Lily on the Move

Tiger and I co-sleep with Lily, and as this is a slightly controversial practice (there was just an article in the paper last week which both our mothers sent to us), we are very careful about how we do it for Lily's safety. We make sure to put her head way up by the headboard. She is so small that when we pull the blankets up to our chins they cover only her feet. She also sleeps in a funny little holder of sorts that keeps her on her back, but also has hard sides so that her person is more substantial: we are not concerned with rolling over on her (as is a concern voiced by some. Personally, I would think you would have to be pretty drunk to roll over on a big lump like a baby and not realize it). On to the story…

After her 2 AM feeding I put her back into her little spot and fell asleep. She had only nursed from one side before she fell asleep, so I anticipated her waking up a bit early for her 4 AM feeding. At 3:45 I awoke to typical Lily hungry noises, along with a tug on my hair. I turned over to find that Lily was not only tugging on my hair, but she had somehow scooted herself down in the bed about a foot—about the distance that would put her head at the same height as if we were to nurse laying down! I guess I don’t know that that is what happened, but it seems awfully suspicious…I don’t know how else she would have moved down that far unless she woke up and was very hungry. I KNOW we didn’t move her! The little turkey! She’s so strong!