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Where should the baby sleep?

stow2009stow2009 member
in August 2015 Moms
Hi, all- I have some questions about where the baby should sleep. 

My parents have a beautiful rocking bassinet we used when we were babies, and I would love to use it in our room for the first couple of months. My questions are: 

1. Is it nuts to use the cradle instead of a co-sleeper if I am breastfeeding? Is the extra lean-over to grab the baby out of the cradle going to be more annoying than I think it will be? We planned to have it right beside my side of the bed. 

2. The cradle is big, and my parents used it with us until we were 5 months. However, it rocks. I'm concerned that if she gets used to rocking to sleep, the crib transition will be really hard. I heard 5 months is a hard time for sleeping anyway. Any thoughts on transitioning from being rocked to sleep to a regular crib? 

Thank you in advance for your input! 
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Re: Where should the baby sleep?

  • brandimc0725brandimc0725 member
    DD slept in a bassinet on the side of my bed for the first 6 months. It wasn't an inconvenience to get her out at night to BF. We didn't have any issues on transitioning to a crib.
    IMO it would be awesome to be able to use the cradle your parents used for you
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  • prairiedreamsprairiedreams member
    DS slept in his crib in his room from day one so no advice there.
    But make sure that all the parts of the cradle are secure and safe (nuts and bolts, moving parts ect) and check what kind of paint or finish is on the wood- lead based paint was very popular at one time and not considered safe now.
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  • jessandandy09jessandandy09 member
    we used a bassinet for the first 5 months for DD.  no problems with leaning over to pick her up to bf.  no problems transitioning, but we didn't use the rocking component as I found it annoying.
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  • KMBC2552KMBC2552 member
    Look into how sturdy and safe the bassinet is. That would be my biggest concern in using it.  We have always used a rock n play next to the bed so I do have to reach over to get him in order to BF. This has never seemed like an inconvenience. 
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  • stow2009stow2009 member
    Thanks, everyone! Really good advice. I think I'll stick with the bassinet while she's in our room, then transition to her crib once she moves into her room. 
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  • Lalala2326Lalala2326 member
    Eh give it a try. We started out with a similar rocking cradle that was my DH's. My daughter had horrible reflux though which pretty much killed sleeping flat. We went from elevated mattresses in the cradle, to a bouncy chair (she hated it), to a swing (she hated it), to eventually settling on a rock n play which during transition-time turned into an elevated pack-in-play mattress in the changing part of the pack n play with rolled towels positioned just so to wean her out of the incline and more snuggled atmosphere of the rock n play as she got older... You can have the best laid plans, but be prepared to be flexible as your baby may have other ideas. For an initial one though the cradle is likely fine as long as its safe and sturdy. Bending over a bit to pick up baby to nurse isn't a big deal in my opinion. If the bending over and rocking was all we had dealt with it would have been a breeze...
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  • cosplaymomcosplaymom member
    I had DD in a pack n play bassinet at the foot of my bed. It was not a hassle to get up; it was good because it ensured I woke up enough to feed her and then not fall asleep myself until I had put her back down again.
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  • WDDCHWDDCH member
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    I've had bassinets and various cosleepers but each baby is different and hardly anything worked the way I thought it might. You won't know until you try and see how it works. Your cradle sounds lovely and I think it's a great choice to start with!

    I wouldn't worry about her getting too used to the rocking motion. Your own body sways and soothes her. Your cradle sounds like the perfect instrument to transition from mommy's rocking body, to cradle, to crib.
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  • daniellepandadaniellepanda member
    We had a bassinet for our son and he hated it. After a couple weeks we got a rock n play and he slept in that until almost 6 months. You won't really know what will work out until baby is here!
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  • WeringWering member
    We were abnormal, I think, compared to all of our friends and family who had babies. Our baby slept in her own room, in her own crib, from Day 1. Our rooms are side-by-side, so when she cried, we heard her without even needing a monitor. I'd get up, nurse her, comfort her, and put her back to bed. The key was she always knew I'd be around if she needed her, but she got used to her own space. She started sleeping through the night at 4 weeks. She's had minimal sleep interruptions (a week here or there, but nothing extended) and this week, at 27 months, we transitioned her into a big girl bed. She had two rough nights, and now sleeps through the night without a problem in her big girl bed. I attribute the "ease" of her sleeping to reinforcing good sleeping habits from the start - and keeping them CONSISTENT. She always sleeps in her own bed. Her own bed stays in the same spot. We put her to bed the same way every night.

    Just my opinion, but I'd be nervous that going from hospital to bassinet beside your bed to bedroom will lead to sleep transition issues. I know a lot of people do it, but my sleep is precious to me and I wanted my baby to sleep as much as possible!!!
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  • jesicabrennanjesicabrennan member
    Wering said:

    We were abnormal, I think, compared to all of our friends and family who had babies. Our baby slept in her own room, in her own crib, from Day 1. Our rooms are side-by-side, so when she cried, we heard her without even needing a monitor. I'd get up, nurse her, comfort her, and put her back to bed. The key was she always knew I'd be around if she needed her, but she got used to her own space. She started sleeping through the night at 4 weeks. She's had minimal sleep interruptions (a week here or there, but nothing extended) and this week, at 27 months, we transitioned her into a big girl bed. She had two rough nights, and now sleeps through the night without a problem in her big girl bed. I attribute the "ease" of her sleeping to reinforcing good sleeping habits from the start - and keeping them CONSISTENT. She always sleeps in her own bed. Her own bed stays in the same spot. We put her to bed the same way every night.


    Just my opinion, but I'd be nervous that going from hospital to bassinet beside your bed to bedroom will lead to sleep transition issues. I know a lot of people do it, but my sleep is precious to me and I wanted my baby to sleep as much as possible!!!
    Just a gentle reminder that putting a baby in a separate room puts them at the greatest risk for SIDS. Even the AAP recommends baby be in the same room as mama to reduce the risk. I go against the AAP myself in that I cosleep for the first few months so not suggesting that it's wrong to do what you feel is right, even if the AAP thinks otherwise, we all make our own decisions as parents. Just throwing it out there for the OP.
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