Staying awake while nursing

thegiver

Yesterday at 12:40 am

What do you do to stay awake? The phone is pretty effective. Eating too.

So tired so could use any tips to stay awake. I do sleep during day already.

Iymnok

Yesterday at 4:03 am

I got a supportive chair so I won't get a stiff neck when I inevitably doze off.

amother

Brunette

Yesterday at 4:15 am

In the day I would talk or sing to my baby.
At night I nursed in bed and was fine with falling asleep.

amother

Rose ↓

Yesterday at 4:34 am

I’m a very deep sleeper and fall asleep quickly especially with a nursing baby… I set myself alarms every few minutes…

JasmineDragon

Yesterday at 5:34 am

Iymnok wrote:

I got a supportive chair so I won't get a stiff neck when I inevitably doze off.

Falling asleep in a chair holding your baby isn't safe. Better to cosleep with the safe sleep 7.

LovesHashem ↓

Yesterday at 5:34 am

JasmineDragon wrote:

Falling asleep in a chair holding your baby isn't safe. Better to cosleep with the safe sleep 7.

Correct. I cosleep because of this. Much safer IMHO.

amother

↑ Rose

Yesterday at 5:48 am

LovesHashem wrote:

Correct. I cosleep because of this. Much safer IMHO.

I have had rolled onto my baby in my sleep… bh my husband was up and saw… not sure how safe cosleeping is…

yiddishmom

Yesterday at 6:21 am

amother Rose wrote:

I have had rolled onto my baby in my sleep… bh my husband was up and saw… not sure how safe cosleeping is…

Really? I guess different personalities and different sleep habits.

I'm currently up to baby number three sleeping in my bed..not once have I rolled over them BH! I never understood when the online articles warned about this.

I guess it does sometimes happen.

BH your husband was there and nothing happened.

*** Since time cannot be conveyed via text, I am not saying this in a judgmental tone at all

↑ LovesHashem ↓

Yesterday at 6:36 am

amother Rose wrote:

I have had rolled onto my baby in my sleep… bh my husband was up and saw… not sure how safe cosleeping is…

And I dropped my newborn baby (less than a week old) while nursing sitting up because I fell asleep. Nothing is 100% safe. I can never sleep deeply for the first few months. I'm very anxious and wake up from every cry and movement.

amother

NeonOrange

Yesterday at 6:58 am

I sleep. Cosleep safely. It's just about impossible to roll in the cuddle curl position.

You're not just fighting tiredness, you're fighting the nursing hormones which are meant to put both of you to sleep.

amother

Cerulean

Yesterday at 6:58 am

I scroll on my phone and that keeps me up. Shabbos is tougher. I get out of bed to nurse in a chair since I don't fall asleep there. Nursing in bed makes me fall asleep and so does the couch. My husband knows to check on me too if it's been a while. I'm too scared to cosleep because I'm a heavy sleeper. No judgement to those who do it safely, but it won't work for me.

amother

Lightpink

Yesterday at 8:49 am

I turn on the light and sit up
I feel bad for my husband but it's essential for me.

amother

Honey

Yesterday at 8:51 am

During the week I play a mindless game like Tetris or rummy on my phone so it keeps me up

Shabbos is very hard. I tried switching to a chair but it doesn’t help

I found that in shabbos I feed baby right before I go to sleep, even in his sleep so I know that when I fall asleep I ll get a decent chunk of sleep (3-4 hours) so when I wake up I’m not so exhausted

mizle10

Yesterday at 8:55 am

amother NeonOrange wrote:

Do you sleep with pillows/blanket?
Co sleeping terrifies me. I don't understand how people will yell when you say you put your baby to sleep on their stomach but co sleeping is ok.

amother

Valerian

Yesterday at 10:17 am

mizle10 wrote:

Do you sleep with pillows/blanket?
Co sleeping terrifies me. I don't understand how people will yell when you say you put your baby to sleep on their stomach but co sleeping is ok.

There is actually research showing that co-sleeping is safer then tummy sleeping.

Personally, I'm a very light sleeper, and I am not worried about co-sleeping. A deep sleeper or a thrasher/mover would make me worried.

Wanted to add that safest is sleeping on the back in parents room

TantaB

Yesterday at 11:13 am

I used to fall asleep nursing with my oldest, but she would continue sucking so I'd generally end up getting engorged. With my other kids, b"h, their suck is stronger so I can't really fall into a real sleep while nursing, if anything it is just a doze. Otherwise, not sure what I'd do! My bed is not against a wall and no chair in my bedroom (or space for one either!)

↑ LovesHashem

Yesterday at 12:38 pm

mizle10 wrote:

Do you sleep with pillows/blanket?
Co sleeping terrifies me. I don't understand how people will yell when you say you put your baby to sleep on their stomach but co sleeping is ok.

I am crazy about this stuff when cosleeping. I sleep with one pillow and nothing extra in bed. I have a blanket/sheet only after my waist or I try to not use any at all. I don't sleep great but hey that's the newborn stage anyway.