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Where will your new born sleep?

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D15 moms, I searched and could not find this, but if there is already a thread I apologize. Just point me to it if it exists.

I am curious as to where your newborn will sleep and what they will sleep in. I always assumed I would put our baby to sleep In their crib ASAP, but then I read the recommendation to keep baby in the same room with you for up to 4-6 months. Can the baby sleep in a pack n' play for 4 months? Or do I need a bassinet or co sleeper? Or maybe we just set the crib up in our bedroom. What's everyone's plan?
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  • sharonholck28sharonholck28 member
    We are crunched for space so probably be sleeping in the room with us in a pack and play. I figured it was okay. I'm a FTM so if I need to get something else is love to know too.
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  • kristen2bkristen2b member
    I have a bassinet and I'm hoping to get him used to sleeping in it. My first would only sleep on me or with me so I spent a lot of nights in the recliner snuggling.
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  • momotheflyinglemurmomotheflyinglemur member
    We have a crib in our bedroom on SO's side of the bed. 
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  • grkgdss00grkgdss00 member
    We will have a crib setup in the nursery, and the Halo bassinest will be in our room for the first 6 weeks or so for easy reach during night.
    I'll also have pack 'n play downstairs for naps, etc.
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  • redfallonredfallon member
    He will be in our room for at least 2-3 months until he's moved to his own room. The biggest reason is if I am nursing, I don't want to have to go all the way across our house to his room in the MOTN, several times a night, to do it.

    We have a sleeper that's like a rock n play, but it's made by Bright Starts.

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  • ketobabyketobaby member
    Bassinet for a few months then crib is the current plan. I think we adjust once our LO comes and we will see how it all goes.
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  • tesarytesary member
    We have a bassinet that he will sleep in next to our bed.
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  • taysuntaysun member
    Baby will sleep in the crib in their bedroom, however I will be sleeping on the day bed in the nursery for a few months, as long as night feedings are happening. This is for convenience for myself at night and so BF will be able to sleep through the night and be more helpful during the day.
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  • chewie5990chewie5990 member
    We have a cradle that baby will sleep in until he starts rolling around and then he will be in a crib. He will stay in our room for at minimum 6 months, but probably longer. 
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  • Blake&BlairBlake&Blair member
    The first few weeks she will sleep where she sleeps, which means on my chest in bed or the recliner or the swing next to the bed. Its so much easier to reach over grab baby, change/feed and put back to sleep every 2ish hours. When she starts sleeping longer stretches and only waking twice a night or so, I'll put her in the crib in her room. Survival mode is a real thing ;)
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  • ToneGirlToneGirl member
    redfallon said:
    My daughter had no problems being in her own room in her crib after being in our room in a pack n play for about 3 months. I was not about to traipse across the house every two hours at night from our room to hers to nurse her in the MOTN. She's always been a great sleeper and still is.

    Co-sleeping doesn't mean that the child will never sleep on their own. Co-sleeping also does not mean bedsharing, in case any one gets confused with that.

    I said that I understand making certain arrangements for those first couple months and see nothing wrong with that (you do whatever works for you and your family)...never said that your child will not sleep in their own crib if you don't start them there from day one.  I just have a strong/more strict "rules" about sleeping in my house but never said your child will not be a good sleeper if you don't do that.  I just merely stated what I did and how it worked for me.

    I was talking more about those that have their babies sleep IN their bed with them.  Not one person (that I personally) know that did this had an easy time getting their child to sleep in their own bed.  Again, I'm just a little more strict about this.  You do what works best for you and your baby.    

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    grkgdss00 said:

    We will have a crib setup in the nursery, and the Halo bassinest will be in our room for the first 6 weeks or so for easy reach during night.

    I'll also have pack 'n play downstairs for naps, etc.
    I was looking at this Halo bassinet. Have you used it before? I hate to buy this if the pack n play will work just as well.
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  • RSB1982RSB1982 member
    @ToneGirl I understand where you are coming from, sleep is really important to me. I definitely want my child to have a proper sleep routine. Absolutely no sleeping in the bed with us, I have heard horror stories as well. I know one family with three children in the bed with them. No way will that fly in my house. No one in that family can be well rested, it's not possible.
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  • littleSkittle14littleSkittle14 member
    Bassinet in our tim until it's outgrown, then pack n play!

    Trying to not buy 2 cribs so wil wait until dd outgrows it.
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    Bassinet in our room for the first 3 months then crib in their room. There will be a pack and play downstairs for naps.

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  • redfallonredfallon member
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    redfallon said:
    My daughter had no problems being in her own room in her crib after being in our room in a pack n play for about 3 months. I was not about to traipse across the house every two hours at night from our room to hers to nurse her in the MOTN. She's always been a great sleeper and still is.

    Co-sleeping doesn't mean that the child will never sleep on their own. Co-sleeping also does not mean bedsharing, in case any one gets confused with that.

