putting a hand in the duvet to check either. They are our babies and still look utterly beautiful asleep even when they are getting armpit hair

I still do this with DD (18mo). The other day she opened her eyes, smiled at me and then drifted back off. Made me cry [hblush]

I now also poke my bump and feel for kicks before I go to sleep!

My 5yo snores so loudly there's no need to poke her But 10 week old baby dd gets a hand placed gently on her chest multiple times a day and night

Gordy dp keeps threatening that we have to put dd3 upstairs in her basket once she's asleep in the evening. I am resisting all suggestions of this at the moment!

Yanbu you are normal, or we are all mad with you

Congratulations on your beautiful baby

You just made me prod ds

He's 6 mths on Friday and growing like a weed - I want him to slow down a bit!

He's also a very quiet sleeper

Happy thread, I like it!

Of course YANBU, I do it every night! (DS is 14 mo)

I get into bed, peer over the side of the cot, stroke his beautiful face then duck down again quick if he stirs [hgrin]

I feel a right berk admitting this - but my DS is 16, and I still occasionally give him a prod to make sure he's still breathing

I don't need to. My 20 month DS id snoring so loudly in the room next door I can hear him through the wall! Yanbu tho, I stall check him twice before I go to bed to make sure he is comfy

lick your fingers and hold them just under their nose... if they breath out you can feel the cold... then you poke them...

YANBU!

DD is 20 months and still has a heart sensor and I still go in to stare at check on her before I go to bed and if I wake in the night too