[juicylucy]

i have so far only been wearing Sam in his sling a couple of hours a day, as when he is in it, he crashes out completely. i would like to wear him more as he is so content in there,and I am more able to deal with the demands of a 2 yr old as well (!!), but I am concerned that it would affect the way he sleeps at night. Right now he'll sleep for 5-6 hours straight which is great, as I find it really hard to cope with the two of them when I am sleep-deprived.

Does anyone successfully wear their baby for several hours in the day, and have them sleepa t night as well, or is that too much to hope for?! Right now he is awake a lot in the daytime, but he is grouchy and tired, but won't let himself fall asleep.

 

[HRC121799]

We have had the same problem (sleeping great at night, grumpy during the day sometimes because he won't sleep) and I have worn him in the sling for hours at a time, and it hasn't disrupted his night time at all! If anything, when he gets better rest during the day, he sleeps more peacefully at night! I say if it works for you, go for it! Which sling are you using btw? I have a new native that I'm using right now while he's tiny and I get a headache when I wear him in it for too long(pulls on my neck somehow). Not sure I'm doing it right.

 

[juicylucy]

thanks for the reply Heather- I have been slinging Sam the last couple of days and he sleeps fine at night as well. Wonderful.

I have a Kangaroo Korner fleece pouch sling, which is great. i used to use it for my 2 yr old before I got pregnant- I carried him on my hip in it. Now I lay Sam in it and he is right in front of my belly, so it is very womb-like and he loves it. I have had no backache from it. They have a website if you want to check it out;

http://www.kangarookorner.com/k_shop...s_custom.shtml