Baby Will Only Sleep On Sofa

Plus co sleeping on unsafe surfaces like couches reclining chairs and adult beds increase the chances of sids.

Baby will only sleep on sofa.

Sleeping on the couch with a newborn in your arms is really dangerous. Perhaps you can relate. For a start 18 months is a development period and it is very common that even really good sleepers start waking up at night or refuse to go to bed alone all of a sudden. Happiest baby s founder dr.

Your baby is younger than 4 months old. If you transition to co sleeping don t be surprised and don t be ashamed. Bed sharing is not recommended for any babies. This is an extremely dangerous place for your baby to sleep.

We get it falling asleep on the sofa with an infant curled up on your chest is one of the best feelings in the world. Maybe your baby only sleeps when he s held or resting in your arms. Never place your baby to sleep on a couch sofa or armchair. Harvey karp said i ve gotten emergency calls in the middle of the night after babies sleeping perched on mom or dad s chests fell to the floor.

He isn t napping for longer than 45 minutes and that s if he naps. Eva martin ceo of elm tree medical inc says that sleeping on your back during pregnancy causes worry because the weight of your baby can compress a major blood. However the exact goal parents are. The irony is a belly sleeping baby enters longer periods of deeper sleep and may be less reactive to noise which is exactly what every parent dreams of.

No one was getting the quality of sleep and rest they needed even the baby. So your son is normal and you haven t done anything wrong at all rather you seem to be doing a lot of good things to help him. Get a book and phone charger and drink and tv remote and blanket by me on the couch and just settle in for her long nap on me after nursing. However certain situations make bed sharing even more dangerous.

And a recommendation for room sharing i e. Many an exhausted new mom has nodded off for a bit while her sleeping baby is sprawled across her lap or nestled up all warm and cozy on a breastfeeding pillow. It s normal and natural and beneficial for baby and mama. I wanted him to be able to sleep not only in my arms but in other arrangements as well.

Sids is really only a worry when baby is sleeping away from you. In an interview with romper dr.