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Co sleeping when parent is unwell?

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PinkPlantCase · 14/12/2021 09:42

We co-sleep for half the night, this works quite well for us as DS starts off the night in his own room and bed and then we bring him in with us at around 3am when night wakings become more frequent. When co-sleeping he’ll sleep for six hours straight. With maybe one feed that doesn’t really wake me up.

I’ve been really achey after my booster, it was only yesterday so imagine I’ll be back to normal by tonight. But it made me think what do you do when you’re ill?

I really needed my sleep and not co-sleeping would see DS waking up close to every hour in the second half of the night. But I’m unsure of the safety of it.

DS is 6 months old and big for his age so is fairly robust I don’t think I’d roll on him. Atleast if I got close to I think he’d definitely tell me about it.

He is normally breastfed to sleep so whilst DH can help by bringing him too me, it would be very difficult for him to take over the night wakings completely.

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Mummy1608 · 14/12/2021 16:26

I co sleep with my dd every night even if I'm ill...she's 16 months now! I think as long as I'm not on very drowsy medication, and not drunk obviously, I'm fine with the low risk. Once we were all ill with a vomiting bug and she woke up suddenly and vomited everywhere. I woke up immediately (because I was literally being vomited on...!) But I shudder to think if she'd been in her cot, I might not have heard and she could have been lying in her vomit or choked or anything. At least that's how I make myself feel better for utterly failing to train her into using the cot!!

Skyla01 · 14/12/2021 19:20

I co sleep with DD (10 months) for second half of the night. Recently I had a terrible cough, worse at night. It was horrific! I had to race out of the room for each coughing fit, or face waking her up each time. Was also rough feeling unwell but not being free to blow nose / take paracetamol etc in the middle of the night. We got through it but definitely made me want to get DD sleeping in her cot & own room sooner rather than later. Also realised that when I'm ill I really need to rest myself and have DH be able to take a while night shift himself. One day...!

PinkPlantCase · 14/12/2021 19:54

Thanks both for the replies!

It had made me realise how useful it would be for DH to be able to deal with some of the night wakings!

Having a cough sounds really difficult. I wonder if I’d be able to feeds baby to sleep and leave him sleeping next to DH whilst I sleep in a different room if needed.

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NishaaS123 · 14/12/2021 23:56

I have been co sleeping with my baby since he was 7 months and now he’s 1 and half years and still go sleeps with me I am sure you will be fine it’s only a concern when babies are new born and you don’t roll over them etc but for you if you are comfortable with it should be fine x

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