HV suggests all naps should be lying in crib/Moses basket in dark silent room and babies under a year should go down for the night at 6pm alone in their room.
I'm quite happy with my ds's sleep at the moment. He's 11 weeks and breastfed. He has around 4 naps a day mostly in the sling but sometimes if I'm tired we'll go to bed together in the afternoon. He goes into his crib at night (it's a co-sleeper) when I go to bed (normally around 10pm) and on a good night will go til 5am for a feed (maybe waking once in between but easy to settle with a dummy). once he wakes at 5 he'll be really restless til we get up at 7.30. He'll sleep but keep waking and feed on and off so I usually keep him in bed and don't properly sleep just snooze.
I'm really happy with this bit now worried that he's going to bed too late and I'm setting myself up for problems later. Also that he'll only settle in the sling at daytime.
However I'm not sure I agree with HV (but she's the expert) but didn't want to argue or disagree so thought I'd ask here instead!
Firstly how does this advice work with SIDS guidelines about the baby sleeping in the same room as you including for daytime naps. Is this just me being over anxious or should she not be advising to disregard this? (which she basically did).
Secondly If I put him to bed at 6 this would mean the bulk of his long sleep would be when I'm awake which seems a waste! But I'm worried I'm setting myself up for problems later down the line with this.
Thirdly I'd heard somewhere ( I'm not sure where) that it's better to keep noise and light as normal during the day so they learn that daytime is for short naps and nighttime is for bed and long sleep. This works for me as it's very handy to have him in the sling and get on with my day!
I know it's likely to change anyway at 4 months sleep regression but I'm happy at the moment so is it worth trying to implement HV advice? I think I'd be too scared to leave him in a room alone so this would mean me lying in the dark with him 