I (fill in the blank) so I could get some rest

groovylocks

i rented a hotel room near work and took a day off so I could get some rest. 

Gingermom15

I pay my sisters to babysit overnight twice a week (at my house) before work so I can sleep. 

ATolentino89

I bed share so I can just turn sideways and feed Cole so I can get some sleep. 

LaceyH13

ATolentino89 said:

I bed share so I can just turn sideways and feed Cole so I can get some sleep. 

I was going to say the opposite! I put my baby in his crib from early on so I could get some sleep  

ATolentino89

LaceyH13 said:

ATolentino89 said:

I bed share so I can just turn sideways and feed Cole so I can get some sleep. 

I was going to say the opposite! I put my baby in his crib from early on so I could get some sleep  

The child didn't even sleep in his bassinet in the hospital, he would just cry and cry until he was held so that's when those schenanigans started. 

taysun

@ATolentino89 DD was the same- the nurses got made if we were sleeping with her though, so everyone took turns being awake. 

Mother0fDragons

I put DD on my chest after her 5 o'clock AM or later feedings so we both get more sleep. If I don't she'll wake up an hour after feeding with projectile acid reflux spit ups and won't go back to sleep!

heatherkennedy021

I put my LO to in her swing if she won't go back to sleep after her MOTNF so I can get more sleep 

groovylocks

ATolentino89 said:

I bed share so I can just turn sideways and feed Cole so I can get some sleep. 

We FINALLY started doing this. Olive sleeps really well still BUT anywhere between 3 and 5 am, she is afraid to go back to sleep. She's had a couple of nightmares I think. She'll yell out. It's sad. 

So I bring her into bed with me when she refuses to sleep in the bassinet any longer. Within two seconds, she's out cold. I just strip the bed, get into my robe and slippers (as good as a blanket at this time of year) and snuggle up to her. It started by accident one night when i fell asleep nursing her.

The more I do it and the more i learn about it, the safer it feels. I'm still a bit paranoid about it... I'm afraid of flailing since i'm an athletic sleeper. But it's like magic. When she's in that bed with me, I sleep very still. 

ssn109

I sent the baby with DH to the sitter as usual and took a sick day from work. I was actually sick, but it was just a cold and I could totally have worked. I just wanted to go back to bed.

Court11152325

Last night I slept with headphones in. My mom was staying with me at a hotel with DD. She got up when DD was gassy and took care of her. The headphones helped me now wake up at every.single.noise made. 

sharonholck28

Majority of the time Riley sleeps in her swing so I can sleep and get stuff done during the day.

ATolentino89

@taysun I recognized when the nurses were going to come in because every room had the electric sanitizer pump and I would startle awake when I herd it. A couple of them caught me and didn't say a word but I was terrified that my tiger mom night nurse would catch me. 

candace4erich

I bed share at least half the time (I get one, hubby gets the other) even though I was completely against bed sharing before they were born.

We also just bought a house and made sure it has an extra bedroom so my dad will let my mom visit from Tennessee more often. She's so happy to take care of them while we sleep!

pupsicle23

Last night, I put pillows on the floor next to DD's crib and slept there so that I could put my hand between the bars and pat her belly as needed. She had to sleep pretty close to the bars 

Gingermom15

ATolentino89 said:

@taysun I recognized when the nurses were going to come in because every room had the electric sanitizer pump and I would startle awake when I herd it. A couple of them caught me and didn't say a word but I was terrified that my tiger mom night nurse would catch me. 

I had a tiger mom nurse. Ugh. Henry would only sleep being held in the hospital, so SO would take him to the corner and sleep with him in the chair with his arm propped by blankets and pillows. He had a laptop in front of him and made it look like he was awake. That was literally the only way we got the sleep that we did. 

grkgdss00

Mother0fDragons said:

I put DD on my chest after her 5 o'clock AM or later feedings so we both get more sleep. If I don't she'll wake up an hour after feeding with projectile acid reflux spit ups and won't go back to sleep!

We do exactly the same thing at that time.it works surprisingly well

eliseandbaby

heatherkennedy021 said:

I put my LO to in her swing if she won't go back to sleep after her MOTNF so I can get more sleep 

Same here! I love the swing like its a member of the family.

momotheflyinglemur

I have two... Odie was having a hard night, I covered my head with a pillow and pretended to be asleep while he cried so my husband would take care of him and I could get some rest. hahaha

I sent an entire days worth of milk to my MIL's house with the baby, so I could get some rest (and so hubby and I could share a little intimate time, but that's a different story).

ammnam14

I bother my husband until he gets up with DD so I can get more sleep, but only on the weekends! Sometimes she'll sleep over at my MILs too. No shame.

BethP321

ATolentino89 said:

I bed share so I can just turn sideways and feed Cole so I can get some sleep. 

I just learned that I could do this and I love it.  If only I knew this from the get go, my supply would probably be way higher lol 

caketimes

I let DH sleep in after the first feed on weekends, then we switch and I climb back into bed after the second. It's a trade off but usually DD sleeps more after feed #2, so I get a bit more sleep... Or so I tell myself.

groovylocks

BethP321 said:

ATolentino89 said:

I bed share so I can just turn sideways and feed Cole so I can get some sleep. 

I just learned that I could do this and I love it.  If only I knew this from the get go, my supply would probably be way higher lol 

Yeah i finally figured this out too. It's the ony way we can get any rest. I don't bedshare really.. Olive sleeps in a bassinet that is crammed right up against the bed. When she stirs, i just reach in and haul her into bed, feed her and put her back in. Her last feeding of the night, anywhere between 5-7am, she refuses to go back to bed and will only fall back to sleep in our bed. So then i bedshare. I just clear the bed, put my robe and socks on and snuggle her close. 

Best part of my day... 

redfallon

BethP321 said:

ATolentino89 said:

I bed share so I can just turn sideways and feed Cole so I can get some sleep. 

I just learned that I could do this and I love it.  If only I knew this from the get go, my supply would probably be way higher lol 

I loved doing this with DD! DS would not go for it, though