I want to sleep with hubby again... tips on positioning baby?

[maxinesmom]

I have been sleeping with my little gal (4 weeks today) and have gotten her to fall asleep, feeding her while on my side. Problem is, if I want to feed her on the other breast (through-out the night) I have to jump on the other side of her, since I want her to stay in the middle of the bed.

Because of this flip-flopping, my husband doesn't fit in the bed.

Any tips on how I can do this easier, so I'm not making our bed into a jungle jim and my husband can finally join me in slumber?

The net of the question is: what's the best practice of dual breast feeding throughout the night without moving all over the bed?

thanks for your help.

[FrugalGranolaMom]

I had the issue when DS was first born, with a little practice I was able to nurse him with both breasts laying on one side. You roll slightly forward until they are able to reach the other breast. Granted, it does get easier to do as they get bigger.

[jwpsgurl]

Originally Posted by FrugalGranolaMom

I had the issue when DS was first born, with a little practice I was able to nurse him with both breasts laying on one side. You roll slightly forward until they are able to reach the other breast. Granted, it does get easier to do as they get bigger.

This is the same thing that I did!

[RiverSky]

I let my DH just stay on his side, and I got a long side rail for my side of the bed. I would move the baby from the center of the bed to the edge of the bed, with my arm around him/her, and flip myself around when necessary. That worked well, especially when my babies were so young (4 weeks) and not able to crawl.

I am pregnant again and still plan to follow that with this baby, but the difference is this time, we are removing our boxspring and bedframe and putting them away for a year or more, and we will be sleeping on our mattress on the floor for safety.

HTH

[SilverFish]

i've always just moved the baby, to be honest. i find she orients so strongly towards me while sleeping that she couldn't possibly fall off the bed unless i was about to fall off too. at the end of a nursing session (if i was still awake) i just rolled her over my body and on to the other side, ready for the next feeding. if i wasn't still awake, i only moved her after she woke up for the next feeding. my breasts are too small and my back is too bad to make the roll-forward trick work!

[ecoteat]

I got pretty good at using either breast while laying on one side. It's just as matter of how you position your own body and practice. Before I got that figured out, I would move dd to the other side of me. We had a bed rail on one side of the bed so she was always safe, even when I was in the middle.

[annettemarie]

Moving out to the general breastfeeding forum.

[StephandOwen]

I had a crib (one rail taken off) on one side of my bed and a bed rail on the other- I had a twin bed at that point and it was just me and ds. I would just move ds from side to side during the night.

Could you side-car a crib to one side of the bed then move the baby side to side during the night? If baby rolls she would either roll towards a person (you or your dh) or the open crib.

[texasfarmom]

Originally Posted by SilverFish

i find she orients so strongly towards me while sleeping that she couldn't possibly fall off the bed unless i was about to fall off too.

I find this to be true as well. Most of the time I don't even really notice her moving closer to me, she just is. Babies will naturally move towards your body heat.