    @ToneGirl said: I said that I understand making certain arrangements for those first couple months and see nothing wrong with that (you do whatever works for you and your family)...never said that your child will not sleep in their own crib if you don't start them there from day one.  I just have a strong/more strict "rules" about sleeping in my house but never said your child will not be a good sleeper if you don't do that.  I just merely stated what I did and how it worked for me.

    I was talking more about those that have their babies sleep IN their bed with them.  Not one person (that I personally) know that did this had an easy time getting their child to sleep in their own bed.  Again, I'm just a little more strict about this.  You do what works best for you and your baby.    

    Which is why I made the clarification between co-sleeping (baby sleeping in room with you) and bedsharing (baby sleeping in bed with you) which you did not make that distinction.

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  • MorganW24MorganW24 member
    We bed share for the first several months (it was about 4 with my son) and then start transitioning to a cradle in our room. At about 5/6 months transition to crib in a separate room.
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  • hummingbird35hummingbird35 member
    I'm going to use the pack n play in our room next to our bed until he can sleep through the night. I think we'll get a mini mattress to put in the napper (Amazon said these two are frequently bought together?) -- baby bargains recommended this to save money and says it's fine for the early months (maybe 5 or 6 for us, I don't know) and then we'll move him to the crib in the room next door hopefully! At first I wanted to get a co sleeper that attaches to the bed, but I couldn't justify the extra expense and some sources say it can be dangerous.


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  • Sunny2015Sunny2015 member
    For the first few months she'll be in a bassinet in our bedroom then we will move her into her crib
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  • jenbstevensjenbstevens member
    edited August 2015
    When baby is waking up every few hours (for the first few months) you'll want them in your room. If setting up the crib in your room makes sense for you then there's nothing wrong with that, but lots of people use a pack n play or bassinet. We are planning on getting a co-sleeper bassinet so that no one has to actually get out of bed when baby just needs to be fed and soothed but that's just us. Baby will not be in our bed, the bassinet attaches to the side of the bed and one side folds down at bed height, and our plan is to move him to a crib in his own room (right across the hall) between 3 and 6 months, whenever he is ready (I believe that varies from family to family).

    I don't believe in having baby in your bed both for safety and attachment/sleep schedule reasons. Going from in bed to bassinet in room to crib in another room seems like an unnecessary extra adjustment step when sleeping IN the bed doesn't have any benefits for baby's sleep schedule.

    ETA that a great piece of advice I got is that the bassinet/crib should be on SO's side so that night waking does not solely become mom's responsibility. Obviously you have to get up if baby needs to breast feed, but at least your SO is involved.
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  • ACarter0914ACarter0914 member
    Halo bassinet all the way! It's like the Cadillac of bassinets so I'll be investing in that. He will also have a crib set up in his nursery and a pac n play in the living room. Plenty of places for my little man to snooze. I'm just hoping he likes at least one of them.
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  • ToneGirlToneGirl member
    AGAIN I will say that I do not know anyone (PERSONALLY) that has success after co-sleeping IN bed with them.  I did not say it would never work.  I personally would not suggest it to someone but if it worked for you and you felt it was wonderful, good for you!  I'm glad it worked for you.  It all comes down to what works for you and your baby.  If you find co-sleeping works for you...great!  If you find sleeping in the room with your baby for the first few months works...great!  I might have a very fussy baby that may require me to make adjustments in my plan for sleeping arrangements...and I will do what will work best for my baby.  I think a lot of this depends on your baby, your situation, your beliefs, your schedule, etc.  There are no rules set in stone when having/raising a baby.    
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  • Whovian84Whovian84 member
    I'm waffling, but I'm pretty sure we're going to do the pack and play bassinet for the first 3 months or so and then we're going to put a mini mattress in the bottom of the pack and play until we need a toddler bed. Apartment living...
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  • Mags128Mags128 member
    LO will be sleeping in either the pack n play or rock n play next to our bed for the first 3-4 months. We will try to move him to his crib after that.
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  • VesperLoveVesperLove member
    We haven't decided yet. I actually just posed this question to my sister today via email (she has four kids) to see what she did. I think she did slightly different things with each since they were in a couple different houses when each of her kids were young.

    Likely though, we will keep baby in our room for awhile before moving him into the nursery down the road. Whether we use a bassinet, Rock n Play, or Pack n Play, I have no idea. We have an old bassinet that has been passed down through my family since my sister was a baby so we have that option. We are also registering for a Pack n Play as well ... so my thought is it will be one of those two. But we'll see. I definitely don't want to be traipsing through the house at every hour to get to him and I think I'll feel much safer not relying on a monitor right away and can actually listen for him. 
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  • Beckah31Beckah31 member
    Co-sleeper until we get to 4+hours of sleep and then transitioning to crib in the nursery. I hate getting out of bed when it's cold, so being able to reach over and grab baby for feedings/change is super appealing.
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  • sbodman82sbodman82 member
    We are considering the nest for the baby to sleep right in the bed then moving the baby to the pack n play
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  • LaceyH13LaceyH13 member
    ToneGirl said:
    redfallon said:
    My daughter had no problems being in her own room in her crib after being in our room in a pack n play for about 3 months. I was not about to traipse across the house every two hours at night from our room to hers to nurse her in the MOTN. She's always been a great sleeper and still is.

