Ok, I have a question for anyone.... is it bad that my husband and I are still not comfortable leaving our one month old alone for more than five minutes...Even when he is sleeping, he is on the couch with us, or in the same room with us... he doesn't go into our room until we go to bed (usually around 12/1am..which is usually a feeding time for him)... I know that we are slightly paranoid parents, but is it damaging to never have our son in a room with quiet alone? Also, my husband can't go to sleep without the tv on (which I of course hate anyway... but that is another story)...so therefore, my son is never in silence, except for the few hours after his 3 am feeding when I turn off the tv...until 7/8am when we get up...and then have the tv on for background noise... I love the fact that my son can sleep with conversations, phones, tv... even banging dishes around him... but I often wonder if it is too much stimuli for his little brain...

 So, my questions... when did you leave your child in their room, or your room..or wherever alone to sleep? And is it bad that my son only has like 4/5 hours of silence to sleep a day.... lastly... do you think it is bad that my son is maybe getting too accustomed to being around us all day and never really being alone?

side question....do you think it is bad that I don't like to leave him in his bouncy seat, swing or laying on the couch for too long... meaning, I will put him in his bouncy seat, or swing for about 15 minutes at a time a few times a day... and laying on the couch awake for 15-30minutes (next to me) a few times a day...but most of the time, he is in someones hands... do you think this is making him too used to being in someone's hands and could cause problems for us down the line? or am i just (overall) worrying too much...

by the way... people who know me call me a worry wart (even prior to mommyhood)

(first time mom, so please be nice in your responses  )