First night away from BF baby

[Mimzy3]

Hello ladies my son is 5 months old, exclusively BF, and we Co-sleep. Saturday night will be our first night away from each other. As much as me and the Hubby need this I'm scared on how he will do. He wakes up every couple hours still and will nurse a little then go back to sleep. I know bad habit I've created. I'm wondering how he'll do without the breast there to sooth him back to sleep?! Anyone have experience or advice?

Thanks

 

[Larkspur]

You haven't created a bad habit. Some babies just need more milk and/or more comfort during the night than others do. At five months old, he is still just little. You are meeting his needs, and that is not a bad habit.

If you are committed to having the night away, I guess you will just have to see how it goes. It's impossible to say how your baby will handle it. I would expect he will not be very happy about not having his usual comfort, but if you are leaving him with someone he knows and trusts, and you have left expressed milk for him, I'm sure he'll get through.

It might be a good idea to make sure he has extra milk feeds throughout the day all day before to keep him full up, as I assume he is not getting many/any solids yet, and he may be used to having small, regular feeds.

 

[crownest]

The first night (and only night) away from my son was the first night he slept through the night !. He might be just fine and not look for it if your not around. Don't feel guilty for your night away it's important for you and DH to spent time together after a busy few months. Send a extra bottle or two of milk just in case or I sent 8 feeds for an overnight just in case but I sent some frozen so they wouldn't go to waste. I think it be about time for the DS to have another sleep over we are so tired.

 

[Mimzy3]

Lark

Thank you for saying I haven't created a bad habit, I needed to hear that My eldest slept through the night and we never co-slept, so you're right on..every baby is different.

No solids yet, so I will try and stuff him during the day. He will be with my mother who he knows and I trust.

 

[Mimzy3]

The first night (and only night) away from my son was the first night he slept through the night !. He might be just fine and not look for it if your not around. Don't feel guilty for your night away it's important for you and DH to spent time together after a busy few months. Send a extra bottle or two of milk just in case or I sent 8 feeds for an overnight just in case but I sent some frozen so they wouldn't go to waste. I think it be about time for the DS to have another sleep over we are so tired.

I was thinking one of two things could happen: A) it would be horrible or B) he sleeps through the night because i'm not there for the first time Obviously hoping my situation ends up like yours and he sleeps well.

 

[MKHewson]

I feel your pain I have never left my EBF 9 month for more then a few hours. We are going out in a month to the symphony and I to Co sleep lol.I'm going he will be OK

 

[flipporama1]

Mimzy-

how did it go?

 

[Mimzy3]

Mimzy-

how did it go?

Not so bad! He woke up at 11pm and ate then back to sleep then up again at 1:30 ate and took about a hour to go back down. Then woke up again at 5am ate and back to sleep again.

My mom said she would do it again so it must not have been that bad lol

That first night back with me he slept the best he ever has! 6 hours straight but that was just a fluke because he was back to his normal self last night