    Co-sleeping doesn't mean that the child will never sleep on their own. Co-sleeping also does not mean bedsharing, in case any one gets confused with that.

    I said that I understand making certain arrangements for those first couple months and see nothing wrong with that (you do whatever works for you and your family)...never said that your child will not sleep in their own crib if you don't start them there from day one.  I just have a strong/more strict "rules" about sleeping in my house but never said your child will not be a good sleeper if you don't do that.  I just merely stated what I did and how it worked for me.

    I was talking more about those that have their babies sleep IN their bed with them.  Not one person (that I personally) know that did this had an easy time getting their child to sleep in their own bed.  Again, I'm just a little more strict about this.  You do what works best for you and your baby.    

    Yeah, I definitely get this. My parents and SO's parents were both strict about where kiddos slept. My parents said I slept in my crib from day 1, as did my sister, and I never once spent a night in their room. It was clear that that was mom & dad territory. If I was sick or they needed to be close by, mom or dad would pull out the cot and sleep in my room, not the other way around. It was important to them, and it is important to both me and my SO, too. To each their own :) Also, I am super paranoid about SIDS, as I had a friend whose baby died from it. I am such a heavy sleeper that I would be so afraid of bedsharing that I would never get any sleep at all. We'll be flexible and use a bassinet if necessary, but I tend to agree about having tight rules about sleeping arrangements. (Obviously no judgments for people who disagree!)
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  • redfallonredfallon member
    My earlier response to that was only to make the clarification that co-sleeping does not mean bed-sharing. Those are not interchangeable terms. It results in confusion when someone is talking about a baby sleeping in the same room (co-sleeping) and not sleeping in the same bed (bed-sharing).

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  • rachel10488rachel10488 member
    I am also planning on having baby in a pack and play next to our bed until he's sleeping through the night (4-6 hours) and then move him to his crib in his room.
    My mom said she had a hard time sleeping a wink when babies were in the room with her because she would jump out of bed for every noise or lack of noise because of constant worry so it was easier for her to have us in our own room with a monitor even at a few weeks old. I tend to take after my mom so feel like I will be the same but I'm a FTM so who knows!
    I definitely plan on having a sleep schedule and all of us getting lots of sleep so there will be no bed sharing here. I may be in for a rude awakening but my mom will be here to help me and she's raised 4 babies so I trust her
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  • 4puddleducks4puddleducks member
    We are planning on having DD sleeping in our room in a bassinet next to my side of the bed. She will eventually move into DS's room and the crib. We will have to see if she can sleep in our room since DH snores quite loudly and might wake her. So we have a plan, but we are also realistic enough to realize that it might need to change depending on her needs.
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  • laurabwalkerlaurabwalker member
    Yes a basinette is what I hope baby will want to sleep in :) in our room during those first 6 months probably.
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  • duckinovenduckinoven member
    We are planning on doing the 4moms playard with the bassinet in our room for the first few months.  Our bedroom is downstairs, completely opposite side of the house from the stairs, and the nursery will be upstairs.  No way am I getting up and going up and down stairs nonstop!  Like many others, we were looking at a bassinet, but couldn't justify the cost and the need to store a bassinet once the baby outgrows the 15 lb limit.  I like the dual purpose a playard with a bassinet offers for different ages
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  • LaceyH13LaceyH13 member
    duckinoven said:
    We are planning on doing the 4moms playard with the bassinet in our room for the first few months.  Our bedroom is downstairs, completely opposite side of the house from the stairs, and the nursery will be upstairs.  No way am I getting up and going up and down stairs nonstop!  Like many others, we were looking at a bassinet, but couldn't justify the cost and the need to store a bassinet once the baby outgrows the 15 lb limit.  I like the dual purpose a playard with a bassinet offers for different ages

    Definitely understand....I can't say I would be so pro-nursery right off the bat if I had to climb stairs. Our nursery is about 15 feet from my side of the bed, so it's only a bit further than a bassinet would be anyway.
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  • redfallonredfallon member
    New baby's room is about 70-75 ft from my bed, so that's a trek I don't want to make several times a night for a newborn ;)

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  • Gingermom15Gingermom15 member
    We have tight space and don't have room for an extra piece of furniture in our room, so baby will be in bed with us at, least for a few months, as he will be breastfed. We bought a wedge for bedsharing and a rail to put on my side of the bed so baby can be towards the outside with me in the middle. We have a king size and we are small people. I'm not worried about it.
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