Sleeping arrangements for newborn

dvladybug · April 2012

This could be for first-time or second-time moms, but what do you plan or have you done for sleeping arrangements once baby is home? I plan to breastfeed and would like the babies in our room for the 1st few months. Do you plan to register for a pack-in-play or bassinet?

babyhunbun7 · April 2012

We had a bassinet in our room assuming baby would sleep in there at night in the beginning and had a pack n play in the living room.

Ds slept in the bassinet for less then 3 weeks. Then to his crib he went. I couldn't sleep at all with him in our room he was so loud at night.

I loved having the pack n play in the living room so I had a place to put him for naps without having to have him in his room. I liked that I had a place to lay him no matter where I was. The bassinet was on wheels so sometimes I would even bring it in the kitchen if I was doing dishes or dinner. Im glad I got the bassinet second hand for 20 bucks though as we barely used it. Ds also spent a lot of time just hanging out in the swing so the pack n play probably wouldn't have been needed really. Im glad ill have it this time around though to protect the new baby from ds when im not right there.

Wally3 · April 2012

The plan is LO will sleep in our room in the crib until he is about 3 - 4 months old then moving the crib in with DS and they will share a room. This what we did for ds and it worked well for us.

thetwinkies&Vivi · April 2012

We have a pack n play that has a newborn napper and bassinet feature. DD stayed in our room until about 6 months. I plan on doing the same this time as well.

pinitbaby · April 2012

We're not splurging for a bassinet this time round, my son was only in it for maybe a few weeks and that was it. We're going to get a pack n play for the living room and maybe just cart it from the bedroom to the living room..thing is we're looking for a house and I don't know if we will be moved into a new place and whether the baby will have his/her own room so I'm not even thinking about a crib in our room just yet. We'll be purchasing a swing as well, I never used one with my first 2 kids and holy co I don't know why I didn't because my mom got us one 2nd hand with my 3rd baby and he slept like a rock and I had some peace!! lol Overall, you will find what works for you guys best when the time comes

dvladybug · April 2012

katieleaisamommytobe:
We have a pack n play that has a newborn napper and bassinet feature. DD stayed in our room until about 6 months. I plan on doing the same this time as well.

Are you getting a twin bassinet/pack-n-play or plan on putting them both in one?

HarrietNJMommy · April 2012

We are using a pack n play in our room just like we did for the last 3.

thetwinkies&Vivi · April 2012

We have one that is intended for one baby. (actually have 3 of them total) The bassinet can be used up to 15 lbs, so they may use that together for a bit depending on their size. The actual pack n play part can hold much more,so they could use that as well. I also have the option of putting 2 pack n plays in our room, but I'm not too sure about that. I did see a JOOVY twin pack n play this week I want to check out.

hilsy85 · April 2012

The stroller we want has a bassinet, so I think we might get a stand for it, and just keep LO in there for the first few weeks or so. I don't want to get a pack n' play because they're big, and we don't have a ton of storage space.

cubberss · April 2012

We have an Arm's Reach Co-sleeper that we'll be using again for this baby. Though I'm sure he/she will be in our bed more often than not.

jesseandabi · April 2012

cubberss:
We have an Arm's Reach Co-sleeper that we'll be using again for this baby. Though I'm sure he/she will be in our bed more often than not.

I've been considering that brand...have you used it before?

I am also assuming that LO will be in with us more then in their own bed/co-sleeper....but liked the look of this brand!

MAbride0808 · April 2012

I plan on having the baby in a pack n play in our room for a couple weeks and then putting him/her in the nursery across the hall. Of course, best laid plans.

JKohio · April 2012

For my son, we used a cradle (that DH's grandpa made) next to our bedside. After a few months (maybe 7?), we moved DS into the crib in his room for overnights. Up til that point, we did transition with naps being in his crib for awhile before putting him in his room for all sleep sessions. We plan to use the same cradle for #2 when s/he is born in October. I think we may try to transition to crib earlier though. Everyone slept better once that happened.

We do have a pack n play that for #1 we used in the living room and as a nap and play option for awhile (along with the swing -- sometimes he was picky about where he'd nap). It was also great for weekends at the grandparents' house. Pack n plays are very nice!

lovethoseleaves · April 2012

We are considering an arm's reach cosleeper, or a convertible crib side car to the bed, or maybe a pack and play with a bassinet. Not sure what we're going to do yet...we'll be in a one bedroom apartment until baby is around 8mo old atleast, and we'd like I avoid getting too much semi redundant baby gear.

