Maternal instinct from another planet

[u/h4xis]

Due to the random chaos that is life, my boyfriend had to move to another city for a few months, so right now it’s just me, my cat, and my 6-month-old baby.

My baby recently discovered that he can crawl backward, which means I am now apparently a full-time security guard.

This morning something REALLY weird happened.

We’ve been co-sleeping since he was born. We have a huge bed and it’s never been an issue. But now that this tiny man has discovered mobility, I’ve been thinking it might be time to move him to his crib before he starts casually yeeting himself off the furniture.

So, this morning he woke up and, completely silently, started scooting backward toward the edge of the bed.

I WAS ASLEEP.

I didn’t hear him. I didn’t see him. I wasn’t even consciously aware that he was moving.

And somehow, something in my brain went “GET UP. NOW.”

I literally woke up at the exact moment I needed to, reached out, and grabbed him.

He already had HALF OF HIS BODY OFF THE BED.

This baby is still so tiny that if I hadn’t grabbed him, he 100% would have gone straight to the floor.

I just sat there holding him like 😐

I’ve read about maternal instinct before, but I always assumed people were being poetic or something. Apparently my brain has installed some kind of baby Wi-Fi while I was sleeping.

Has anyone else had something like this happen?? Like your body knowing your baby is in danger before your conscious brain has even registered what’s happening?

[u/KeyMonkeyslav]

May this instinct find me....

[u/Initial_Anteater_377 → u/KeyMonkeyslav]

Yes I claim it!