Waking Up With Dad And Baby, That’s Happiness

Waking up together, opening our eyes to the new day feeling the baby’s breath and the closeness between mom and dad is the essence of a word that should always be combined in the present: happiness.

Few scenes will remain in the memory of those parents who said moments of intimacy in the morning, those shared with a new life, those that are inscribed in our brain with the threads of affection, with the glue of complicity and through the lock of that well-being where we will appear in the future, remembering such magical moments.

Waking up together is, after all, the essence of co-sleeping, a personal practice that only parents can choose and decide together. It is clear that not everyone agrees, we also know that often, there are those who go to the pediatrician and keep a secret that they sleep with their baby, because somehow, the reaction of professionals is feared when they warn us of the risks in case that we don’t get it right.

However, instinct is wise, and parents know well how to prepare the bed, how to position the baby and what to do at all times so that rest is never at odds with safety. There will be time for our little one to sleep in his own room, that is something that will come little by little and that he himself will ask us at the least expected moment.

Until then, Mom and Dad keep nesting. Enjoying those magical awakenings with your baby very close to both …

Waking up next to you, that is balance, that is tranquility

The baby who wakes up endless times at night has no problem at all. Nothing bad happens to him, he is not always sick, he is not a difficult child, he is a normal baby who only craves one thing: the closeness of his mother.

We must remember here that when a baby comes into the world his brain is still very immature. So you need three things: food, security, and routines. The latter are the ones that will allow little, to regulate their circadian rhythms, to differentiate the day from the night, to understand that after bathing comes rest, that mom will always be there when she needs it, that she should not fear because it will be cared for, cared for and fed.

This biological and emotional stability will come in time. It is around 3 years when a child already has more mature brain structures to be able to integrate a continuous rest throughout the night without awakening, or the instinct of that “fear” that makes them need their parents in a way more constant. Until then, and if the parents want it, co-sleeping can certainly be very beneficial.

Thermal synchrony between mother and baby

Sleeping together not only allows the baby to feel more calm, safe and protected, but also, we will better regulate his body temperature.

• It is known that when the baby is in skin-to-skin contact with its mother, the temperature of the breast changes according to the needs of the child. If the child is cold, the chest temperature will rise two degrees to warm him. If the baby is warm, the temperature of the breast is reduced.
• This phenomenon is called thermal synchrony and it has a magical and exclusive purpose: to promote the comprehensive care of the baby during the first years, because that place, the mother’s breast, is an essential space in the child’s life.

We are human and we like to have our caregivers close by

Waking up in the morning together, welcoming the new day in the tranquility of our bed, feeling close to each other confers a great benefit to our emotional world, to our brain. This is so for a very simple reason: we are human, we are social beings and we need to have our caregivers very close.

• We don’t just say it for the baby. We know that in those first years of life the closeness of fathers and mothers is key to their survival.
• It is important to remember that  mom is also dad’s caretaker and dad is mom’s. The couple feels safe when they are close, when they feel, when they open their eyes in the middle of the night and perceive that we are accompanied by the most important person, the one to whom we have offered our hearts.

Therefore, sleeping together, nesting together for a time with the baby, will unite our bonds much more, we are mutual caregivers, we need each other… Hence, sharing a small space at night while we sleep is incredibly beneficial for everyone.