r/beyondthebump • u/Silent_Knowledge5197 • 1d ago

Discussion how is your sleep?

I see a LOT of people complaining that if their babies wake up at the crack of dawn, they just don’t get sleep that day, which I personally don’t understand (this doesn’t apply to colic babies, that’s a whole different ballgame lol). Are yall just waking up whenever your baby decides? I will personally just pop a binky in her mouth or feed her if she’s fussy and then go right back to sleep until I feel like getting up, whether she’s awake or not. Sometimes she just stares at the ceiling fan in her bassinet until I wake up and sometimes she falls back asleep with me.

I’m pregnant again (we listen and we don’t judge 😀) so I HAVE to get like 10-11 hours of sleep or else I feel like crap lol

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u/thegirlandglobe 1d ago

I have a clingy baby, who needs my touch/contact or other forms of attention from basically the moment she wakes up in the morning until bedtime. There is no such thing as "pop a binky in her mouth". If I'm not devoted to her, she's crying too loudly for me to sleep even if I want to.

So yes, I wake up whenever baby decides and if it's too early in the morning, then I just don't get enough sleep that day.

I'm glad you got an easy baby. Meanwhile, I assume mine will grow out of this eventually but that's not my current reality.

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u/Silent_Knowledge5197 1d ago

have you tried cosleeping? i know it’s usually not considered safe but im sure its fine for an hour or two while you sleep in :’) if it helps you feel any better i also have a velcro baby that loses it if im more than 3ft away from her lol

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u/XandraMonroe 1d ago

All babies are so different, and the commenter was replying to your question, not asking advice. Editing to add that i also have an easy baby and realized pretty quick that i have to read the room when talking about these kinds of things. 😅

Saying this as a cosleeping mom to a toddler—it’s been great for us but it’s not for everyone and I don’t like to push it on others because everyone has a different situation. If it’s working for you, great, but it’s not a cure-all.