breastfeeding and sleep

[alex7715]

my ds is 15 weeks and will not sleep in his moses basket he is in with me mostof the night is there anything i should be trying i dont want to spoil him but its a case of hes sleeping ans so am so what do you suggest . xxxx

I suggest you do what you have to do so that you get the most sleep.

15 weeks is tiny, co sleeping is not spoiling him!

If he's sleeping and you are too then I suggest that you relax about it. You really can't spoil such a tiny baby.

is it dangerous i was listening to hv tkn to a mum the other day and he was saying it shouldnt happen not that i listen to hv

As long as neither you nor your partner are smokers, have drunk alcohol, have taken drugs (even prescription drugs if they make you sleepy) or are ill, then it is perfectly safe to co-sleep. You will be aware of your baby while you sleep, especially if you are breastfeeding, and that will keep him safe. Your partner may be less aware of him, but even so will still be safe with him.

Co-sleeping is wonderful. Just don't let the baby sleep and feed at the same time, otherwise you may find that he will only sleep with your breast in his mouth, and that's really not comfortable!

Enjoy it, it won't last forever, no matter what the anti-co-sleepers say.

Alex, the person you should most listen to at the moment is your baby !

You cannot spoil a baby this young and you need to do what you have to do to survive.
Without co-sleeping I would have been a sleep-deprived psychotic wreck, so yes, that would have been dangerous.
You can co-sleep safely: have big bed (DH used to be farmed out to spare bed so baby and I had double bed alone), do not drink or take anything else that may dull your senses, make sure baby does not overheat (I had single duvet and DS in baby sleeping bag). I am sure there are more "rules" I cannot think of now.

And baby cuddles are just lovely..