Co-sleeper

duffmaker · February 2013

I'm trying to cut down on our baby want/need list and am stuck on our arm's reach... I really want one, I think it will be so incredibly nice especially because I'll be BFing. I also think that being able to just reach over and get baby will help with my sleep, and having an 18month old and a newborn... any help with sleep would be wonderful.

But it is $150... and with M we did just fine having her in her crib and getting up and down at night. So I'm wondering for those of you that have used one of know someone who has used one... is it really worth it? Or should I just suck it up, use the crib and walk the extra 5 feet to get LO at night. (crib will be in our room either way, I also think we'll only use the arm's reach for 1-2months)

jaymiegerard · February 2013

We bought ours off craigslist with DS for $40 (from a pet-free, smoke-free grandmother who bought it for her grandchild to stay over in, but only used it once)! We used for about 4-5 months, we loved it, and will use it with this baby too!

The good thing is you can pull the side up and move it off of the bed too to make it more like a bassinet, which is really good if the baby is a loud sleeper!

melissa0726 · February 2013

I feel like $150 is a lot to spend for something you'd only use 1-2 months.

Would you consider using one of the little sleeper beds that goes in your actual bed with you? You can pick one of those up for $40 or so.

We had one for the first 2 months M was born, and it was a life saver, because I had a lot of trouble getting in and out of my bed. I will say, though, that if we didn't have a king size bed, it would have been a little tight.

Another nice feature is that it folds up for transport. We would take it to my parents' house and put M in it for naps when she was a newborn.

https://www.target.com/p/summer-infant-by-your-side-sleeper/-/A-13680579?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=Google_PLA_df&LNM=|13680579&CPNG=Baby&kpid=13680579&LID=PA&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=13680579

duffmaker · February 2013

melissa0726:
I feel like $150 is a lot to spend for something you'd only use 1-2 months.
Would you consider using one of the little sleeper beds that goes in your actual bed with you? You can pick one of those up for $40 or so.
We had one for the first 2 months M was born, and it was a life saver, because I had a lot of trouble getting in and out of my bed. I will say, though, that if we didn't have a king size bed, it would have been a little tight.
Another nice feature is that it folds up for transport. We would take it to my parents' house and put M in it for naps when she was a newborn.
https://www.target.com/p/summer-infant-by-your-side-sleeper/-/A-13680579?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=Google_PLA_df&LNM=|13680579&CPNG=Baby&kpid=13680579&LID=PA&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=13680579

We thought about one of those, but it will take up a ton of room on the bed and I feel like I wouldn't sleep at all because I would be so cramped and uncomfortable. (We have a queen, and in desperate need of a king... I just can't reason buying a new mattress when we still have 1-3years of use left in our current one KWIM?)

animalcrckr · February 2013

I would not buy it if you are only going to use it for 1-2 months. We have one and have used it until baby can sit up. After that, it is our pack n play. So for us, we get ALOT of use out of it considering this will be it's 3rd go around.

atangiblewish · February 2013

I would get one if we could. But our pets sleep in bed too. I don't want to totally mess up their lives and kick them off when baby gets here. We are just going to use a bassinet.

superace27 · February 2013

In your situation, I'd probably skip it. Do you have a PNP with the bassinet part you could use in your room? Or find one used.

We used a co-sleeper in our room for 7 months. Our master bedroom is downstairs and the other bedrooms are upstairs. I was not getting out of bed and walking upstairs every few hours to nurse! The only reason we moved DD out at 7 months was because she was pulling herself up in the co-sleeper.

emolm · February 2013

Craig's List.

nej0202 · February 2013

atangiblewish:
I would get one if we could. But our pets sleep in bed too. I don't want to totally mess up their lives and kick them off when baby gets here. We are just going to use a bassinet.

This has been our debate. Our big dog sleeps in her bed on the floor but the little one sleeps curled up next to me. She is going to have a hard enough time with this transition. My worry is I cannot find a bassinet with good airflow. Does anyone have any recommendations?

littlenugget613 · February 2013

I had just kinda thought about getting a rock and play and keeping it next to my bed. Have you guys done this? How did it work out for you?

melissa0726 · February 2013

clizh:
melissa0726:
I feel like $150 is a lot to spend for something you'd only use 1-2 months.
Would you consider using one of the little sleeper beds that goes in your actual bed with you? You can pick one of those up for $40 or so.
We had one for the first 2 months M was born, and it was a life saver, because I had a lot of trouble getting in and out of my bed. I will say, though, that if we didn't have a king size bed, it would have been a little tight.
Another nice feature is that it folds up for transport. We would take it to my parents' house and put M in it for naps when she was a newborn.
https://www.target.com/p/summer-infant-by-your-side-sleeper/-/A-13680579?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=Google_PLA_df&LNM=|13680579&CPNG=Baby&kpid=13680579&LID=PA&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=13680579
We thought about one of those, but it will take up a ton of room on the bed and I feel like I wouldn't sleep at all because I would be so cramped and uncomfortable. (We have a queen, and in desperate need of a king... I just can't reason buying a new mattress when we still have 1-3years of use left in our current one KWIM?)

Makes total sense, we wouldn't have been able to swing it in a queen.

JaimeCH · February 2013

littlenugget613:

I had just kinda thought about getting a rock and play and keeping it next to my bed. Have you guys done this? How did it work out for you?

We did this when DD was a little older (2-3 months). I'm not sure if I would feel comfortable using it with a newborn for overnight.

I think you can just get a PNP that allows the bed to be raised like a bassinet. It takes care of two needs in one.