Tmakes3 · April 2012

We have a Rock and Play that we used with #1 for 3 months in our room. We'll do the same with #2. We continued using the Rock and Play for another 2 months for naps.

nealbl · April 2012

With LO we had a bassinet and when she outgrew it we moved into a pack n play. She was in our room until about 5 months. I breastfed and usually went out to the living room couch in middle of night feedings so we wouldn't wake DH. I plan to do same thing with new baby. It may stay in our room a little longer b/c it will share a room with LO.

rnbeth477 · April 2012

With DS, we used a bassinet next to our bed for the first month or so. Then he moved to the pack & play in our room. DS moved to his crib in his room at about 4 1/2 months.

This time around we're thinking about getting a co-sleeper to attach to our bed and leaving the pack & play in the living room for naps. Our new LO will probably be in our room the same amount of time as DS.

TashaTuck01 · April 2012

We registered for a PNP to have for around the house and maybe for the baby in our room for the first week or so. I honestly do not want to transition baby from one sleeping arrangement to another, so I'm really going to try and just put baby right in the crib at first. Our bedroom and the nursery are right next to each other so baby wont be far anyways.

kross605 · April 2012

Dd was in her crib from day 1. I knew from my couple nights in the hospital with her that I could not sleep at all with all the noise she made! I was never a SIDs or other worrier so I was very comfortable with her in her own room and we had a video monitor to keep a eye on her as well. I bfed but I didn't mind getting up and walking to her room a couple times a night. I'm very alert when I wake up so it worked for me and luckily she didn't seem to mind being alone in her room.

BabyLouWho · April 2012

With our little guy he slept in the Rock N Play Sleeper until like 3 or 4 months old. Then we put him in the crib. We will do the same with #2! The Rock N Play is just too convenient to not use again!

LLB430 · April 2012

I am so excited to get a Rock and Play. They were not out when dd was born and it would have been a life saver! Nobody seems to talk much about how many babies hate to sleep on their backs in a big area and the RNP allows for the baby to be on an incline and snuggled in. I have high hopes that it lives up to the raving reviews I have read and heard personally. Plus it is inexpensive and takes up little room. I was just telling dh today that we aren't even going to set up the pnp or cosleeper because we did to get much use out of either of them.

MichelleL1118 · April 2012

We'll use our Arms Reach mini co-sleeper again, for the first 6 months or so, and probably set up the PNP in the living room or office area as a napping space for during the day. We had absolutely no issues transitioning DS to his crib when he was 7ish months old, so hopefully the same will hold true this time.

ffejsGirl · April 2012

We have a co-sleeper mini for the bedside. We'll keep baby at bedside until their sleeping pattern is more set and only waking up once/night or not at all. About 3 months with our daughter.

baeluevano · April 2012

With DD we had a bassinet &planned for her to be in there during the night next to our bed, but I nursed & she usually ended up in bed with us(a lot of the time I nursed laying down because I didn't have a comfortable chair & would fall asleep as well ).

She was pretty picky about sleeping in her bassinet & we barely used the crib in her room(we had a roommate & her room as at the other end of the house from us). It took a long time to get her out of our bed & willing to sleep in her own.

We are hoping to be more diligent this time around & use a pack 'n play that has the bassinet part as well in our room at night & make sure baby sleeps in the crib in his/her room at least 1-2 times a day for naps so it'll hopefully be an easier transition. (I'm keeping my fingers crossed.)

Starfish17 · April 2012

We had DS in a PNP for about 6 weeks before we transitioned him to the crib. While I liked the idea of the bassinet, I didn't think it was very practical since you only use it for a couple months and then it just takes up space (whcih we didn't have). He transitioned fine at 6 weeks, I had wanted him sleeping in his own room before I went back to work so as not to wake him up early in the morning or keep him up late. We plan to do the same with this one.

cubberss · April 2012

jesseandabi:
cubberss:
We have an Arm's Reach Co-sleeper that we'll be using again for this baby. Though I'm sure he/she will be in our bed more often than not.

I've been considering that brand...have you used it before?
I am also assuming that LO will be in with us more then in their own bed/co-sleeper....but liked the look of this brand!

We've used it for both kids and love it.

CraftyKayla · April 2012

We have a pack n' play and an antique cradle ready for the first few weeks of baby sleeping next to the bed.

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