Can mothers like sense where their baby is while their sleeping? Because my wife fell asleep while breastfeeding the baby and she was moving around and like never touch or squashed the baby whatsoever.
2006-09-02 10:11:19 · 15 answers · asked by WhatUpWitDat 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Yes... its weird....mine did the same thing
2006-09-02 10:12:53 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. While I think there is some part of "mother's instinct" involved, a lot of it is a common "sense" that develops in all of us at some point. Think about it this way. If you put a small child on a bed, sometimes they roll off of it. When was the last time you rolled off the bed? You don't, right? Why? You sense where the edge of the bed is, and you don't let yourself fall off. This sense tends to extend to the baby when a mother is sleeping with her child. Now, if the mother is impaired in some way (drinking, drugs) or is very obese, they may not be able to sleep safely with the child. However, for the most part, co-sleeping is usually safe.
2006-09-02 18:02:18 · answer #2 · answered by nova147_01 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes a mother should be able to sense the baby since they bonded with it since before it entered the world its like the baby is still part of the mother.
2006-09-02 17:18:41 · answer #3 · answered by chantel_17pink 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call it a mother's instincts. But when asleep ppl usually cant sense where something is. Sometimes you may have a visual memory of where not to sleep. Maybe that is what helped.
2006-09-02 17:13:28 · answer #4 · answered by Prince O Zamunda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. I used to terrify my partner when he saw me sleeping while breastfeeding- not that I did this all the time- it was just on those nights when I was so tired I couldn't help it.
I remember knowing exactly where my daughter was, but as soon as I was awake enough, I moved her back to her cot.
2006-09-02 18:26:30 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Pamela♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I slept with my son from the time he was around 4 months old. Now I have a 7 month old daughter and I couldn't imagine sleeping with her. I can't believe I did it with my son. I'm too conserned about squishing her.
2006-09-02 17:14:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, all mothers have a spider sense.
2006-09-02 17:13:31 · answer #7 · answered by Jake 'N' Shakes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've got 2, and they both rested with me while feeding, never once rolled on them.
2006-09-02 17:19:16 · answer #8 · answered by MotherBear1975 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, I never rolled over on my son. I was aware at all times where he was
2006-09-02 17:12:40 · answer #9 · answered by KryBaby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and we sleep like possums.. always and eye open LOL
2006-09-02 21:23:58 · answer #10 · answered by nknicolek 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, mothers and infants evolved to sleep together. alcohol will impair her responsiveness, tho.
2006-09-02 17:20:29 · answer #11 · answered by cassandra 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