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02-20-2013 at 9:27 AM
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I bed share with my 3 week old and have found side-lying nursing to be the perfect solution for night feedings and managing my forceful letdown.  unfortunately, one of the benefits of this method (baby can let excessive milk flow dribble out of his mouth) also leads to us lying in a big ol' wet spot/puddle of milk.  Then, bc it is winter, I worry that he gets cold from being damp.  I hesitate to lay a towel or burp cloth under us bc I tend to fall asleep while nursing him this way at night and I am concerned that any loose fabric under him could be a suffocation hazard.  Surely I'm not the only one who has this happen, but my poor baby has breast milk-soaked hair every morning, lol.  Any tips? 

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02-20-2013 at 10:02 AM
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I put a small blanket, burp cloth, or towel under me and baby. Both our weights secure it and so it doesn't shift. This also helps b/c DD tends to spit up what feels/looks like 1/2 of what she eats...

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02-20-2013 at 11:15 AM
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I put a towel down, and tuck one end under the mattress, and I lay on the other end.  Baby is in the middle of the towel. 

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02-20-2013 at 11:25 AM
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cowgirltu:
I put a towel down, and tuck one end under the mattress, and I lay on the other end.  Baby is in the middle of the towel. 

ohhh that's a great idea!  Thanks! 


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02-20-2013 at 11:47 AM
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I put a burp cloth under both of us. If you're cognizant of your baby being right there, and the burp cloth is flat and "secure" under both of you, I think it's fine. 


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02-20-2013 at 11:51 AM
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We sleep on a towel as well.


 
02-20-2013 at 3:09 PM
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We sleep on one of his blankets. It's big enough not to bunch with both of our weights on it.

Your post leads me to another question. Do any of your doctors frown upon cosleeping? We just had our 2 week appt and he gave us/me a guilt trip and "horror stories".  I tried to get him to do the crib last night. After a few hours he just ended up in the bed again.  The lack of sleep and failure to have succcess with getting him to the crib at all have not been helping my baby blues I've been experiencing. My hubby is concerned since I've actually had severe PPD with my 2nd pregnancy.


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02-20-2013 at 3:46 PM
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sararn2004:
We sleep on one of his blankets. It's big enough not to bunch with both of our weights on it. Your post leads me to another question. Do any of your doctors frown upon cosleeping? We just had our 2 week appt and he gave us/me a guilt trip and "horror stories".nbsp; I tried to get him to do the crib last night. After a few hours he just ended up in the bed again.nbsp; The lack of sleep andnbsp;failure to have succcess with getting him to the crib at all have not been helping my baby blues I've been experiencing. My hubby is concerned since I've actually had severe PPD with my 2nd pregnancy.
I have not told my doctor, and he has not asked. Its none of his business how/where my child sleeps as long as he is healthy and developing correctly.

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02-20-2013 at 4:19 PM
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Oh there are some things you just don't tell your pedi or your IL's about.  Cosleeping is one of them.  BFing your toddler is another.  If the pedi ever says anything about sleeping in the crib I just smile and nod.

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02-20-2013 at 4:35 PM
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sararn2004:

We sleep on one of his blankets. It's big enough not to bunch with both of our weights on it.

Your post leads me to another question. Do any of your doctors frown upon cosleeping? We just had our 2 week appt and he gave us/me a guilt trip and "horror stories".  I tried to get him to do the crib last night. After a few hours he just ended up in the bed again.  The lack of sleep and failure to have succcess with getting him to the crib at all have not been helping my baby blues I've been experiencing. My hubby is concerned since I've actually had severe PPD with my 2nd pregnancy.

It's really none of the doctor's business. If I wanted parenting advice, I'd ask for it. My pediatrician's job is to handle the medical/developmental things. Not the minutia of how I parent. E.g., pedi asks if baby is sleeping, I say yes. End of story. Details are not important.

ETA: In our house, we all sleep better if we cosleep. So that's what we do. It makes for a happier household. As long as you are safe about how you do it and everyone in YOUR bed is in agreement, then that's all that really matters. 



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