EBF + "drowsy but awake" at night?

Stephanie • 08.2019 💜 | 09.2021 💙

Ladies who EBF - how are you managing to put your baby down "drowsy but awake" at night? Our bedtime routine is book, bath, boob, bed, but she always falls asleep while nursing. It seems silly to wake her up after she eats just to put her back in bed.

BUT, the sleep regression hit us hard, and she's been waking up crying 15-20 minutes after I sneak her into the bassinet. If possible I'd like to avoid sleep training, so I'm trying to clean up my bad habits where I can. Just can't figure out how to do "drowsy but awake" at night.

We do put her down awake in her crib for naps, and 95% of the time she puts herself to sleep within 10 minutes. When she's 6 months we'll move her to the crib at night, so I'm hoping maybe everything will work itself out then. In the meantime, 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️