What if I’m not breastfeeding?

Question

There’s the safe sleep seven to potentially safely bedshare with your infant. What if I’m not breastfeeding? I have finally talked my husband into letting us try bedsharing and though my 3 week old is going to wake up frequently to eat, it has been much easier to pat him back to sleep like this and he will stay asleep for at least an hour. Every time we try or did try to move him into a co sleeper or bassinet, he wakes up within 15 minutes. I don’t plan on doing it permanently but we needed something that was going to work now. I’m such a light sleeper and I’m so aware that he is next to me. Opinions?

Answer

I did it with my first, he was always closer to me. I’m not a heavy sleeper at all. I have a king size bed and husband was always far somehow lol or just seemed like it. But my baby was ok sleeping on the co sleeper thing. To be honest- I used the changing pad first cause we didn’t have the co sleeper, it worked 🤭 Then got a whatever one from Walmart. 
He’s almost 3 now and is next to me now lol but that’s cause I’m pregnant 🙃

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If this is what works best for your family, and you are comfortable with it, just make it as safe as possible. I am pretty uncomfortable with bedsharing, but there was a month where we did bedshare. To me, it is less than ideal because I found it inconvenient and not super safe. However, you have to think of the whole family. You and baby both need sleep. ❤️

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My bassinet sets in my bed so baby has her own space, but I can still snuggle her and nurse on demand.

Answer

I wasn’t breastfeeding and we bed shared I followed all the other ticks I’m also a light sleeper. Make sure baby is at breast height as any higher is a risk.

What if I’m not breastfeeding?

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