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Originally Posted by justKate  Do people really get up and down like this all night? Really? Maybe those are the same people who have babies who STTN from the start, without prompting.... I would die.
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I did. My first son had reflux, and I didn't know how to manage it well. So he couldn't cosleep, he slept in his crib propped. I had to sit in the glider to feed him at night, and had to make sure he burped well before I laid him back down. No half-awake feedings!!
My second son had severe medical issues so needed help to latch (cleft palate and a lip defect) and had to be in a fully upright position to eat (due to a swallowing disorder). Plus he had to stay fully upright for at least 30 minutes after each feed (due to reflux that he aspirated). So again, no half-awake feedings, no laying in bed dozing off, etc.
It sucked. Plain and simple, sucked.
My third baby will cosleep, but can't side-lie nurse very well. So I do have to sit up to feed him, but at least I can doze off while he nurses, and when I wake up and realize he's asleep again, I just slouch back down and go back to sleep. MUCH better!
