At night

[dd82]

I wanted to know how it works with looking after a baby at night? What if you're actually sleeping and (unless they're screaming at the top of their lungs) you don't realize your baby is fussing?

Might be a silly question, but I'm asking for my own knowledge!

Is it your baby? You are Uber sensitive to our own child and until at least 6 months they will be in the same room as you.

^wss. You will wake up when needed. And when they’re in their own room (typically 6 months plus) you can get a monitor.

You develop hearing so acute you will be able to hear a mouse blink in a field three miles away. Trust me on this.

And sometimes if they’re fussing and you ignore it, they just settle back down. You learn to distinguish crying from whinging.

I take it baby isn’t here yet? Once your baby is born (assuming this is what you are asking) you just know. You can hear them even when you are sleeping. I automatically wake up just before my baby starts crying now (usually anyway). I can put a dummy back in while still 90% asleep. They should be in the same room as you until six months so it becomes intuitive really.

I worried about this too while I was pregnant but it worked out fine

I know when DH has got up with DS in the night even when I don't fully wake up. It's a skill I've developed since I had him... DH is very jealous

You hear. And then you start to identify between fussing-but-ok and fussing-but-not-ok-so-i-better-get-up-again

Thanks so much, this has been so lovely and insightful and all your replies mean a lot!

I am the deepest sleeper in the world. I would sleep through thunder etc and generally most noises

Last night my baby started half chocking on some bile/sick/saliva

I shot out of bed as quick as a bolt of lightening

What I'm trying to say, is You're just in tune to your child.
Instinct kicks in

Absolutely what everyone else has said. This is one of the super powers you suddenly develop when you give birth. DD is three now and I still wake up when she coughs / mumbles in her sleep etc. Trust me, you won't sleep through your baby needing you.

It's true, as a woman, your hearing will actually become more sensitive to noise that is at the pitch of your baby's cry.

I can hear my 1 year old fuss from the other side of the house or from downstairs.

DH is always amazed by my ability to hear DS. I'm not so amazed by his inability to hear him.

DD is 2.5 years and I still hear her making noises from the other side of the house while I am wearing ear plugs

You will hear them, or sense it. It's like, when you have a child, you're only ever 90% asleep (less in the first few weeks!)

You will become so attuned to your baby's cry, and any other whimpers/ noises they make. You will be able to distinguish their noises from any other baby.