Am I doing something wrong?

[ladydrace]

By advice from the health visitor, Pea should be sleeping outside as much as possible. (Or in this case on our balcony.) Supposedly it should be healthier and help him sleep.

Only problem is, I haven't seen him sleep any better out there. He wakes up just as often. So these days he doesn't sleep out there at all, because the more his tummy trouble bothers him, the more he wakes up. And when he wakes up so often, I want to be close to him. To prevent him from feeling it too much, I try to soothe him back to sleep the second he wakes up. If I manage to caox him back to sleep immediately, he doesn't need more than that. But if he starts crying, he wakes up so much he'll need rocking for 30 mins to fall asleep again.

Maybe it's just me being paranoid, but the health visitor seems to be unable to understand why I can't just leave him out there. It's not that I think he'll die if he cries for a bit. Trust me, he's allowed to cry when things suck (Like when he gets dressed. He HATES that.) but I just cannot let my baby lie there and just cry and cry.

Am I being overprotective?

Feeling very depressed and inadequate today. :o(

Comments

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

Well, apparently it's a Danish thing. Tradition or whatever. The health visitor is convinced he sleeps better outside. I can't say I've seen any difference. But maybe when he's a little older.

Aw thanks. *hugs*

[lonespark.livejournal.com]

Is the health advisor there when he's sleeping? If not, then what the hell does that person know? Cold outside air is good if they have croup, but he doesn't, right?

My kids always sleep in my bed when they're sick. They need as much comfort as they can get and I need as much sleep as I can get. Some people don't sleep well if they can hear the baby breathe or whatever, others vice versa, and the same for babies.

You are the one who knows your baby. If he has problems, you will get outside help. But if people are trying to solve problems he doesn't have or somehow perfect him, I suggest smiling whilst thinking of them as crazy yet harmless. You (and you husband) are the authority on your baby.

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

:o)