Where will baby sleep?

millerhomelife · February 2012

Where do you plan on having your newborn sleep? Or what have you done with your previous babies? Some people say in their bed. Some say in a bassinet in their room or in a co-sleeper. What about him or her just sleeping in the crib? I'm still not quite sure what I am going to do, but I am pretty confident that I don't want a newborn in bed with us for several reasons. What are your thoughts on this whole thing?

hellomommyhood · February 2012

we put our last baby in our room. we moved the crib in our room and placed her in a small bassinet (from our stroller) right in the crib. she slept great and it was conveient for feeding to have her close. However, about 4 months old she could hear us and would wake up at the littlest thing. we had to move her into her own room around 5 months... life much improved then for everyone - and by then she woke up less often so it wasn't as bad to leave the room for feedings etc. since they were less often.

i think everyone has different choices - you'l find what works for you!

gollywollypog · February 2012

You just have to figure out what's best for you and stick to your guns. Our first two were in bed with us all the way. They were very close in age so were not a danger to eachother and we have a king sized bed. This time around we are getting the Arms Reach co-sleeper simply because our older two still crawl into bed with us and they are BIG now. I breast feed and co-sleeping works for our family.

Just do what is right for you!!

Tash13 · February 2012

Everybody is going to choose different things for different reasons so you have to do what works best for you.

We had DS in the co-sleeper at the beginning of the night and in bed with us usually halfway through. I breastfed and it was easier this way. When he would wake up in the middle of the night, I'd scoop him up and nurse him. After about 6-8 weeks, I'd asleep with him nursing so he'd end up staying in bed with us the rest of the night. If he woke up, I'd just switch him to the other side and go back to sleep. I do wish I had switched him off of this habit at an earlier age because we did have to sleep train at 8-9 months in order to get him out of our bed. He then went into a crib in our room until he was a year old.

We will do something similar with this one except I'll probably try to put him back into the cosleeper more often. I think it will make it easier for the transition to the crib later on but I don't want him or her any further than that for comfort and laziness reasons.

MrsCAA · February 2012

in a crib directly across the hall.

ksw5ff · February 2012

We plan on using a co-sleeper but letting baby fall asleep in bed with us first. When she wakes up in the morning we'll take her back with us for a little bit before we actually get up and start our day. Like the other ladies said before me, it really depends on what you feel is appropriate and best for you. My theory is that for 40 weeks your baby is as close to you as physically possible for two human beings. Putting him/her in a separate room or off in a corner by him/herself seems kind of mean, but that's just my personal opinion. I mean, they know they're tiny and vulnerable and they don't understand the world around them. No wonder kids are scared of the dark. We've all had many moons to get over the monster in the closet or the gremlin under the bed, but a little, fresh baby can't possibly understand anything other than being alone in the dark.

pugznploons · February 2012

probably the rock n play sleeper for the first few weeks while we are establishing a breastfeeding routine, then to the crib.

doctorpreggo · February 2012

We are getting a crib as a gift from one of the grandmothers, which we'll put in the office that's going to double as a nursery (it won't fit in our bedroom). However, we're also going to get an Arm's Reach cosleeper for the beginning, and I suspect the crib will go unused for a while. The reason we don't want the baby directly in the bed with us is that we want the opportunity to cuddle (each other) without having a baby between us. Surprisingly I haven't seen this quoted as a reason for not choosing bed-sharing, but I can't live without those cuddles from my partner every night!!

Medic99 · February 2012

With DD we had a bassinet in our room and put her in it. We are going to use it again with this one. I will not have a newborn in bed with us. We have had a couple deaths in our area because of suffocations or falls. It does not take much to get up and walk a few steps or lean out of bed to get the baby. I feel strongly about this because being called to a home where a newborn is now dead because of this, is one of the hardest things.

nopegoat · February 2012

We wanted Mathieu in our room for the first few months. We tried to put him in his cradle but he refused to sleep in there and I had to get some rest because I had school so we ended up bedsharing. It was soo much easier especially since I BF. He actually weaned himself of it which was nice too. By 6 months he was sleeping in his crib (which we moved in our room for naps a round 4 months) and he was in his own room by 8 months.

Especially since I will be handling a newborn and a toddler by myself since my DF works OOT and is gone 95% of the time, I definitely plan to bedshare again!

jesslinnn · February 2012

In a bassinet next to our bed. A lot of times I'd bring him into bed once he woke up and DH went to work. Got a bit more sleep that way.

We didn't transition DS to his bedroom crib until around 3.5-4 months, but once we did he slept SO much better. This time I will try transitioning LO into their own room sooner.

nopegoat · February 2012

I also wanted to add, that I was VERY adament about my kids NOT sleeping in our bed before Mathieu was born. For the first month I fought it and was completely miserable and got no sleep at all.. I finally gave in and it was the best thing for us. It can be done safely so when the time comes and if you do decide to change your mind about it do your research first.

