Does my baby actually want me next to him?
My son is 6.5 months and we have co-slept since he transferred out of his bassinet at 5 months (but do part time co-sleeping prior to that).
We try to start him out in his side car crib for at least the first 2-3 hours of the night but lately I’ve had to sleep in other places with him due to some home construction we have going on.
He nurses to sleep and when he wakes in the night I nurse him back to sleep. He recently learns to sit up independently and crawl (not super well but it’s effective enough). Two teeth also broke though last week 🥲
He always falls asleep attached to me, usually on his side. But I notice more and more that he seems to sleep better when he’s not touching me.
If he’s able to get to his side, or his stomach, and not be attached to me, he wakes up a lot less and is less active overall.
Lately we wake each other up every hour at night and it’s been rough on both of us. I can tell how tired he is throughout the day from his poor sleep.
A problem is that if he goes to his side or stomach at night, he sometimes falls asleep well (ideal) or he starts doing cobra pose, or starts inchworming on his head and crawling and then wakes himself up.
Which can result in a wake window of 2 hours at 4 am.
Should I try putting him down on his side or stomach away from me so he can get used to this and we can both sleep better?
Are things just weird now because of his age and his developmental milestones?
Try the side car more to give him more space?
Just looking for some guidance so he and I can get better rest.