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9 Week old sleeping on stomache

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Lunaloo00 · 23/09/2017 15:21

My baby sleeps great on my chest which i don't mind so much for daytime naps, but I'm getting to the point of allowing her to sleep on me after she wakes for a feed in the night (about 6am until 10am)
She'll go back in her moses basket if i spent a while settling her but some nights out can take ages and she still moans and groans when i put her down
I'm not concerned about rolling on her etc I'm a very light sleeper, but i don't want her getting attached to sleeping on me! And i can't sleep properly with a farting person on my chest lol
So as she sleeps great on her front, i tried daytime naps on her front and she slept great!
So last night i put her on her front, watched her for about an hour so i was happy that she could move her head side to side and then i let her sleep and instead of waking every 2 hours, she slept 4 hours, woke for a feed and slept until i woke her up 4 hours later.
She was born 9lb8 and from day one has had a pretty strong neck
Surely belly sleeping if I'm going to allow it, is much safer in her basket with a flat mattress?
If she's on her back shell either wake up as soon as i put her down, or make her self jump by waving her arms around

Does anybody else let their young baby sleep on their front? I'm asking because i know it's not recommended so of course i can't ask my health visitor for advice!

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candypanda283 · 26/09/2017 07:16

I was falling asleep holding my refluxy twins and being so tired I didn't know where they were till I discovered them in my bed. So I took the risk and put them on their tummies with snuza nappy monitors on. Dangerous cosleeping (dangerous if you're overtired) is a huge risk so for me I weighed up the options. My son's also woke every 2 hours anyway so weren't in a deep sleep. He will be rolling soon probably so it will not be as risky. It's your decision, I spent hours thinking about it but concluded that it was our only risk factor.

Lunaloo00 · 27/09/2017 00:27

Twins, ahhh you deserve a medal, i think 1 is tiring lol
Last night it took me over an hour to get her to settle on her back, she woke everytime i put her down or the dummy came out. But once she settled, she slept for 4 hours and i woke up feeling like a new mum! Haha i really needed those 4 hours! And i fed her whilst still half asleep in her basket -not my favorite thing as id rather her be sat up a little but she fell back to sleep that way and slept another 2 hours, skipping the part where i normally give up and fall asleep with her on my chest...
So even though it started off horrid, the night didn't end too bad!
I'm currently procrastinating right now though because she's settled on me on the sofa and i darent move because this is when she wakes and refuses to go in the basket :(

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FATEdestiny · 27/09/2017 11:51

I'd struggle to get all my children to settle in the Moses basket after about 4 weeks old, so you're doing well to manage it at all at 9 weeks I think. While it's still challenging to get baby down in a cot in my bedroom, at least there's more space. I removed one side off the cot and wedged it up to me bed, to make settling baby in the cot that bit easier.

Bouncy chair is a good call for daytime naps if you have one? Relentless bouncing with your foot as you sit on the sofa watching tv.

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