co sleeping in this unique way….?
Byi sleep with him in my arm and i stay in thart position the whole time till i wake up again. im worried that if i dont co sleep and just sleep in the other room, even with the baby monitor on that ill sleep thru his cries. becuse i was sleeping in my bedroom cuz i got him to finnnally go to sleep and i was so tired that i didn’t wake up to his cries for a while. but when i co sleep with him he starts moving around a little bit and making fussy noises cuz hes waking up and hes hungry and this wakes me up promptly. but i dont quite want to move his basinet into my bedroom while hes sleeping in it or just barely put him down for fear of waking him up and not getting him to go to sleep again.
i love the closeness that comes with the cosleeping but im concerned with the risks. but i also need to get some sleep myself so i can take of him and his sister during the day. opinions?
ok so heres how we do it, tell me what yall think. first of all i can get my baby to sleep in his basinet during the day or on a boppy pillow. but at night he has a hard time sleeping in those places. my hubby sleeps in our bed in our bedroom at night. ive been trying to get my son to sleep in his bassinet and finnaly when he falls alseep around 5 or 6 in the morning (in his bassinet) i crawl into bed with hubby. then when baby wakes up again for his feeding, i feed him on our love sak in the living room (his basinets in the living room as well) and we both fall to sleep together on the love sak while hubby is in bed in our room.
when i co sleep with my son on our love sak (and i must make it very clear that the love sak is about 7 years old and is flattened. some one once said “its not a love sak, it’s a flat sak!” so its not all poofy like when they are when you first get them in the stores). i lay him on his back or halfway on his back, halfway on his side, give him the bottle, and prop it up a bit under my chin and he eats and we fall asleep.
he sleeps better and longer between feedings this way. about 4-5 hrs in between. but im concerned of the risk wiht my weight and that im a smoker. im 5′ 1” and 160 lbs so i guess im a bit overweight
a love sak is like a bean bag and it comes in different sizes but it like a ginormous pillow you can sleep on. the one i have fits 2 people.
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April 26th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
i dont really understand the question????
how old is the baby? i’m guessing newborn if there is a bassinet involved. i am open minded but co-sleeping was never for me – i never want to have that habit at all. if you are concerned in ANY way then dont do it, dont risk it, your baby will learn to sleep where ever you teach him to sleep – so if you are *concerned* about the love sack (i have no idea what that is!) then dont let your baby sleep on it – simple!
April 26th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
I have no idea what a love sak is, but I don’t understand why you aren’t sleeping in bed with your baby? I am all for cosleeping and I feel like it’s the safest place for a baby to be provided mom is not using drugs (prescribed sleeping meds included) or drinking, but I do think there are places where a baby shouldn’t sleep. I can’t say for sure but it sounds to me like a love sak is probably one of those places. I think I would also reconsider propping the bottle on your chin and falling asleep. Nursing while sleeping is one thing, but a propped bottle can choke a baby and baby can’t stop the milk from flowing. By all means, continue to sleep with your baby. It’s not a bad habit, and it helps to create wonderfully secure, loving children. Just make sure you’re doing it safely.
April 26th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
To be honest this sounds about as unsafe as it gets. I really recommend you Google “safe cosleeping” and follow their advice. I don’t know exactly what a “love sak” is but the most at-risk from SIDS a baby can be is if they are sleeping on a couch with a parent.
April 26th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
this isn’t good co-sleeping. you are putting your baby at unnecessary risk.
instead, take baby to bed with you. Your husband can share the bed with you and baby, and if he isn’t happy with it, he can sleep on the love sack or somewhere else.
a bed is safest for your baby.
Also, co-sleeping with a smoker increases the risk of SIDS dramatically. So i suggest you either quit or not co-sleep at all.
April 26th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
I would discuss this with your child’s doctor. Your doctor knows the situation best. We can give you our opinion based on the little info we know. But that is all that it is.
From the information you are giving me then I don’t think it is very safe. Co-sleeping can be safe, but if you follow the rules. You are overweight and you are a smoker neither is advised if you co-sleep. But I don’t know for sure and I really have no idea what a “love sak” is.
April 26th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
I really don’t see much of a problem sleeping that way as long as your baby doesn’t roll over with his face down.
But you have to think, babies are smart little creatures and if you get him used to sleeping like that he might want to do this always, and I’m not sure if you know what you are getting yourself into if you allow him to do as he pleases…
I know sleeping a baby can be sometimes hard, but you should try to get him used to sleeping in a crib or his bassinet, maybe if you move him once he is already sleeping or you could try to arrange your bassinet as a mini lovesac
I think babies just love to fall asleep when they are close to their mommy