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Pregnant and sleeping on floor

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Roorroo · 14/11/2020 08:44

Hi I have just found out that I am pregnant and would like to know is it safe to sleep on the floor. Will I miscarriy if I continue to sleep on the floor. The reason I'm sleeping on the floor is my three year old will not sleep in her room without me sleeping on the floor because she afraid that there is gonna be loud noise like there used to be before we moved to somewhere better. My partner tryed to sleep in there instead of me but it didn't work she just cried and cried for me to go in there. Please can you help me I really need to know if it is safe for me to sleep in there?

Thanks

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FatGirlShrinking · 14/11/2020 08:47

It's perfectly safe just probably not that comfortable and likely to get less comfortable as you get more pregnant and develop all the usual aches and pains.

NameChange30 · 14/11/2020 08:48

Hopefully you're on a mattress and not just on the floor?

It's not unsafe but I strongly advise you to work towards sleeping in your own room with your DD happy to sleep in hers (with or without your partner in there with her) in good time before baby is born. When you're recovering from birth and up frequently in the night looking after the newborn, the last thing you'll want is to still be sleeping on the floor of DC1's room.

It will also be increasingly uncomfortable the more pregnant you get.

Runningoutofnamestochange · 14/11/2020 08:50

Don’t know about safe but it can’t be comfortable. Could you at least get something like this?
foldoutchair

Although as you are expecting again it would be best to try to break DD habit, I can’t imagine you will be able to sleep there with a newborn doing night feeds!

ThatIsNotMyUsername · 14/11/2020 08:53

Can you pop the 3 year old in the bed with toy and your DH sleep in the other room/on the floor?

Not dangerous on the floor but uncomfortable and draughty

peachypetite · 14/11/2020 09:13

It can't be comfortable and as you progress you'll need to prioritise your comfort. That also isn't a sustainable solution when the new baby is here, agree with @Runningoutofnamestochange

Roorroo · 14/11/2020 09:23

I'm just on the floor. And I know I need to break it but how I have tried everything to and she just won't let me sleep in my bed

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Strawberrypancakes · 14/11/2020 09:24

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Roorroo · 14/11/2020 09:43

Yess but I don't want to be sleeping in there how can I break her

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NameChange30 · 14/11/2020 11:06

Someone posted recently about sleep training a 3 year old and there were some useful suggestions on the thread.
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4076780-to-just-want-a-full-nights-sleep

I can't suggest anything myself because I sleep trained DC1 at 10-12 months and introduced a gro clock at 18 months, and he's slept very well since then. We've had a few times when we've had to deal with some separation anxiety at bedtime, but we managed to resolve it pretty easily because he's been used to going to sleep in his room by himself since about 11 months. I think with an older child you could explain a lot more and maybe introduce a reward system or something. Also I have had some success by "white lying" to DC1 with an excuse to leave the room and go back - eg I will tell him i need a wee and will come back in 5 minutes, which I do... and sometimes he is asleep by the time I go back. At one point he said he was scared so we set up a night light that projects stars on the ceiling, that helped a bit, and he insists on us leaving the door open with the landing light on. Basically do what you can to reassure them but stay firm on the rule that you leave the room. As I said though I'm not exactly an expert on sleep training 3yos as we did it much earlier.

littleeggcup · 14/11/2020 11:08

You've really got to work on this before a bee baby arrives... sometimes you need to just be strong and get it done. Does she come into your room when she's in there alone? Just keep putting her back in her room. It might be tiring but after a while it'll work.

EmilySpinach · 14/11/2020 11:50

she afraid that there is gonna be loud noise like there used to be before we moved to somewhere better

What do you mean by this, OP? If she was badly scared by loud noises then she is going to need support to remove the negative associations that she has formed with the night time. PP are well-meaning, I'm sure, but it might not be as simple as simply 'being firm' with traditional sleep training.

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