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Bedsharing difficulties

RdautenhahnRdautenhahn member
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My son is just over 3 weeks old now, and the past few nights he has started this thing where he will only sleep if held or asleep on either my husbands or my chest.  Whenever I go to roll him over onto his back he screams bloody murder.  He is wanting to be nursed every hour and a half ish, but I cant get him to sleep unless him and I are chest to chest basically.  I know how dangerous it is to have him sleep on his belly but he wont sleep unless he is being held by one of us.  he doesnt seem like he is in pain or anything but he wants to be held at all times. 

Have any of your experiecned this?  I just don't know how to get him to sleep other ways. 

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Re: Bedsharing difficulties

  • RdautenhahnRdautenhahn member
    We have one of those vibrating chair things and I can put him in that during the day for about an hour before he gets upset.  I just have worried so much about people talking being on the belly.  At night since he is so close to my face every little stretch wakes me up and it makes me feel good that he can feel my heartbeat. I just want it to be as safe as possible for him, I just cannot get him to sleep on his back.  I will try one of those positioners also, I had not thought of that, thank you.
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  • rachelle2824rachelle2824 member
    I assume you don't sleep with him during the day right? How does he sleep during the day? One of our twins has bad reflux and will sleep on our chests but not flat on his back so maybe that is the issue? We love our rock and play sleepers and our swing when LO can't sleep any other way. GL!
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  • RdautenhahnRdautenhahn member
    During the day he will sleep being held, in the Moby, or for small stretches in the vibrating chair.  Discovering the Moby was a lifesaver, he loves when I carry wear him in that.
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  • Birdies08Birdies08 member

    LO was exactly the same from birth to about that age. It got better, and pretty quickly for us. She started wiggling when on our chest so that we'd lay her down next to us (on her back). Now we're lucky if she lets us hold her on our chest while we sleep! My hips hurt in the morning from being on one side or another all night. It's terrible, but sometimes I have to disturb her sleep to roll her to the other side because I get so uncomfortable! Luckily, she'll nurse right back down and it's really NBD, but I swear some nights she'd STTN except I want to change position.


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  • vitanvitan member

    Thanks for directing me to your post. I guess I'm having a difficult time with whats pediatrically "right" and what's mommy right. He wants me to let her fuss a bit too but I think she's too young for that. He also wants me to space out her feedings but I heard you can't overfeed a BF baby.

    It would be nice to get atleast 3-4 hours of sleep but I want whats best for her. Sleep? I haven't had that since the end of 1st tri!

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