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How do you sleep with a newborn in the bed safely?

I need to keep myself warm while baby is safe (and so remains uncovered?). We live in a cold climate and it's already cool here in the evenings. So how does this encourage the whole concept of "just have baby in with you" to promote easy BF and yet still keep baby safe?

I've been reading about fabulous products available in the US but am yet to see anything comparable in Australia. Does anyone have a Tres Tria or similar? Or know where I can buy a similar product which will keep us all safe?

[laurs]

We just used to put them in a space between our two pillows. That way they uncovered and can't roll anywhere.

[Bek+3]

I've never owned a cot so all my kids have come straight into our bed. With my second a friend loaned me one of those co sleeping bed things that y ou put between you but we only used it one night then gave it back. Easier and more natural to just have them between you with their chin at the top of my head height. That way if we pull covers up in our sleep then they don't go over baby.

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Thnaks guys so baby sleeps at your head? How does baby get to breast or do you have to sit up to feed?

[junebuggy11]

We did the same thing. Baby was tiny and a little prem, so between us was the warmest place. Feeding was a bit of a rigmarole as he was tube fed for a while, so it wasn't a huge benefit for BF as such, but we all liked it for the first few weeks. I admit we swaddled him, which I have read is a bit of a no-no.
We moved him into his basinet at about 10 weeks on a full time basis (meaning until about 4 or 5 am, and now when he comes in, he tends to nestle in to one of us, facing us.
He's a snorty thrasher, which is why he got kicked out, but he's still in our room at 9 months, so I'm happy enough with that.

[Jimmy Moon]

I had the baby next to a wall and myself, got rid of the doona and started using a single bed blanket for myself and a baby sleeping bag for baby. I also began folding the pillow over, under my head, so there was no pillow above the baby's head.

I did that way with 3 kids, and it worked well for us

[michie0moo]

I only co-slept occasionally and not as a newborn, but also put DD up between our pillows so that she was uncovered but I was still warm. To breastfeed I would slide the covers down and her to the appropriate position. For many newborns, latching requires a little bit of attention generally and often can't roll to you, so you need to move them into position to some extent anyway.

[tibs]

I didn't cosleep when mine were newborns, I had them in a bassinet beside our bed as they liked to be wrapped etc. I waited until they were a few months old and too big for wrapping and the bassinet and moved them into our bed then, they seem a bit less fragile at that stage

[pinkchutney]

We co-slept too and loved it. I slept with baby on my side of the bed - I was ALWAYS aware of him, and knew there was never any risk of me rolling onto him - but DH was always good at elbowing me in the head, and taking over my side of the bed whilst asleep - so I didn't think baby was safe in between us! I kept him high up, so quilt etc wouldn't accidently be pulled over his head, and just moved him into position when he wanted a breastfeed. They need some help anyway when really young, and I slept in pyjamas.

Make sure they are safe of course - but just do it! Please don't forget to enjoy it. It is such a special time, and passes soooo quickly!

[HeroOfCanton]

Can you just heat the room & wear warmer pjs?
I wore a BF singlet with a flannelette pj top (buttons) and thn I only pulled the doona up to my waist.
That pillow seems like as much of a hazard as blankets once baby can move around.