Stressed over falling asleep with newborn

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My newborn is 6 weeks old and I'm ebf ,it's going fairly well but this morning after a feed she wouldn't settle back in her moses basket and I was so tired I fell asleep with her on me.
Most people are really against sleeping with baby on you or co sleeping etc but I was just shattered and nodded off for 20 mins. Her head wasn't buried in me or anything but I just feel really uneasy and anxious about it today. I should say I do have ocd and I have always had alot of worrying thoughts of my children dying when they are born i'm on medication so I feel ok but I'm worrying that I'm the only person in the world who would dare to fall asleep with my baby.
Really worrying about it now incase it happens again.
Sorry all a bit rambly but I'm bit tired.
Also this is my 4th baby so I shouldn't be flapping so much over everything but there is so much they say you must not do nowadays ie not too long in a car seat,they must not sleep in a bouncy or etc..it's exhausting trying to think of it all.anyone else feel like me 😢

www.isisonline.org.uk

Take a look here (it's infant sleep, not a terrorist organisation!) about safe co sleeping.

Don't beat yourself up. It happened, everyone is fine. The best thing to do is to look at how to prepare to do it safely so you're ok next time.

Babies can sleep in a bouncy chair, this should just be supervised sleep. So that means not for night time or when you are asleep but fine for daytime when you are around.

As for falling asleep with baby - there are ways to cosleep safely, but falling asleep holding the baby is very dangerous. It would safer to sleep with baby next to you rather than on you. If your medication makes you drowsy, cosleeping is not advised either. More information on safe cosleeping here:

www.lullabytrust.org.uk/safer-sleep-advice/co-sleeping/

If you are feeling very anxious at the moment, it might be worry talking to your GP about changing the dosage of your medication.

Makes me wonder how animals manage? Don't thy all co sleep? Yet we humans are advised against it!

I've slept plenty of times with the kids on me, it's happens, we are all tired.

You are not the only person in the world who would dare to fall asleep with your baby. You are also not the only person to worry about doing it. My five month old currently wakes every couple of hours during the night and then by 3 or 4am most nights won't settle at all unless lying on me breast feeding. I have fallen asleep with him there by accident, it happens. I always make sure I'm positioned in the middle of the bed with the duvet away from me when it gets to this part of our night in case I do accidentally fall asleep. All we can do is our best, we are only human. Don't beat yourself up.

Thanks everyone for advice and reassurance I feel a bit better today I was abit overtired and emotional yesterday but myilk had come in so that's probably why.

I'll try different tips and advice ..thanks All xx