How bad of an idea is this?

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Hello helpful voices of experience.
DS 1 is 5 days old and thus far is plainly uninterested in his Moses basket, prefers falling asleep on DH or me. Going to sort out some swaddling, but in the meantime I am facing a worse night than usual because DH has a stomach bug and I've quarantined him from DS. I'm desperate for sleep, what if I put him in the Kari-me sling on my tummy and slept with him there (me on my back)? Crazy, dangerous or genius? Seems like risk of suffocation or...?
Many many thanks.

Dangerous. Sorry. There is a serious suffocation risk. Or you could roll on him.

You could set yourself up for safe co-sleeping though? Do you know the 'rules'. My babies have all been total cling-ons, but cuddled up next to me in bed (my 6 week old likes to hold hands!) they slept ok.

Are you breastfeeding? And, if so, have you mastered feeding lying down yet?

I'm fairly certain this brakes all the 'rules' and you'll probably not get a moments sleep as you'll be un comfy and terrified!

If you're breast feeding could you settle LO on your chest then turn over so you are side-by-side and baby can feed while you dooze.

Errrm I wouldn't. Would he settle lying on the bed next to you? Start by cuddling him in close and then when he's fast asleep you could inch away a bit so you can relax and get some sleep? Good luck!

Yes as everyone else has said will he not just sleep in the bed with you? That's the only way DH and I got any sleep the first few weeks of DDs life.

Yes, I think he would sleep next to me in bed, but I assumed the risk was greater there because at least the sling would keep me from rolling onto him? Because I'd be on my back? Whereupon if he's next to me I'd easily roll on him from the side? Sorry, probably being thick here. Thanks!

You're really unlikely to roll on him. Mothers have a sort of sixth sense about these things. Apparently fathers don't have it, which probably explains how DH can sleep through a screaming baby!

Co-sleeping I mean. I wouldn't use the sling!

I wouldn't use a sling, something seems a bit worrying about that.

However when mine was a newborn I slept with her on my chest, in the middle of the bed propped up sort of half reclined with pillows round me. I think lots of people do this!

If your baby is happy to sleep next to you I would do that though - sleep on your side facing the baby, one leg drawn up underneath them and an arm out above and you won't roll. This is assuming you are breastfeeding and don't have any other risk factors (smoking, prem baby).

This is the website my health visitor told me to look at for safe bed sharing advice when DD was tiny. It's a lot safer to have him in bed next to you than in a sling, provided you follow the guidelines.

Thank you so much ladies. I will give sleeping next to him a go; haven't got any other risk factors and I do know it is reasonably common. Where isshe, will check out the website.
Thanks again!

Hope you had a better night OP!