Everyone keeps telling me not to worry too much about setting up the nursery because it will be awhile before the baby will even sleep in its crib. The truth is that I do not plan to co-sleep and would love my baby in their crib early on.
How early did your baby sleep in its crib?
Re: How early into crib?
We will not be co-sleeping, but we are starting out with a PNP in our room. We could start in the crib from day one if we wanted because his room is right next to ours, but I want the convenience at first. We'll see how it goes (if he's too noisy and nobody is getting sleep, we're open to transitioning earlier rather than later). I plan to transition to the crib by the time I go back to work around 11/12 weeks.
But, many people start off in the crib immediately. Absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Oh, and FWIW, my crib has been put together since about 22 weeks. I am getting a sheet this weekend and apparently getting the full bedding at my shower next weekend (it's showing as fulfilled on the registery), so even though we don't plan to use it, the crib is ready.
Many healthcare professionals (including Doctor Sears), as well as a plethora of mothers in other countries, would disagree with you. There are safe and unsafe ways to do it, but it's more common than uncommon.
I personally don't co-sleep, but I believe it is more common than uncommon, as well as it can be as safe as other methods with some research ahead of time...
DD was put in her crib at 2months, before that she was in the bassinet portion of her PnP in our room. We had to move her at 2months because DHs' work alarm started to wake her, and this momma wasn't wanting to get up at 4am every morning lol.
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Totally agree with tasiaceleste. We will be co-sleeping at night, but with DD1.0, we put her in her crib during the day to nap. I wanted a smooth transition when we were ready for her to sleep in her crib full time. It worked beautifully and we plan to do it again with this baby. She was familiar with her crib and had no issues. Even if you're not co-sleepng, but using a PnP in your room or something like that, I recommend doing this.
DD loved sleeping on her belly when she was little, and I didn't mind it either. When I check on her before I go to bed now even, shes more often than not rolled up on her belly
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We got a bassinet so that she could sleep in our room for a little while. SO is laid off in the winter time so he will be home with me for most of the time I am off from work. She will probably be in our room for the first 9 weeks or so, until I go back to work. Mainly, we are just having her in our room because it will be easier at night when she wakes and I am BF.
But as tasiaceleste pointed out, co-sleeping is an area where there is disagreement among the medical professionals who do that research. There is research to support both ways. We co-slept part-time after much research, not just because "we felt like it". Co-sleeping can be very dangerous (soft mattresses, use of alcohol/drugs, obese parents, sleeping on a couch,etc.), but there are absolutely ways to do it safely and a mother choosing to do that does NOT make her lazy or uninformed. In my mind co-sleeping and anti-vax are not on the same page. Legitimate and respected medical professionals are nearly 100% pro-vax, but there is more of a split on co-sleeping opinion.
Co-sleep or don't, I don't care, but please don't insinuate that those who do are lazy, uninformed, or don't care as much about the safety of their children.
I'm not sure why you're choosing to launch such a personal attack towards me, but I don't appreciate the name-calling and insinuations you've made about me in this statement. If you re-read my statement, I actually agreed that babies need to be in their cribs from an early date as to allow it to become a familiar and safe place. We both may go about accomplishing that in a different manner, but on that note, we do agree. You stated that you are not as well-educated on certain topics, including co-sleeping and vaccinations, but please don't assume that we have the same level of education. I've spent years studying and have advanced degrees in immunology and pathophysiology and have absolutely done my research with regard to my parenting choices. If you feel that co-sleeping is not a safe choice for you, then I won't argue with you or attempt to persuade your decision on that matter. I don't know your lifestyle and therefore cannot make statements as to what would work for you and what wouldn't. I'll gladly make recommendations based on research and experience when they're asked for, which is exactly what I did. However, I know what works well for me and my family and I'll say again that I have done extensive research to back my parenting choices. I've read both sides to each argument and made a judgement based on facts presented, therefore I don't appreciate the assumption that I'm "selfish", "lazy", "otherwise uneducated", doing what's "easier," or looking for "extra snuggles". Those assumptions are ridiculous and you have no foundation for making them with regard to my family. It's not that I "haven't done my research or [am] otherwise misinformed", we have differing opinions based on differing education levels, differing research, and ultimately differing experiences. I have not attacked you or your parenting choices in any manner throughout either of my posts; therefore please stop attacking me and mine.
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Of course, the rate of SIDS is lowest in countries where co-sleeping is traditional.
There are risks and rewards to every behavior, and sleeping in a crib is no exception.
An apology for the name calling and false insinuations made about me and my parenting choices would have served you better than a second, uneducated rant. The assumption that co-sleeping means sleeping with a child in your bed and the sole purpose of doing so is to better "bond" with baby has been continually made by yourself. I have never made either of those statements. Please allow me to educate you as to how I can guarantee while I'm asleep and "unconscious" as you put it, that neither myself nor my husband will roll over onto our baby causing her to become oxygen deprived: an Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper.
As per crib sleeping being "tried and true" and the "hundreds" of children that die each year from co-sleeping, I suggest actually doing some research. Of the (on average) 4,250 children that die of SIDS each year, only an average of 65 of said children die from co-sleeping. While I do agree with your conclusion that not every co-sleeping child will be safe, I must also remind you and point out that not every crib-sleeping child will be safe either. The statistics given speak to that truth. As tasiaceleste stated, there are safe and unsafe ways to go about co-sleeping. There are safe and unsafe ways to go about crib sleeping, as well. You have chosen to crib-sleep. I have chosen to co-sleep. We have each made the decision that we feel is most beneficial for our children. You have stated at two different times that you are not capable of understanding my (or any parent's) choice to co-sleep. I'm not asking you to. I'm asking that you respect a different choice than your own. That is all.
Please listen carefully, as this is the last time I will ask: I have not attacked you or your parenting choices in any manner throughout any of my posts; therefore please stop attacking me and mine.
...not really. Your severe biased toward how other people choose to raise their kids is wrong...
and quite frankly, I
I'm glad you have your own opinions and you know how you plan to raise your LO, but your condescension toward other parent's choices to raise their kids is infuriating. The fact that you can try to "point blank" say that co-sleeping is dangerous and just "conveniently" leave out any references on the many instances on how crib sleeping can be dangerous too, is ridiculous. Surely you're not so ignorant to know that accidents happen either way... no one is ever 100% truly safe: co sleeping or crib sleeping...or whatever other "controversial" stance you want to bring up.
And lastly, you're entitled to your own opinions, but seriously, learn how to articulate them in a less offensive way. Yeeesh.
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MandJS- bedrest has made you less thug-ish. I need you to put on your big girl thug panties and stir some business up in hurrrrr! Our board is far too mellow at the moment. We need to "disagree" so we can bond some more.
The nurse educator at my prenatal classes spoke at length on this.
Actually has changed my mind on the co-sleeping and we will try it out now.
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I forgot to respond to your post about this a while back
See, good times and I am not that crazy.
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