Blanket Lazy?

[Kontessa]

I went to bed last night and saw Toby and his Daddy sleeping next to one another. They looked so peaceful, and so alike. LOL I went to grab the cammer and what did I notice then? The blanket almost over Tobys face! Why had I not noticed before? Maybe we have gotten blanket Lazy? Toby is 4 months old and has been pulling the blanket up over his face. It is a comferter really.

At first I remember we where really worried about blankets and co-sleeping. Now it seems we do not give it much thought. I then tried to shove my face in the blanket and see if I could find a way to make the blanket stop my intake of breath, and I couldn't. It would not form to my face and lots of air flow. (Note to self, no wonder I can get so cold under it!) We do not use a sheet, but we do use pillows though Toby does not use the pillow and I have never seen him in danger of them.

We have also started to let him sleep on his Tummy. he very much likes it, like mommy does, and only in early morning when Mommy is there trying to catch just a few more hours and is not really sleeping much anyway and durring naps when mommy is right there reading next to him.

So I am wondering what the other mamas here think of all this? Have we gotten co-sleeping lazy and need to tighten up or are we ok?

Blessings,
Kontessa

[zansmama]

From what i've read, blanket safety is actually less of an issue for co-sleepers_ because you're right there. I used to freak oput when my little guy was young, but I discovered that i would wake up out of a pretty deep sleep from a tiny sigh. Plus both the baby and you are sleeping much more lightly: a plus for baby because if he has difficulty breathing, he's likely to wake up, and a plus for you, becaused if his breathing changes at all, you'll probably wake up.:thumb

[alegna]

Sounds fine to me.

-Angela

[kyangel80]

I don't think it sounds like anything to sound the alarm on either:)

[Kontessa]

Thank you ladies!

When we first started sleeping it was not very safe. Mommy was on pain meds and daddy slept hard and baby was just a newborn. Things have gotten better with some help from everyone here and now things just seem so normal. I can not believe we ever lived a different way with our daughter!

[CryPixie83]

Comforters, duvets and quilts generally aren't a problem. Like you said, it's difficult to position the blanket around your face so that you can't breathe. I freaked about this too when my dd was about the same age, it's a normal worry, especially with how often we hear about things like SIDS, but generally unfounded.

I would worry with heavy blankets (like a thick, crocheted afghan) more because of the weight or the chance of baby getting fingers or toes caught in the little loops.

Sounds like you're doing OK mama!