At home sleeping arrangements

jmo2187

What did your babies sleep in if they roomed with you and Dh when they first came home? We were thinking of having bassinets in our bedroom and cribs in theirs. We'd also liketo have something available for them downstairs in the den. A PnP maybe? However, we've heardgood things about having swings, bouncers and RnP's for them. So not sure if RnPs mightbe best thing to get for our room and then move them downstairs? My main issue with thatis that we would constantly be moving the darn things up and down. Thoughts? P.s sorry for all of the questions lately, it's just that there is so much baby stuffout there and it can be so overwhelming. DH and I appreciate all of the feedback speciallysince i had to miss my first MoM club meeting last month due to having a cerclage put in.TIA!

SoldiersGreenBean

We used a PnP in our room, and a 3rd crib downstairs.  The 3rd crib doubled as a nap spot & diaper changing station.  It was awesome!

mamak0328

I have this same question! 

mamak0328

SoldiersGreenBean:

We used a PnP in our room

Did they sleep in the same PnP at night? 

emilyec1

We have 2 sets of RnPs, one in the family room and one in our bedroom, and that has workd out really well so far. We plan on transitioning to the cribs in their nursery soon and using a PnP downstairsn for naps.

lovemygs

They were in RnPs in our room and the living room until 14 weeks. Now they're in their cribs for naps and nighttime.

leapgirl8

Don't plan on moving something up and down. Get two sets of RnPs or something different for upstairs. 

We planned on them sleeping in our room for the first few months, but we ended up splitting the night into two five-hour shifts instead - one of us would sleep in the bedroom alone while the other person was "on" in the living room or nursery, caring for the babies and grabbing naps when possible. Each of us having one solid five-hour block of sleep really saved us in the early months. 

RnPs are awesome for twins, it's so convenient to be able to rock one with a foot while caring for the other one. Personally I would recommend two sets of those - they're comparatively cheap - but that's all ours ever slept in until we moved to the crib, so I'm biased

Eriksgal

We used RnPs in our room and would move them to the living area sometimes but they mostly napped in their bouncy seats in the first 2 months. At 3 months they started napping and sleeping in their cribs. I have a pnp but we use it as a changing station and to store clothes/diapers downstairs.

alice2Bcheshire

We're mostly bedsharing, but we have a P'n'P and a Snugglenest (in-bed bassinet thingy) into which they'll occasionally let us put them. During the day when we're downstairs they nap in their swings, the newborn napper in another P'n'P in the livingroom, or in someone's arms. Their nursery is on the main level too, so the one crib we currently have set up is a daytime option, but we prefer to have them within eyesight for now.

CarissaA

When they first came home my boys shared a crib in our bedroom.  When they were around 4 months we switched them in their own cribs in their room.  

KDR1979

We borrowed a co-sleeper and bassinet for our master bedroom upstairs. We also had a RNP up there and I originally planned to rotate them through all 3 things so that they would sleep anywere. Well, after about 7 nights @ home, neither of us were ever sleeping. So, then we started taking shifts and whomever was on "baby duty" slept on the downstairs couch (or really didn't sleep for the 1st 6 weeks) and the babies slept in RNP's, swing or even a bouncer. Around 6-7 wks, we moved their RNP's to their nursery and they slept in those for about 2-3 weeks in their nursery (well the person on duty slept in a guest bedroom). Then, they transitioned to their crib and FINALLY started sleeping 5hrs/night when they were about 9 weeks old.

Now, they mostly sleep in their cribs, but I did recently set up a PNP in a guest room for naps (or if my Dd wakes up at 4am and I move her to the PNP so she doesn't wake up DS). I'm still struggling with daytime naps-they usually only sleep 35 minutes. I think this is helping them from waking each other up.

manatee21

They shared a PnP in our room until they were 6 weeks - they slept in it sideways.  Then I moved them to their own room and their own cribs...and slept on the floor for the first few nights 

MuseumMaven

Our guys ended up sleeping in bouncy chairs for the fist couple of months.  We discovered that it worked and stuck with it - we think the boys had some minor reflux and being upright helped.  If I had it to do over again I would probably have RnPs upstairs and the bouncy chairs downstairs.  We hauled the chairs up and down, and it got to be a pain.

They were in our room until about three months, when we moved them to the nursery.

jmo2187

Thanks so much for all the replies! It sounds like RnPs are the way to go.

MissLisha

Our babies are still in our room in their RnPs. I know I need to move them to their room. I'm just not ready. I think I'll start trying soon though. 

 

 

Reilly626

We use the rock n nappers in our room for now and will soon move them upstairs to their cribs. They did some time in the hall too since their noises kept  me up.