s/o co-sleeping and such

GypsyEsq · May 2009

Do babies in bassinets or pack n' plays get the same benefit as babies in co-sleepers or in the family bed? I'm referring to the post below title "Am I crazy/unrealistic"

We don't plan on co-sleeping but have borrowed a co-sleeper just in case we change our mind. But we also have a bassinet that my father has made us that we are going to set up in our room and that's where we both assumed the baby will sleep for a while (a couple of months?). But I don't know if that is of any benefit to the baby or just more convenient to me - and by benefits I'm referring to the Dr Sears c+p in the original post.

hisbabybear · May 2009

it really is just more convenient for you.

NDwife07 · May 2009

Yes, same/similar benefits. Proximity to mom and dad creates more natural responsiveness between baby and parent.

Here's a tidbit of info for reading if you're interested.

mrs. remy · May 2009

everything I have read says the benefits they are talking about refer to having the baby in the same room as you, b/c you can hear eachother.

IselaCid · May 2009

hisbabybear:
it really is just more convenient for you.

not true...

https://askdrsears.com/html/7/T071000.asp

https://askdrsears.com/html/10/t102200.asp

babyjoy09 · May 2009

to me it is just easier and makes more sense for us

NDwife07 · May 2009

Here's some more. Dr. McKenna is considered one of, if not THE, experts on co-sleeping.

https://www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab/index.html

IselaCid · May 2009

and more information...

https://drjaygordon.com/development/ap/cosleeping.asp

https://babyreference.com/Cosleeping&SIDS%202005%20Review%20of%20the%20Studies.htm

emaria · May 2009

i believe so - we're going with an arm's reach cocoon next to our bed. we can't do a cosleeper because we have this king sized sleep by numbers contraption that moves up and down and a cosleeper won't attach safely to it. plus, the cocoon is positioned in a way that helps babies who have colic so i'm hoping it helps her rest if she happens to be colicky. we also sleep with our pups and of course we'd boot them out of the bed if need be but for the other reasons i've already mentioned we won't be using a cosleeper anyways. i think she'll have very similar benefits as cosleeping - i'll position the cocoon so she can see me and i can reach over and touch her, pick her up if i need to and if she's fussy i can keep her on my chest for a bit. i do agree it's convenient for me but i figure if not having to get up and grope my way to her room in the middle makes me happier then ultimately it will make my daughter (and everyone else for that matter) much happier. but like i said in my other post, it's important to do what works for you.

IselaCid · May 2009

and even more...

https://www.mothering.com/articles/new_baby/sleep/sleep.html

cedens · May 2009

haha this is a great debate and i really dont think there will be one, right answer on this!

hope there is research on both sides so that you can see the benefits to both!

GypsyEsq · May 2009

Thanks so much for all the links. Like I said we've already decided the baby will be in our room but that decision had been made based on convenience and b/c of course I needed to use the bassinet my dad built. But it's helpful to me to read about the synchronicity of sleep being a benefit even if we're not bed-sharing. And since we also have the on-loan co-sleeper we can always switch to that if we decide to. Thank you!

johnsoar · May 2009

I never co-slept because 1) we didn't want to roll over on her and 2) we didn't want her still stuck in our bed.

DD did sleep in the basinet until 4 months and then moved to her crib. I did it as a convience to me and getting up to feed her at night.

NDwife07 · May 2009

johnsoar:
I never co-slept because 1) we didn't want to roll over on her and 2) we didn't want her still stuck in our bed.

DD did sleep in the basinet until 4 months and then moved to her crib. I did it as a convience to me and getting up to feed her at night.

Technically, this IS co-sleeping. Just FYI!

rrodgers803 · May 2009

DD will be in the pack n play basinet right beside our bed. DH isn't comfortable with "co sleeping" because hes such a hard sleeper and all over the place.

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