Sleeping while newborn sleeps

[Newbabymomma]

So my baby is now 5 months and everyone is saying “I bet you’re glad you can sleep now, I couldn’t sleep when …. was a newborn because I stayed up all night watching them”.

I didn’t have this problem???

I slept fine when the baby was newborn and I wasn’t worried about them when they were sleeping. Does this make me a bad mum? Did this happen to anyone else?

I’m more worried abut him sleeping now and wake up at random times to check on him.

Just wondering if this happened to anyone else because I feel like a bad mum

I'm the same as you. I found the newborn stage easy as far as sleeping went. He'd go down for a nap, I'd curl up on the sofa and nap too, or make a cup of tea and read for a little while.

And like you, woke more frequently as he grew just to check on him.

Now I have a toddler who likes to disturb my sleep 🤦‍♀️

I slept with my dd until she was about 2.5 🤣 she did not sleep well and it was my only way to catch up!

Ah this is amazing news. Everyone is sharing stories like when their DC was a newborn they couldn’t sleep because they stayed awake all night watching them or with their hand over their face to feel their breath but I literally didn’t have this problem. I just went to sleep and woke up when they did for a feed. But even this was hard at first because I was so exhausted and my husband is a light sleeper and would wake up before me (although this didn’t last long)

I have never had a problem sleeping when my children sleep overnight or during the daytime. I love sleep.

I was the same as you. Baby slept, I slept, no problemo.

No I don’t worry about baby boy when he’s asleep. He’s a terrible cat napped in the day but then sleeps like a log 8 hours at night so I’m not complaining. It’s the only time I’m not that worried about him ha x

I’m same as you. Don’t think it makes you a bad mum at all but I know what you mean about others treating it like a point of pride that they stayed up all the time as if having a tired parent is somehow benefitting the child. Nod and smile and enjoy your sleep!

I found the newborn stage easy too. I never struggled with sleep deprivation … until 7 months later when I went back to work and they were regularly asking me to work 2-10 shifts on Fridays and 6-2 shifts on Saturdays plus I had a reverse-cycling baby who was having a zillion feeds every night. That was a real killer.

I have a 6 week old and have the same feelings. I think the difference is if your baby won’t sleep in cot/moses basket/anywhere but will on mom.

My baby sleeps happily in his next to me cot all night, and in moses basket throughout the day, was your baby the same? I have friends with velcro babies that won’t sleep unless lay on mom which means sleep is restricted. As silly as it is, it means I have worried that he’s not attached to me enough as he doesn’t always want to be held (which is ridiculous).

I didn't do the whole watching my baby sleep thing either. I was happy that they would wake me if/when they needed something. I would say now that he's in his own room at 9 months old I check on him more. Maybe when I get up to pee ect. Although tbf he contact napped for the first 6 months of his life😂

My little boy is 5 weeks and i always sleep overnight when he is asleep, during the day not so much as he normally sleeps in my arms (wakes up and cries when i put him down).

Overnight I do tend to wait until he is asleep before going to sleep myself and always hear him stir or cry when im asleep.