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A father got a wake-up call he didn't ask for when his son accidentally slapped him while he was napping.
The dad, Reddit user u/smallIife, posted footage from the baby camera, which caught a family napping session with him and his 10-month-old.
Newsweek reached out to u/smallIife via Reddit for comment.
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In the clip, which was posted on the r/MadeMeSmile subreddit, shows the baby shuffling down the bed, face down on his hands and knees.
The baby rolls over so he is directly next to his dad and slaps him in the face.
"I checked out the recording to see how he moved to a different position and this is what I see," the father wrote in his post.
At the time of writing, the post has received over 260 upvotes and a further 50 comments, many of whom found the baby assault hilarious.
"Ten months on Earth and already asserting dominance. LMAO [laughing my a** off]," one user wrote.
"Not slapping, just checking out, if the parents are still there," another added.
But the post also raised questions about the safety of co-sleeping with babies. This refers to the practice of parents and children sharing the same sleeping space, typically a bed.
"Not trying to be rude, just a genuine wondering—aren't children not supposed to sleep in bed with their parents until they're at least a year old?" one user asked.
U/Milo-Law responded and said that, while co-sleeping can have risks, many do it, including them.
"My kid wouldn't sleep in the cot or in the bed with me he'd only sleep while held, at least until I started nursing to sleep which causes its own problems. But I don't encourage others to do it and I don't agree with people who say it's 100% safe as long as you follow the rules," the user wrote.
Founder of The Sleep Nanny, Lucy Shrimpton, told Newsweek that co-sleeping can provide emotional benefits in some cases.
"Co-sleeping might offer a comforting environment for children experiencing nightmares, big changes, or even early stages of puberty, which can sometimes cause feelings of uncertainty or emotional turbulence," Shrimpton said.
"For parents, it can be an opportunity to nurture and offer comfort, providing reassurance that your child feels safe and loved," she added.
As for the dad, some users were impressed that he didn't even flinch. "You did well to stay asleep. You don't get enough. And that's not the worst they will do," one user posted.
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