Mobile users: What did your twins sleep in when they came home?
I thought I was going to be all about the Pack-n-Play double bassinet, but after reading reviews on BRU and Amazon, it seems like a lot of folks have complaints about the babies not liking the bassinets and rolling towards the middle. I also checked out the Arm's Reach co-sleeper, but Baby Bargains says that American Academy of Pediatrics recently came out against using co-sleepers. I'm at a loss! I want the babies to sleep in our room for at least the first couple of months, and their cribs will not fit. I have also heard the R-n-P isn't ideal b/c baby should be flat. Thoughts and advice are appreciated!
Re: What did your twins sleep in when they came home?
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RnP's till the straps didn't fit any longer. Probably till they were 5 months for naps.
Specific wording from Baby Bargains is "Cosleepers are similar to bassinets, but attach to the parent's bed. We used to recommend this type of product in a previous edition. However, the AAP recently came out against cosleepers, or any device attached to a parent's bed. Pediatricians cited the risk of a parent unknowingly rolling over and injuring a newborn in a cosleeper. As a result, we don't recommend these products."
Just repeating what's in my book ::mobile smiley::. It was just published last month so I'm guessing its up to date. I really like a Pp's idea of doing the co sleeper just as a bassinet, and not attaching it to the bed.
We used RnP's until 6 weeks and then moved them to their cribs cold turkey.
That being said, DH and I took shifts sleeping in the nursery until ~ 3 months (when they started being able to roll over both ways) because we were so nervous about SIDS we wanted to be near them and not to be relying on a baby monitor.
My boys were born at 38w5d - so depending on their gestational/adjusted age when born you may need to adjust your plans for the sleeping arrangements. Had my boys been born earlier, I probably would've made a few more transitional steps before moving to the cribs... like RnP right next to the bed, then PnP in our room, and finally their cribs in the nursery (or a plan somewhat similar).