https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:58:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1731213 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 05:44:56 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 1731213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have never fallen asleep while nursing her or with her in bed or my arms or anything. I am just so terrified of dropping her or rolling over on her or hurting her in any way. Sometimes I get jealous of those people who can fall asleep with their baby on their chest. I just can't... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1731211 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 05:36:09 +0000 ElbieKay 1731211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had this problem. We didn't have a comfortable place to nurse in his room, so I would lie down on the spare bed in there and wind up inadvertently co-sleeping. I wound getting a glider for his room which solved the problem.</p> <p>Note: For most of the first eight weeks, I pumped at night and my husband bottle-fed the baby. This was because breastfeeding was too painful for me to do round the clock. So, I didn't have this issue with a newborn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1731130 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 23:23:24 +0000 Somebunny 1731130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I surf the internet. I nurse her sitting up in bed and half of the time I do fall asleep holding her... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1731089 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 21:50:56 +0000 Arden 1731089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh gracious, thank goodness we cobed because I never could stay awake! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1731086 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 21:44:56 +0000 LovelyPlum 1731086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Glitter: fair. G tended to choke on mine for a while as well, even sitting up, but she got used to it. I also find that the angle is better for me if I am laying on two pillows and she is on the mattress. It took/is still taking us a while to figure out, but it is great when I'm dead tired and for early morning snuggles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1730651 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 15:38:07 +0000 QBbride 1730651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>iPad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1730635 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 15:17:32 +0000 Glitter 1730635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: I've tried it but I'm afraid he chokes on my milk because sometimes it comes out in massive squirts and I could hear him trying to gulp it down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1730558 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 14:08:10 +0000 illumina 1730558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, I was hopeless at staying awake so DH used to get up with me and make sure I didn't fall asleep on the sofa! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1730514 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 13:22:44 +0000 LovelyPlum 1730514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you considered side nursing? I started doing that in the middle of that night, and it made a big difference. Sometimes, we would both fall asleep while nursing and end up covered in milk. But she got fed and I got to doze, so win-win :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1730484 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 12:49:57 +0000 DigAPony 1730484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I surfed the web on my ipad. Around 5-6 months he became aware of the ipad so I don't do anything while nursing now (7.5 months) unless he's reeeeeaaaaaly tired and ignores it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1730423 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 11:29:53 +0000 Ocean girl 1730423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Surfed the Internet/FB/HB... Did way too much online shopping! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1730414 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 11:17:33 +0000 autumn865 1730414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to watch shows on Netflix or just play on my phone on the early long feedings </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1730387 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 10:29:35 +0000 sorrycharlie 1730387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We co bedded for several months, so I stayed just awake enough to burp her and lay her down. It made it easier to fall right back asleep. </p> <p>When she was in her room, I would play on my phone while she nursed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1730384 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 10:27:02 +0000 Bubbles 1730384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I struggle with this every night! Like pps I browse the internet on my phone, HB, stuff I want to buy, research etc. But I have fallen asleep with my phone in my hand many times. LO lays on a boppy which makes him a bit safer, but I once woke up to find myself catching him as he was about to roll onto the floor :bummed: I find I am worse during wake ups between 2 and 3 am - so these times I just try and make a serious effort to stay engaged in what I am reading! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1730193 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 03:23:28 +0000 Cherrybee 1730193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I FF'd so by the time I had made the bottle up, spilling milk powder everywhere in the process, all while juggling a crying baby and trying not to let her wake DH, I was wide awake!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1730187 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 02:52:29 +0000 mrsrain 1730187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm doing it now! I get on my phone. I read blogs, HelloBee, and this has become my Pinterest time, as well. I'm still tired enough that I don't struggle to fall asleep afterwards.</p> <p>Editing to add: I'm breastfeeding right now, but usually I pump earlier and give DD a bottle for her motn feeding. It goes more quickly and I'm able to pump after I put her back down and still get to sleep faster than I might were I breastfeeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1730124 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 23:22:11 +0000 Grace 1730124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saved all my research for night. Gear, sleeping, feeding, random things I wanted to know. I don't know what women did before smartphones! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1729063 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 07:15:21 +0000 Foodnerd81 1729063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to play with my phone- usually hb or googling how to get my baby to STTN! Then it became more of a challenge to fall back asleep so I stopped using the phone because the light isn't good for fallin back to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1729034 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 06:52:14 +0000 Mae 1729034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always sit in the glider in our room to nurse, never nurse in bed or reclined. And I watch netflix. Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1729015 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 06:02:21 +0000 delight 1729015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always just surfed HB or played CC. After she was 6m or so she got too distracted by the iPad so I don't do anything anymore. We don't have many MOTN wakeups these days but it in the early days I certainly passed many levels of CC. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1729004 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 04:52:41 +0000 bookwormmama 1729004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: LOL...it certainly helped me stay awake last time I was up nursing. I actually stayed awake longer than I should have...oops!</p> <p>I usually play on my phone. I get up and go to the living room and nurse him there as well. If I don't have something to do I fall asleep. I did it a lot when I was up every 2 hours because I just couldn't stay awake. I always use a boppy at night to help protect LO if I fall asleep. I think it does help to be in a chair though. I usually wake up because my head falls or my neck hurts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1729001 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 04:29:54 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1729001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't! The more sleepy I stay, the easier it us to get back to sleep when I put her back down. We have a rocker/recliner in her room, so I just let her fall asleep on my chest after burping, and let myself get nice and sleepy again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1728992 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 03:11:15 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1728992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I recommend the grapefruiting thread. :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1728991 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 03:07:53 +0000 twodoghouse 1728991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've found getting up and going to the nursery helps. I'd start to fall asleep if I just had to grab a baby and sit in our room. Also I read books on my Nook app on my phone. Reading a book keeps me more engaged than just browse rwndom things on the internet. Online shopping in the middle of the night helped too, but started to get expensive. Obviously I do a fair bit of HBing in the middle of the night too! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1728988 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 03:05:27 +0000 MrsStar 1728988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to play on my phone - played games/browsed the internet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1728983 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 02:23:00 +0000 oscarthegoon 1728983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i played candy crush on my phone </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1728973 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 01:24:40 +0000 ChelseaRose 1728973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read ebooks on my iPhone. Free from the overdrive library app. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-stay-awake-during-motn-feedings#post-1728972 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 01:23:52 +0000 Glitter 1728972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get so sleepy when I nurse, especially during MOTN sessions. Or while burping DS I drift off with him in my arms. It's so dangerous and is happening to me right now! How do /did you fight the sleepiness during those times? </p>