BTDT Mom's- A question regarding sleeping

mands1125 · October 2014

Did anyone just put their LO straight into the crib at night? I read all of these stories about a bassinet or PnP next to the bed or a co-sleeper etc. The nursery is very close to our bedroom so I thought I'd just be putting LO down in her crib and will tend to her as needed throughout the night.

Any thoughts or experiences anyone cares to share? Thank you!

BeckyP005 · October 2014

No experience yet but I was going to do this until I realized I didn't want to walk down the hall every hr or so. I bought an inexpensive PnP with 3 levels that I will put next to bed for first few weeks.

My friends all put baby first night in crib since nursery was just in next room.

I think it's what you feel comfortable with!
Oh and what's BTDT? I feel like I should know this...

BeckyP005 · October 2014

Guess I shouldn't of answered because I was of no help to you!!

AF9211 · October 2014

I didn't, but only because I was too lazy to get up for middle of the night feedings/soothings even though our house is super tiny. It was easier just to scoop DD up from her RnP next to our bed and feed/soothe her that way. She slept in her RnP through the night at 8 weeks, so it was really hard for me to give it up and transition her to her crib. It took a few weeks, but she finally got used to it. In a perfect world, this LO would go right into the crib, but I know we'll do the same thing we did for DD for our convenience and sanity.

Sorry, I feel like this wasn't helpful at all! But this was our experience and it worked for us.

HailsMom · October 2014

We keep baby in the room with us until they can't sleep in bassinet anymore. (Rolling over) it's not only more convienient but also baby sleeping in a room with other people is supposed to cut down on SIDS risk.

@BeckyP005‌ Been There Done That

mands1125 · October 2014

Everyone's thoughts and experiences are helpful!!! I just wanted to see if I was the only one contemplating putting her right into the nursery.

@BeckyP005 BTDT= Been there Done That

BeckyP005 · October 2014

@mands1125‌ I feel like I'm being a bad mom when I mention to some that I wanted baby in crib from day one lol. They just give me this look like how could I!!

misshart00 · October 2014

We had a rock and play thing that she slept in for awhile. I think she stayed in our room a couple weeks then we moved her to her room, still in the rock and play. I preferred it because she would moan and stuff in her sleep.

mands1125 · October 2014

@BeckyP005 oh I can totally relate. I just think for our family, it will be easier for me to just get up and go into the other room.

Dani_Love · October 2014

I had a c-section so having her in the room with me was so much easier than having to struggle to get up, walk down the hall, pick her up, feed, then put back and try to get comfy again. I also liked having her right there because I could just look over and see she was okay.

AF9211 · October 2014

I have to agree with PPs that newborns are incredibly noisy. DD used to make these strange creaking/moaning sounds ALL night. That was a bit of a pain in the ass but I guess we got used to it...I honestly don't remember.

mamabisme · October 2014

I really wanted to (with my first) but it didn't last beyond the first night. It was really difficult for nursing. I didn't realize just how frequently she would be waking or how sore I would be in this first few weeks.

CogDis · October 2014

Great question! Thought I'd acknowledge my lurking. :-)
Hugs!

Neesey · October 2014

We are going to put the baby directly into the nursery. I'm a really light sleeper and if our little one is anything like my niece, it will be like trying to sleep next to a truck stop. I was shocked at how loud someone so little could be.

maltwin1 · October 2014

We did. Jack came home from the hospital and slept in his crib from night 1. He was a noisey sleeper and we thought it was most important for us to be able to sleep peacefully knowing he was doing the same. Also I saw no reason that DH needed to be up while I was feeding and getting him resettled at night. I could take a nap during the day when DS napped, but he had to go to work, and his job requires that he be completely focused if he's going to be safe.

It worked great for us. We had a video monitor that had a power save mode, (Lorex Video Monitor) so when DS was quiet and still it would go dark, but when he'd wake up at night we'd hear him and the display would light up. So there was no risk of us sleeping through him. We all slept well and there were no transitions to worry about later. It also has never occurred to him to climb on bed with us in the middle of the night because he's never slept there.

It worked great for us, but the only way to really know what's right for you is to try it and see.

lizzybean · October 2014

It was so much easier for middle of the night feeding. Newborns need to eat every 2-3 hours when they first come home and on rough nights it is more often than that.

For us, DH actually slept in the guest room after the first two months. We all got more sleep after that! I don't remember when he came back to our room but it just worked best for us!

twinklymama · October 2014

@HailsMom‌ what exactly is the correlation between people sleeping in the same room and a lower risk of SIDS? I'm still not sure why it would be necessary to keep her in our room instead of 10 feet from me in her own.

Ducktale · October 2014

We're considering it, our room is right next to the nursery. We really don't know though. Like most of what we're doing.

CdnFarmGirl08 · October 2014

DS slept in our room on a cradle for about 1 week and then I was done. Lol. He was so Loud and I would wake up all the time to check and half the time would end up waking him up. So we moved him and got much better sleep.

HailsMom · October 2014

Sorry, I just got back on. @twinklymama like @kcrosem said, it seems that having other people in the same room breathing helps them to regulate their breathing better. I can't find the article I read with the science behind it, but NIH, CDC, APA, MayoClinic, everyone lists having baby sleep in the same room as parents as one of the ways to reduce.

NIH

wintersong139 · October 2014

HailsMom said:

Sorry, I just got back on. @twinklymama like @kcrosem said, it seems that having other people in the same room breathing helps them to regulate their breathing better. I can't find the article I read with the science behind it, but NIH, CDC, APA, MayoClinic, everyone lists having baby sleep in the same room as parents as one of the ways to reduce.

NIH

I've read this too: it's important that the baby can hear you, as well as you hear the baby. Maybe you could get two-way monitors for the nursery, so that the baby can hear you breathing?

kefttsc · October 2014

This is not a BTDT as I am a FTM, but our plan is to have both babies in their crib immediately. They will sleep together in their crib until they can move around enough to wake each other. With twins, I am told this is mildly easier (emotionally) since they have each other.

I ran this by our OB and he says this is ideal IF it works. We figure we will both be getting up at each feeding for a while anyway (logistics of two babies). We will have an awesomely comfy couch in the nursery where I can sleep if DH has a big day the next day and needs to sleep.

Like I said, this is "just" a plan at this point. We may end up with the PNP/Swing/RNP in our bedroom on day 2.....who knows.....

maryxc1 · October 2014

DS slept in a PnP in our room at night for two weeks. He napped (whenever possible) in his crib from day one and slept there at night after two weeks.

michelle142 · October 2014

I had every intention of DS going straight to the nursery when we came home. However, I could hardly walk after delivery for a solid week. So he ended up in a PNP by my side of the bed until he was about 10 weeks old. Made my life easier.

kerrigrooves · October 2014

same as Dani_Love, I had a c-sec so I kept her in the room with me for the first couple of weeks while DH was home from work, she was very noisy so after 2-3 weeks, we put her in her crib and we all slept fairly well. That was in my old house where the nursery was adjacent to our bedroom.

In our new pad, the nursery is upstairs and our master is down so not sure what we'll do yet but I certainly dont want to wake up our 2 yr old!

jaytee16 · October 2014

I am a FTM, but our plan is to put babies right into their cribs from the start. We honestly can't easily fit both babies in our room (small room), and the nursery is like 10ft away, so we'll be close by. I also feel like it might be a good thing for one of us to get up and go to the other room with whichever baby is fussing so that at least one of us is attempting sleep. I think my H will be more helpful and useful if he manages a few hours of sleep here and there, and same goes for me. I don't think it will help us if we're both not sleeping at all.

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