What will your newborn be sleeping in?

amandacaffrey

amandacaffrey said:

Our hospital highly advised against bed share due to the suffocation risk. They said bed share deaths are considered SIDS. Up to each mommy to make their own decision on this.. That's just my two cents.

Emerald27

golfingdarwinfish

Nicb13 said:

amandacaffrey said:

Our hospital highly advised against bed share due to the suffocation risk. They said bed share deaths are considered SIDS. Up to each mommy to make their own decision on this.. That's just my two cents.

Um, that's odd advice considering there are a ton of safe ways to go about it. Interesting.

Maybe they're concerned about liability and perceive mentioning that there are safe approaches as being too risky?

golfingdarwinfish

I registered for a bassinet as an "eh, maybe" before shower invites went out, and recently learned that someone bought it and plans on bringing it, set up, to the shower.     I was torn on whether or not I really want one, but if the person doesn't bring the packaging, I'm not sure I have much of a choice in the matter, and we may as well try it.  

At least it's aesthetically appealing and will look nice in our bedroom. 

pepperpotts317

Nicb13 said:

jeniece47 said:

We ordered this Rock N' Play Portable Bassinet.  I am afraid of putting her into something that snuggles her to much and keeps her at an incline and then she refuses to transfer to her crib later.  I'm a FTM though so really I have no idea.  If she ends up with reflux issues, we may switch to something with an incline.

Also, a lot of the Rock N' Plays seem to be on sale on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Rock-Play-Portable-Bassinet/dp/B008DDPL32/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1409169247&sr=8-8&keywords=rock+n%27+play

That is actually something you need to think about. I know in the beginning, I will literally do whatever I need to in order to get the baby to sleep and won't be worrying about what might happen down the road but many parents have this complaint. Babies hate sleeping flat and it's hard to get them in the crib later but it can be done.

I totally agree. If you find something that works go with it.

Emerald27

amandacaffrey said:

amandacaffrey said:

Our hospital highly advised against bed share due to the suffocation risk. They said bed share deaths are considered SIDS. Up to each mommy to make their own decision on this.. That's just my two cents.

Emerald27

Thank you for your concern. I promise that DH and I have done our homework, know what we are doing and are making sure to take the proper precautions to make bedsharing safe.

It can actually be quite safe and beneficial when done correctly.

...and this is NOT the thread for this discussion, but I just can't leave this assertion alone. Suffocation and SIDS are two entirely different things.

uksteph11

yella726 said:

@Emerald27 & @MollyC20 They said that the Nicu nurses had a very long, in-depth conversation with her about the dangers of the RNP and that it's not recommended by the APA for night sleeping. Some of the other commenters cited torticollis, SIDS (which, of course, scares the bejeesus out of me), possible asphyxiation (even though the one we have has mesh sides), and the incline being hard on their breathing. Less people seemed to come to the defense of the RNP, so I just got all nervous.

This is all true.  I am a pediatric physical therapist and see infants all the time due to torticollis and plagiocephaly from sleeping in devices (RNP, bouncers, swings, and car seats) that are inclined.  Please do not let your infant sleep in any of these for extended periods of time.  Even for short periods (15 minutes) they should be supervised the entire time.  Infants do not have the muscular strength in their necks to ensure that an adequate airway is maintained when then are in a slumped posture due to an incline.  I know that there are countless moms who will say, "I did it with my kid, and they are fine,"  but it really isn't worth the risk.  An infant should always sleep on a firm mattress in a crib.

MollyC20

uksteph11 said:

yella726 said:

@Emerald27 & @MollyC20 They said that the Nicu nurses had a very long, in-depth conversation with her about the dangers of the RNP and that it's not recommended by the APA for night sleeping. Some of the other commenters cited torticollis, SIDS (which, of course, scares the bejeesus out of me), possible asphyxiation (even though the one we have has mesh sides), and the incline being hard on their breathing. Less people seemed to come to the defense of the RNP, so I just got all nervous.

This is all true.  I am a pediatric physical therapist and see infants all the time due to torticollis and plagiocephaly from sleeping in devices (RNP, bouncers, swings, and car seats) that are inclined.  Please do not let your infant sleep in any of these for extended periods of time.  Even for short periods (15 minutes) they should be supervised the entire time.  Infants do not have the muscular strength in their necks to ensure that an adequate airway is maintained when then are in a slumped posture due to an incline.  I know that there are countless moms who will say, "I did it with my kid, and they are fine,"  but it really isn't worth the risk.  An infant should always sleep on a firm mattress in a crib.

Thanks for the info! I honestly had no educational reference for whether it was safe or not -- just moms who swore by them!

MrsL2B

We have a few options, including using either the RNP and the PNP in our bedroom, before we move him into his crib in the nursery.

Saragoeswest

I thought we were going to be talking about pajamas. 

eacaldw

We are planning to use the RNPBassinet (it is a flat sleeping surface, rather than an inclined one).  We are hoping that it will make the transition to the crib later on easier.

2goingon3

Bassinet next to my side of the bed for a couple months, then off to the crib! Baby will nap in the crib or in a playpen during the day.

rowanrat

We have an Arm's Reach co sleeper that I found on clearance and hope to use most of the time, and we were gifted a Pack n Play for when LO is bigger. We also received a Rock n Play.

Starfish17

We have the RnP and a pack n play.  Baby will sleep at night in the pack n play in our room (our other 2 did as well).  I used the RnP a lot during the day - I wanted something to put the baby higher off the floor when my son was around.  So DD napped in it a lot, but not unsupervised.  Both my kids loved napping in the bouncer as well.  But for nighttime, we only used the pack n play or the crib.

