me and dd 6months had a nice snuggle in bed this am, but why do i feel gulity?

[robinredbreast]

took her out of mb and brought her into the bed with me when dh went to work, dd was still asleep this was about 8am and we had a lovely li in till about 930.
i woke her about 830,so we where both awake just not up
for some reason i feel very guilty as if i should get her up at 8am and start the day
dd is the only one so theres no other children to think about

There are people out there who wake their children up? DS has never in his life slept past 7, and it's usually 6 or worse. How lovely for you, cuddle up and enjoy it!

Oh Robin, no no no!

You will NEVER get the opportunity to have a long lie when you have another baby.. PLEASE take full advantage of this privilage.

I am suffering from major sleep deprivation at the moment and would kill for a long lie.

DO NOT FEEL GUILTY.

ohhhh someones woken up !!! hooray !!

ok thanks determination im trying hard ... i blame my parents !

robin, if you really want a baby that wakes early.....tell me where you live and I will bring my dd over to swap with you

lol elesbells what time do you class as early ?

i never felt guilty about anything , until i became a parent lol

she's awake by 6am - anytime after 4.30am is within normal for her. {tired emoticon}

seriously though, seeing as your dd is a good sleeper, you could try putting her to bed at say 6pm. The bonus will then be that you will get the evenings to yourself.

do you think i should be trying to get her to go to bed earlier than 8 or 9pm ?i normally just cuddle her to sleep in the nursing chair is that an ok way to get her to sleep?

I don't think it matters what time she goes to sleep, but if you want her to get up at 8, you need to allow for about 14 hours sleep unless she indicates otherwise. so you would need her to go to bed at 6. If you are happy for her to rise for brunch, carry on what you're doing.

I wouldn't worry about it.

robinredbreast - if you let her wake naturally for a few days she will find her own routine, I promise .

When my daughter was under a year, we used to go to bed together quite often, at around 9.30 pm. Most mornings I got up at around 7.30 am and she carried on sleeping for an hour or more. She then had a two-hour nap over lunch time which suited me as I could then have my own lunch in peace. And then she had a micro-nap at around 6pm.

I didn't force her into anything - it was just an arrangement we forged together.

dd's asleep again !

yes your right anna,ill just let her slep when dd want to see what her natural routine is

Robin,

I would try to get her to bed for before 7 EVERY night and you and your dh enjoy some quality time together. This will give you some time to properly relax too.

Maybe she is fighting the flu or that terrible stomach bug that going around.. and thats why she is sleeping so much. She is obviously needing it though.

thanks i know im bing a bit of a nob and a stress head
deterimation
anyway how are you ? did you have a good xmas?

how was she today?

well last night went to bed at 1230 had no naps in the day
and this am woke naturally at 830ish

Sounds as if she is looking for her natural rhythm . Is she cheerful?

yeah bless her shes pretty much always cheerful
now shes having a little nap cuddled up with me as shes just had her 2nd bf of the day

i let her nap on me as if i put her in the cot or mb she will wake up
do you think this is ok

im trying to let dd lead the way

thank you for all the help its no nice of you

I used to let my daughter nap on me while I was on the computer. She used to lie on my lap on a cushion and breastfeed, and then drop off on my lap.

shes so lovely, think im just going through some kind of 6 months crisis iykwim
you know with so many changes such as giving food etc, im pineing for the days all dd needed was bm

Six months is a lovely age . It all got so much harder for me when she started crawling and then walking.