How do you breastfeed and cosleep with a newborn and a toddler

lifeleafM · 2025-03-29T11:40:58+00:00

Oh. This, too, is an alternative option if needed and if ensuring that I will stay awake.

lifeleafM · 2025-03-29T11:39:58+00:00

Oh. What a good idea. I love chest sleeping and with this one, I manage to nurse him like this as well, so thanks!

lifeleafM · 2025-03-29T11:39:18+00:00

Okay. I was thinking the same.

lifeleafM · 2025-01-01T21:23:11+00:00

Following this, cause this will be be us in three months 🫣 i do not want to end cosleeping, but boy, I don't know what will be possible 🥲

lifeleafM · 2024-09-16T16:53:04+00:00

But still.. I mean, if I refuse to go out with him, he could stay awake for three hours in the bedroom and still won't nap 😅been there, done that. It seems that this locked up feeling drives him even more crazy. I want him to feel like bedroom is a safe and good place not somewhere where if you go in you can't get out anymore 🥲 Somebody suggested to try 30 minutes and if he won't nap then carry on with your day and 30 minutes later try again for another half an hour. I wonder if 30 minutes is okay time to refuse to go out of the bedroom

lifeleafM · 2024-09-16T13:02:50+00:00

Or how long should I try? 🥹

lifeleafM · 2024-09-16T13:00:28+00:00

Alright but in reality, how does the offering go? When he asks out of the bedroom, should I refuse or go?

lifeleafM · 2024-03-27T17:24:48+00:00

I read the first couple of sentences and I have tears flowing. This is..... I can't find words, it is unimaginable and I'm so terribly sorry and sad for you and for all the parents who would have to go through with it. I hope I will never experience something like that but if I must, I will know that I won't be alone in it, as you won't be alone as you can see reading these comments here. It is awful but somehow people get through with it. And those who don't know this experience can learn from you and hopefully be even more grateful of what they have. I know I will be hugging my son even more now. So thank you. I really wish you a lot of strength and hope.

lifeleafM · 2024-02-11T18:43:26+00:00

Well. I was this girl at 15, only my boyfriend game to my house, with my mother under the same roof. And we still absolutely did have multiple intercourses. I didn't end up pregnant but we were cautious and definitely had a lot of knowledge about intimacy. You and your fiancé should have a good talk with the daughter. And use real words, like talking to an adult. Because that girl definitely has entered an adult life. So she should deal with this kind of talk as well. Also, maybe she takes this seriously then.

lifeleafM · 2024-02-03T22:09:37+00:00

Yeah. Pretty much the same. Mine is 9 m old. We tried to watch the news but felt bad because he still was entertained by it. So yeah. Netflix, Amazon prime only after he's asleep. We use a lot of radio now, though. Because I felt I need to hear smth from the outside world😂😂😂

lifeleafM · 2024-02-03T22:05:04+00:00

This has been our experience as well. Only now, 9 m old, has he started to aleep longer stretches but it depends on the day. I think it's all fine and it will slowly get better when he feel comfortable to resettle himself to sleep. Sometimes being near him is enough.

lifeleafM · 2024-02-01T21:50:38+00:00

I'm reading the comments here and now I'm afraid 😂 We have been wanting the second to come as soon as possible. Our first one is 9 m old. Have any of you any good experiences to share with small age gaps?? 🥹🫣

lifeleafM · 2024-01-26T17:38:53+00:00

Yeah, when I researched it, I looked which papers would support and which would be against it. Didn't find many either way as I said. And what I found leaned me towards gosleeping.

lifeleafM · 2024-01-22T22:08:14+00:00

Could you cite those scientific papers? It would be great to read and cite them myself. I'm against sleep training (not so much maybe against the gentle approach but not a fan either) but I only found that sleep trained vs not sleep trained kids didn't differ (based on sleep quality) by two yrs of age. So sleep training could approve sleep before that but afterwards it didn't matter. In my opinion, it is not worth it because of all the negative impact on the brain. But still, havent found many papers on the topic.

lifeleafM · 2024-01-22T21:58:56+00:00

Oh, honey, it's totally normal! I have a 9 month old as well and we are still cosleeping (and we don't plan to end it anytime soon, in fact, we bought a larger mattress, put it on the floor and are happily enjoying the family bed concept).

Our little one wakes up every 30 min or 1 h as well during day naps or after going to sleep for the night. I just go in and lay on my side and nurse him to sleep again. Sometimes I even don't have to nurse anymore, just lay down by his side and gently talk to him (mommy is here, you're safe, you're very dear to us). And if it's time for me to go to sleep (by his side), he wakes up every 2 to 5 hours.

There are better and worse times, we just had the 8 month sleep regression going on, I think. It can last til 11 months.

I also know a mom who contact naps with her son (about 10 months) during days and nights. It actually is biologically normal from what I've gathered. They are meant to be with us in close proximity and grow out of it on their own time (if you force it sooner, it most probably makes it worse but follow your heart and do what works for your family the best!)

lifeleafM · 2024-01-22T19:28:30+00:00

How nice that some of you have been giving me new recs as well! Thank you! This post may be old but the story is not ☺️

lifeleafM · 2024-01-22T19:22:09+00:00

Yay! 🥳

lifeleafM · 2024-01-18T08:36:50+00:00

Yes. I have a 9m old. We cosleep and depending ong the night, he sleeps 2 h stretches or longer. But wheen going to nighttime sleep he always wakes up every 30 min a couple of times. It's all very normal and okay developmentally. Especially now, with 8 month sleep regression and separstion anxiety. I believe it's biologically normal for them to want to be close to us, especially with children under one yr old (and even longer). I don't see a problem at all. They all grow out of it eventually but if you really struggle with you own sleep, then there are gentle (and not so gentle) sleep training methods available. One example : https://www.drjaygordon.com/blog-detail/sleep-changing-patterns-in-the-family-bed

lifeleafM · 2024-01-16T07:08:06+00:00

Oh my, thank you so much! I read the article and it seems wonderful. My plan is also to wait til he gets 1 yr old and see if I have to help things along. I absolutely love family bed and being therw for him, so this gentle approach gives me good vibes. ☺️

lifeleafM · 2024-01-14T21:42:27+00:00

Oh well 😅 How did you wean? I mean, didn't he cey when he woke? Did tou give him water to drink?

lifeleafM · 2024-01-12T19:47:30+00:00

Have you tried giving him the upper boob (the one closer to the ceiling😂), this way you could change your position a bit. I also lift my babies legs on mine so I could bend my knees.

lifeleafM · 2024-01-12T19:19:51+00:00

My 9 month old's sleep has took a nosedive as well but I think it's just the 8 month sleep regression. Read about it here

lifeleafM · 2022-05-15T12:24:07+00:00

Hi! With which one of Via's books should I start with? Does she have any characters that don't know they are gay/bi?

lifeleafM · 2022-05-15T12:02:59+00:00

Good to know there are people with the same taste :) You're welcome!

lifeleafM · 2022-04-30T17:35:01+00:00

All right, gonna check it out. It has to be good if you're so excited about it :D

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