worried as i fall asleep at night bf

henny · Mar 18th, 2010, 13:48 PM

A lot of nights i fall asleep in bed bf and am sooo worried that i may harm Lo

Is it normal to fall asleep? I feed him whilst resting slightly sat up and i can fall asleep like that or with him resting on my chest, lying on his front. he wears a 1tog gro bag and is always on the outside of our 4.5tog duvet.
I always seem aware of him but am worried I might not be one night and something bad will happen.
please advise

onemoreplease · Mar 18th, 2010, 14:10 PM

This used to happen to me a lot at the beginning and I was so worried there was nothing I could do to stop it so instead I decided to co sleep so that we could both fall asleep together and be safe doing so. I love it and haven't looked back since.x

henny · Mar 18th, 2010, 14:18 PM

We do co-sleep most of the time but sometimes he ends up gurgling and cooing at me and we end up not sleeping

Is it ok too fall asleep while bf?

anothersquish · Mar 18th, 2010, 14:28 PM

If you are practising safe co-sleeping then it is not 'dangerous' to fall asleep with him whilst BFing, however the sfae position to do this would be lying down as it would be more dangerous to fall asleep with him held on your stomach/chest incase you rolled or he rolled off etc. Look up on how to feed lying on your side so you can practise this.
Its good to have things prepared and set up so that if you fall asleep whilst feeding you are in the absolutely safest position possible.

TigerLady · Mar 18th, 2010, 14:31 PM

Agree with AS!

I used to fall asleep BFing all the time. I was doing safe co-sleeping strategies and never had a problem.

VAinTX · Mar 18th, 2010, 15:51 PM

I swear, this became such a fright for me (I feed sitting in a chair, as our little one sleeps in his crib) that I set up my computer and surf the net while feeding. Nothing more scary than waking up and realizing you had fallen asleep!

I think it happens to the best of us!

henny · Mar 18th, 2010, 17:04 PM

Thank you for the comments

I will look up bf lying on the side.

I may have to take lap top upstairs and surf while bf, good idea

Cattia · Mar 18th, 2010, 17:34 PM

I used to use my ipod (I have an ipod touch) and download TV programmes onto it, then watch it in the night when I was feeding. It is small enough to not be cumersome in bed and you can plug in the earphones so as not to disturb LO or wake OH. It made me feel sooooo much better! I never wanted to co-sleep so this was the best option for me, it really kept me alert. Now I am used to waking up at certain times for feeds and I never fall asleep now so I dont't often use it these days, but if you are doing a longer night feed it makes sitting up in bed a bit more interesting!

henny · Mar 19th, 2010, 03:16 AM

Thank you for that

Going to get an ipod after payday and as its my birthday this week i think I should get one

kaygeebee · Mar 19th, 2010, 09:16 AM

My LO slept in a crib, and I still do night feeds in a chair in his room. I am overweight and didn't want to risk co-sleeping for that reason. I used to hold and sip a glass of water .. if I dozed off I would drop the water and wake myself!

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henny Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 899	worried as i fall asleep at night bf A lot of nights i fall asleep in bed bf and am sooo worried that i may harm Lo Is it normal to fall asleep? I feed him whilst resting slightly sat up and i can fall asleep like that or with him resting on my chest, lying on his front. he wears a 1tog gro bag and is always on the outside of our 4.5tog duvet. I always seem aware of him but am worried I might not be one night and something bad will happen. please advise

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onemoreplease Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: kent, uk Posts: 274	This used to happen to me a lot at the beginning and I was so worried there was nothing I could do to stop it so instead I decided to co sleep so that we could both fall asleep together and be safe doing so. I love it and haven't looked back since.x

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Mar 18th, 2010, 14:18 PM	#3
henny Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 899	We do co-sleep most of the time but sometimes he ends up gurgling and cooing at me and we end up not sleeping Is it ok too fall asleep while bf?

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Mar 18th, 2010, 14:28 PM	#4
anothersquish Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,415	If you are practising safe co-sleeping then it is not 'dangerous' to fall asleep with him whilst BFing, however the sfae position to do this would be lying down as it would be more dangerous to fall asleep with him held on your stomach/chest incase you rolled or he rolled off etc. Look up on how to feed lying on your side so you can practise this. Its good to have things prepared and set up so that if you fall asleep whilst feeding you are in the absolutely safest position possible.

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Mar 18th, 2010, 14:31 PM	#5
TigerLady Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In a Cave Posts: 22,889	Agree with AS! I used to fall asleep BFing all the time. I was doing safe co-sleeping strategies and never had a problem.

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Mar 18th, 2010, 15:51 PM	#6
VAinTX Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: United States, Texas to be exact! :) Posts: 407	I swear, this became such a fright for me (I feed sitting in a chair, as our little one sleeps in his crib) that I set up my computer and surf the net while feeding. Nothing more scary than waking up and realizing you had fallen asleep! I think it happens to the best of us!

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Mar 18th, 2010, 17:04 PM	#7
henny Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 899	Thank you for the comments I will look up bf lying on the side. I may have to take lap top upstairs and surf while bf, good idea

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Cattia Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 6,026	I used to use my ipod (I have an ipod touch) and download TV programmes onto it, then watch it in the night when I was feeding. It is small enough to not be cumersome in bed and you can plug in the earphones so as not to disturb LO or wake OH. It made me feel sooooo much better! I never wanted to co-sleep so this was the best option for me, it really kept me alert. Now I am used to waking up at certain times for feeds and I never fall asleep now so I dont't often use it these days, but if you are doing a longer night feed it makes sitting up in bed a bit more interesting!

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Mar 19th, 2010, 03:16 AM	#9
henny Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 899	Thank you for that Going to get an ipod after payday and as its my birthday this week i think I should get one

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Mar 19th, 2010, 09:16 AM	#10
kaygeebee Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: WALES, UK Posts: 1,083	My LO slept in a crib, and I still do night feeds in a chair in his room. I am overweight and didn't want to risk co-sleeping for that reason. I used to hold and sip a glass of water .. if I dozed off I would drop the water and wake myself!

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