Falling asleep to the boob every night.?

Question

Any good ideas on getting baby to sleep on her own? I have been having her co-sleep with me but i ran into a personal problem i sleep deep and am afraid of hurting her i have accidently hit my husband in the past and i don't want to hurt her so for her saftey i want to transition her into her bed the only way she will go to bed at night now is by falling asleep to my breast while im laying down in bed so any suggestions? I usually don't go to bed until at least 11pm so that's usually when she goes to bed too, everytime i put her down she starts to cry so i pick her back up should i just rock her until she falls asleep and not give in by giving her the boob or give her the boob and try to get her in her bed? thanks for suggestions.

she's almost 4 months old and im trying to get her into her own bed i know the dangers of co-sleeping that's why im trying to make a transition plus im going away for 3 days in september so i need her to be able to sleep without me

Answer 1

I went through the same thing with my daughter. I started by nursing her to sleep lying down on a bed in her room. Once she fell asleep I would move her to crib. Sometimes she would wake up and we would start all over again, but lots of times she would just stay asleep. Also try keeping one of your shirts in her crib so she can still smell you.

After doing this for a while, start trying to put her down after you've nursed her and she's sleepy, but still awake. Hopefully after a while she'll get the idea that her crib is where she sleeps and when she's tired, the idea is to fall asleep in the crib.

Answer 2

First, try putting her to bed earlier, when you're not tired. Also try to breastfeed without laying down to avoid getting sleepy. Bedsharing is dangerous, not just because you may injure your baby but because it is very easy for them to suffocate.

It would help if you could add how old your child is.

Older babies (after about 6 months) sometimes need to just be left alone to cry it out but this doesn't always work. It is very hard to hear your baby cry! It breaks a mother's heart but to avoid problems when the baby is older, you will have to start getting her used to going to bed without you.

I must stress the dangers of co-sleeping or bedsharing. Adult blankets and pillows are not designed for babies and are choking and suffocation hazzards. You may even roll over on top of your baby while you're asleep or your baby could roll out of bed herself once she's old enough to roll over. You should consder other sleeping arrangments.

Answer 3

there are safe ways of co-sleeping, they make a co-sleep crib, as well as an "insert" you put in the bed so the baby is protected. I loved co-sleepng, it really created a deep bond between us and our baby!