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12-18-2012 at 3:50 PM
kieannb
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Sleeping troubles

LO will only sleep during the day if she is in someone's arms or on my chest. I've been letting her because she needs to sleep, but I also need to get things done. At night I have her sleep in bed with me until after her first feeding and then she will sleep in her pnp. Any tips on how to get her to sleep not on me?

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12-18-2012 at 4:14 PM
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I don't have any good advice other than trying to master the very slow very soft transfer from mama to sleeping place. I'm still working on that with DS2 haha.

I guess my other advice is try a wrap or some other kind of carrier so you can still move around and have your hands free. The last piece of advice I have is to just let the things go. My first "baby" is now a big ol' 2 year old who won't even sleep if anyone else is in the room. I know it sounds so cliche, but they really do grow too damn fast. I would enjoy the snuggles while you can if the stuff you need to get done isn't crucial.


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12-18-2012 at 4:39 PM
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Thanks... I put her in my carrier today so I could get bottles cleaned, and when I put her in her pnp she slept long enough for me to get a 5 minute shower in. I am enjoying the snuggles, nothing beats baby cuddles, I just worry I'm creating a bad habit. Or is it too soon for that?

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12-18-2012 at 4:50 PM
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kieannb:
Thanks... I put her in my carrier today so I could get bottles cleaned, and when I put her in her pnp she slept long enough for me to get a 5 minute shower in. I am enjoying the snuggles, nothing beats baby cuddles, I just worry I'm creating a bad habit. Or is it too soon for that?

 

I personally think its too early to create bad habits. They are still adjusting to being in the big wide world and with DS1 he slept on the sofa with me for the first 5 weeks and didn't have any problems transitioning as he got older. With that said of course every baby is different 


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12-18-2012 at 6:51 PM
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No, you can't create bad habits now. 

Your baby is 3 weeks old. Of course she wants to be with you and sleep on you. For 9 months that's what she did. She doesn't get that she's all born now and has to be a big girl. Baby wear if you really have to do stuff. Try the swing or bouncy seat. Try a swaddle.  



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12-18-2012 at 7:41 PM
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Thanks, you ladies made me feel better about just letting her sleep on me. My mom was in my ear about how if I keep it up I will be spoiling her.. Housework can wait, and I have no problems with that.. It was more I needed bottles cleaned and to make myself some food. Once I got the snugli figured out, our day was much better, and the things I needed done got done.

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12-19-2012 at 6:58 PM
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kieannb:
Thanks, you ladies made me feel better about just letting her sleep on me. My mom was in my ear about how if I keep it up I will be spoiling her.. Housework can wait, and I have no problems with that.. It was more I needed bottles cleaned and to make myself some food. Once I got the snugli figured out, our day was much better, and the things I needed done got done.

My LO will only sleep in bed with me tight next to her and my boob right by her. It's scary to me because I'm afraid shell roll too far into me. This whole thing is really scary for me

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12-19-2012 at 8:27 PM
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kieannb:
Thanks, you ladies made me feel better about just letting her sleep on me. My mom was in my ear about how if I keep it up I will be spoiling her.. Housework can wait, and I have no problems with that.. It was more I needed bottles cleaned and to make myself some food. Once I got the snugli figured out, our day was much better, and the things I needed done got done.
My LO will only sleep in bed with me tight next to her and my boob right by her. It's scary to me because I'm afraid shell roll too far into me. This whole thing is really scary for me

 

It is really scary! I worry about that a lot when I bed share with her.. which means I don't get the greatest sleep.. but its better than her not sleeping.


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