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Co sleeping and booze

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NickyEds · 26/08/2015 14:52

My dd is 5.5 weeks and we're working on getting her to sleep in her moses basket but she ends up in bed with us, usually for the last stint of sleep (so from 5am until 6.30ish-we do it safely) when, if I took the time to settle her in the basket I'd get no more sleep as ds is up at 6.30. The other day we went out for tea and i had a glass of wine then got really paranoid about co sleeping. I realise that one small glass many hours earlier isn't going to have an effect but was wondering if all of the co sleepers out there just completely abstain?
I don't mean to sound like such a lush but I'd quite like a glass of wine in the evening!! I'm hoping that she'll settle better in her crib eventually and it will be less of an issue but until then I'd like to know what everyone else does.

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00100001 · 27/08/2015 08:21

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lilac3033 · 27/08/2015 15:11

I co slept at the start and didn't abstain. One unit is processed per hour, so if you have a small glass of wine within 2-3 hours it'll be out of your system. I had about a half a glass at the most, as I wanted a bit but didn't want to risk it. I managed to get DD to settle in her Sleepyhead by 6-7 weeks and it was no longer an issue. I still don't drink more then a small glass, but she's only 16 weeks.

SweepTheHalls · 27/08/2015 15:18

I hugely recommend a coffee per cot

SweepTheHalls · 27/08/2015 22:42

Bloody autocorrect! Co sleeping cot!

NickyEds · 28/08/2015 09:34

Thanks. We were rather hoping not to have to buy another cot- we have a moses left from ds and a friend has lent us a lovely crib then we were going to move her into the cot when ds vacates it. Dd may have different ideas!

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Mrscog · 28/08/2015 09:42

I wouldn't worry about a glass of wine at dinner time affecting my ability to cosleep safely later on in the evening - I'd have thought a 3 hour window (for one drink) would render me completely back to normal.

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