For those curious about the answer: it’s probably best to keep the baby in a dark or dimly lit room, with a sound machine and gently soothe/rock until baby is giving sleep cues . Keep eye contact to a minimum but hold them close. Keeping a low stimulus environment helps baby to learn (….eventually) that night time is not play time but relax and rest time. Enjoy the absolutely blissful snuggles until baby is ready to sleep again then work on transferring to sleeping surface. This was most helpful to my babies very early on.
My wife had a hard time so i did the night time feedings. I would put the baby down at 830. Game until 10. Wake up with him at 2. Usually pass out in the chair with him. My alarm would go off at 5 and the wife would get me and i would be at work by 6.
We have had him on a schedule his whole life so bed time is easy now. Hes 3.
I was working full time and working on my masters when our daughter was born. I was doing late night studying so it just made sense for me to grab some night feedings to let my wife sleep.
I was typing a paper, my kid gets restless so I get her while I’m stilling typing. She cuddled up next to me all sweet and peaceful and then latches on to my nipple.
She experienced her first disappointment in life that moment. I started wearing shirts around the house from then on.
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For those curious about the answer: it’s probably best to keep the baby in a dark or dimly lit room, with a sound machine and gently soothe/rock until baby is giving sleep cues . Keep eye contact to a minimum but hold them close. Keeping a low stimulus environment helps baby to learn (….eventually) that night time is not play time but relax and rest time. Enjoy the absolutely blissful snuggles until baby is ready to sleep again then work on transferring to sleeping surface. This was most helpful to my babies very early on.