Mmylsa

We have the cosleeper for the 1st couple of months and then, hopefully, directly to the crib. I also have cats and didn't know about that canopy option... Thanks for the intel ladies!

melaniedel

FamousEa said:

Mine slept all night in the RNP and napped in it with no issues.

Basically this x 2.

caranichole

Mine will be in a crib in our room. In the past I had DD1 and DD2 in the bassinet part of our pnp in our room until they slept through the night and then they were put in a crib in their own room.

futuremrsnjoroge

Everyone's plans gave me a lot of great insight. I hadn't considered a few things - never thought about putting baby in a swing for bedtime sleeping or about him preferring to be slightly inclined...

His bedroom is upstairs next to my office. He'll sleep in his crib during the day. But my plan is for him to sleep in a bassinet throughout the night and whenever I'm in the living room or kitchen. I guess I'll see if that works though...

Cutiecruz327

Our LO is going straight to crib. Our rooms are right next to each other. We have a cat that like to lay in boxes & things, I'm afraid she'll smother the baby in a bassinet. As is I'm curious how to keep her out of his swing. At least in nursery I can keep door closed. If I close door to our room and the cat can't lay on DH, then no one will get any sleep.

Edited to fix typo (fat thumbs)

keenkamsmom

We have a bassinet in our room, a crib in the nursery and a pnp downstairs for daytime.

Emerald27

Cutiecruz327 said:

Our LO is going straight to crib. Our rooms are right next to each other. We have a cat that like to lay in boxes & things, I'm afraid she'll smother the baby in a bassinet. As is I'm curious how to keep her out of his swing. At least in nursery I can keep door closed. If I close door to our room and the cat can't lay on DH, then no one will get any sleep.

Edited to fix typo (fat thumbs)

We set up everything for DS and put it all out where we planned it to be a couple months in advance, so that the cats could explore and lay in and on anything they wanted. They liked the carseat, swing, and PNP a lot. Just lay a towel in the stuff if you're worried about hair.

The idea is that the cats can see and explore these things and hopefully lose interest by the time baby arrives. The PNP ended up pretty much being a laundry hamper/cat bed, since we slept with DS in our bed. :P But our cats (and I know everyone's are different) didn't want to be near any of the baby stuff once DS came home.

ariel06

Neither of my first two were able to sleep flat because of reflux. Ds1 slept best in the swing and DS 2 slept in a bouncer seat. So we 'll try to have him sleep flat first, but honestly whatever works to get him to sleep.
There are positives and negatives about pretty much any sleeping situation. Pack and play mattresses aren't suppose to be the safest for more than occasional use because they aren't as firm as regular mattresses. My pedi recommended getting a better mattress if we were going to use it all the time.

MsMacual

We're using a bassinet in our room until he outgrows it.  Our older son bed shares with us and we are working on getting him to sleep in his bed.  We'll either transition #2 to the crib or he'll bedshare with me- depending on his sleep habits and where DS#1 is sleeping.

For naps- we'll use our PnP and RnP.  I'll also do a fair amount of baby wearing so I'm guessing that he'll nap while being worn, too. 

Rickaroo922

She will sleep in feet pjs, and probably a swaddle in her crib in her room. Thats what we did with DS and he was a pretty good sleeper. It was nice to not have to worry about transitioning him until he got a toddler bed just before his second birthday.

leela02

We'll set up her crib in our room and have her sleep there, and see how it goes. Then eventually move the crib to her own room. We don't want to get additional sleeping furniture until we know how LO does with the crib.

Since there's a chance of her arriving before said crib is assembled (we're in the midst of a move and the crib mattress I ordered seems to be lost in a UPS facility somewhere), we're also going to get a PnP just in case she comes early and we need something quick to setup. We're moving to a 2-story home so we'll probably use the PnP mainly for napping downstairs.

amandacaffrey

Emerald27 said:

amandacaffrey said:

amandacaffrey said:

Our hospital highly advised against bed share due to the suffocation risk. They said bed share deaths are considered SIDS. Up to each mommy to make their own decision on this.. That's just my two cents.

Emerald27

Thank you for your concern. I promise that DH and I have done our homework, know what we are doing and are making sure to take the proper precautions to make bedsharing safe.

It can actually be quite safe and beneficial when done correctly.

...and this is NOT the thread for this discussion, but I just can't leave this assertion alone. Suffocation and SIDS are two entirely different things.

Do as you like, but they provided us documentation from AAP in class. It specifically says NOT to bedshare as it relates to SIDS and other sleep related deaths ( like suffocation but ALSO SIDS). It does however advocate room share. You can Google AAP Expanded Guidelines for Infant Sleep Safety and SIDS Prevention and it should come up if you are open to reading about it.

Maybe this is a better convo for you and a professional tho.. I would ask your doctor and see what they say. Ultimately do what ur comfortable with as it's your child. Just passing info from this I trust along.

sarah62584

Duder said:

The only negative thing I have heard about the RnP is that it can be really difficult to transition the baby into their crib of they have gotten used to sleeping in the RnP. We will probably do with this one what we did with our first - have her in a bassinet next to our bed and with me in the bed sometimes.

Heard and seen this with my SIL's twins. She had a HORRIBLE time transitioning her babies to the crib. I know not everyone will experience that but I don't want to take my chances. I will use a bassinet. My DD was straight to crib, but she was also in our room. We moved so a bassinet is the only thing that will fit.