ShanaRoxy · February 2012

Great question! We are thinking of putting the crib in our room and possibly getting a bassinet as well. Once the baby is a little older we will move him/her to their bedroom to sleep in their crib.

AmberMH08 · February 2012

with my son he always had his own bed we used a playpen not crib...with top part so he wasnt on the floor... it worked well for us and feedings... that lasted till he was 9 months then he had his own twin bed on other side of our room till we moved to a bigger place and then into his own room when he was 1 1/2 it worked for us he never wanted to be in bed with us ever and still doesnt...so i plan to do similar with this baby until they are older in our room... i have 8yr old step daughter and 3 yr old niether would be good to put baby in room with so in with us till its old enough to defend itself agains the older 1s haha

Tash13 · February 2012

doctorpreggo:
We are getting a crib as a gift from one of the grandmothers, which we'll put in the office that's going to double as a nursery (it won't fit in our bedroom). However, we're also going to get an Arm's Reach cosleeper for the beginning, and I suspect the crib will go unused for a while. The reason we don't want the baby directly in the bed with us is that we want the opportunity to cuddle (each other) without having a baby between us. Surprisingly I haven't seen this quoted as a reason for not choosing bed-sharing, but I can't live without those cuddles from my partner every night!!

This is also why we put baby in the co-sleeper to go to sleep at the beginning of the night. Although he was usually on my side, not in between us, so H and I were still against each other.

judahsmommy1 · February 2012

My son slept in an Arm's reach co sleeper for the first month and a half. We considered having him in our bed, but I cannot sleep with someone touching me. I discovered that includes my son! After a month and a half I was having trouble sleeping because I would wake up for every sigh and sniffle so we wound up putting him in his nursery. I discovered that I could wear ear plugs and would still wake up about 45 seconds before he started crying to eat. It's the strangest thing I've ever experienced.

I will probably use the arms reach again for this baby for the first month or so and see how it goes. If I have difficulty sleeping we're planning on moving the baby into our giant walk in closet. That way the baby is still very close and won't disturb our son, but we can close a door if we need/want to. (Not to mention it will be very dark for nap time!)

lady_tytah · February 2012

With my daughter she slept in the bed with me because that was the only place she could sleep. We had nothing else. Now that "I's married" (hehehe) I am geting a bassinet/cosleeper (its convertible) for the first 4-5 months to establish a schedule and make breastfeeding easier as well as getting my daughter used to having a younger sibling. It'll be a 5 yr difference so it wont be a transition for the baby but for the rest of us lol. When a better schedule is made then into the crib...which I know will be inconvenient but that's usually when they start waking up from hearing mom and dad.

amberlynnr7 · February 2012

In her PnP in our room. Once she is about 2 months old we'll move her to her room.

ks3pink · February 2012

DD slept in a bassinet in my room and then went to her crib in her room later. I was having a hard time deciding about the bassinet this time but as soon as I found out we were having twins I decided they would go straight to the crib, one crib, together.

ljanette85 · February 2012

a bassinet for a little while and then the crib. Im also not opposed to sleeping in the car seat if they are newborns and it works (also works well for babies with reflux)

co-sleeping is not for me. Im afraid that I will squish the baby or just not sleep at all, and I need sleep to be a happy mommy

angelak24 · February 2012

This is my first and I plan on trying to use a co-sleeper. Baby will not be in bed with us, we sleep soooo soundly and are tossers, I just wouldn't feel safe. I only plan on using the co-sleeper a couple of months, maybe 2-3. After that baby will be in the crib. At least that is my plan!

I am gonna try to stick to my guns no matter what baby thinks!

morethancottoncandy · February 2012

DD slept in our room in a bassinet for the first 9 weeks or so. She started sleeping through the night at around 8 weeks and we moved her to the crib in her room shortly thereafter. We will attempt the same thing with this LO and take it from there.

ccam · February 2012

Probably in a pack n play or bassinet in our room for the first couple months and then we'll transition to the crib.

angelrue522 · February 2012

Swing, Bassinet in my room and then crib.

BaldwinMartin · February 2012

We just got our "family bassinet." My great-grandparents used it with my grandpa, he used it for his 7 kids, all 13 grandkids used it (including me...), and 5 out of 7 great-grandkids have used it. We're going to pressure wash it and repaint it though, all my cousins agree it would be a good idea. So baby will be sleeping right next to our bed since I plan on breastfeeding and my husband rolls around WAY too much to co-sleep.

steelermama86 · February 2012

With my DD I slept in the recliner with her for the first month. After that she slept in her crib in her room. It worked for the both of us.

Jitterbug2668 · February 2012

Crib all the way. I had DS in the crib from the moment he came home and never had any issues whatsoever getting up in the middle of the night to get him to nurse or anything like that. As far as I'm concerned, its one less thing I have to transition him to later when he's more aware of his surroundings.

pixieprincss · February 2012

We will have new baby in the crib that is side-carred to our bed. We are a very happy family of extended cosleepers and DS bedhares with us.

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