Our 33 weeker twins may be coming home this weekend. We had planned on using RNPs at night by our beds. The Nicu is advising us not to do that. What did you use and for how long? A bassinet? A co-sleeper that goes in your bed? A big crib like co-sleeper? their crib?
I'm leaning towards buying two summer infant co-sleepers if anyone has reviews, I'd love to hear them!
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Why are they saying no RNP?
We had him sleep in a RNP for like 8 weeks after he came home. Then we moved him to his crib.
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The NICU wasn't thrilled with the incline and the potential for the babies to occlude their airway since they wont be on a monitor at home. But the incline isnt that much different from what they are put at in the NICU.
After reading your responses, I think I will take one in to the NICU because I'm not sure they understood what a RNP is exactly.
Let us know what they say - I'm curious! The only bad thing I've heard about the RNP is that it can affect their head shape.............but that seems rare and if babies are left in it for a long time? I don't know, I felt mine and know what they're talking about, but we didn't have a problem.
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Ty was in a RNP until like 10m/7m! He had awful reflux and this was the only place that he was comfortable. He never had an issue with his head shape. Now we bedshare (which was the plan from the beginning, but we couldn't due to the reflux).
Let us know what the NICU says!
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Did I ever tell you that reflux is what caused us to BS? I'd never planned on it - just knew we'd be sharing a room. I had reflux from pg so badly so in order for either of us to sleep I'd prop us both in sitting positions and that's how we'd sleep. Enter bedshare
When I read the subject, I thought, "uh, footie pajamas?" LOL! We thought we'd have our baby in the RnP, but mostly he sleeps in the newborn napper part of the Pack 'n' Play. The reason is that it has a vibration function, which seems to soothe him, similar to riding in the car. They both have a similar incline so it's great for reflux.
Soon (if his reflux keeps getting better) I hope to move him to the Arm's Reach mini co-sleeper so I can cuddle with him safely at night.
My 33 weeker refused (think crying and screaming) to sleep in his crib for his first two months. He slept in his bouncer and then we transitioned to a borrowed bassinet, and then finally he decided that his crib looked comfy. When I talked to his pedi about it, she said that as long as he is sleeping somewhere. So, I'm not sure that I would worry about it too much. Also, in the beginning the vibrate and birdy funcitons on ours was a lifesaver. We didn't swaddle for very long, my little guy liked to try and bury his face in it (halo sleeper thing), which seemed like way more of a suffocation hazard than a blankie wrapped around his feet.
Good luck
Okay, I'm confused by that because the NICU had our baby in a very steeply angled crib from the first day he was in an open crib, at 33 weeks gest. age... he was in it 24/7 until he was discharged at 38 weeks and not on oxygen for most of that time. What you said makes sense, but I wonder why my NICU seemed to ignore that??