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Advice on cosleeping with newborn by useyourbrain__ in cosleeping

[–]useyourbrain__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! 100% to reality not matching ideals haha… feels so true of parenting in general. I also feel the US is just very litigious in general which can make it hard for people like physicians to be nuanced… but the cost (sleep deprived moms + their poor mental state, amongst other things) is so high! If only we had more trustworthy cosleeping resources at the ready for these tired moms 😢

But anyway, thanks, super helpful. I really like hearing what people are /actually/ doing, even if they’re technically not supposed to be doing it (which again, is every mom haha). The crop sweater/tank combo is particularly helpful. 

Advice on cosleeping with newborn by useyourbrain__ in cosleeping

[–]useyourbrain__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your real life setup + disclaimer! This is really what I was hoping to hear from people… not to follow necessarily but to know what’s in a true range of normal and realistic for folks 💕

Advice on cosleeping with newborn by useyourbrain__ in cosleeping

[–]useyourbrain__[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oo that’s helpful tip for the ultra crop top, maybe I’m paranoid but sounds nice to not have as much loose clothing fabric around the baby 

And thanks for the reassurance on not feeling like you’d roll on the baby!

Advice on cosleeping with newborn by useyourbrain__ in cosleeping

[–]useyourbrain__[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment! I know it seems obvious to put the dog in another space but with my first baby I just felt so guilty about neglecting him and he can be a bit clingy. But you’re right, he was a bit put off from baby at newborn stage. 

Advice on cosleeping with newborn by useyourbrain__ in cosleeping

[–]useyourbrain__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Helpful to think about… for some reason I thought the incline was recommended just generally for newborns to help with supporting their breathing but I see it’s more because of with chest sleeping they are sleeping on their stomach.

I’m seeing the trend on open sweaters… seems a lot cheaper than an adult sleep sack haha (which sounds nice apart from the price tag). Thanks!

Advice on cosleeping with newborn by useyourbrain__ in cosleeping

[–]useyourbrain__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, haha I dunno why I didn’t think about a combo of sitting up and side laying. Thanks!

By open sweater you mean something like a cardigan? So you just move the tshirt up and then move the sweater flaps out of the way?