I decided to keep the guest room as is for now and not turn it into a nursery.
I'll be getting a bassinet or something that attaches to my side of the bed so I can put the baby next to me for the first few months.
If I were you, I would get a nice wooden cot/crib for the nursery. And then buy a small bassinet to keep next to your bed for the first few months. Because realistically, it'll be too tough to get out of bed every 2-3 hours for a newborn and then put the baby down into the crib after it sleeps again. It's easier to sleep next to the baby when the baby is waking up all night. Baby and mother both sleep better and bond better.
I worked on child mortality research for several years and even though we used to advise about no cosleeping, my coworkers said that they didn't follow their own advice and used to cosleep with the baby because it felt better and more intuitive. Unless the parents are on medication that makes them extremely drowsy and there's a risk of rolling over the baby, there is no reason to put the baby far from the mother.
I will just be safe and not put the baby between my husband and I because he's a very heavy sleeper and I'm scared that he might accidentally squash the kid. So I'll be using a small bassinet next to my side (I can't fit a crib there)
This is my dilemma and something I was asking my friends today as well. My bedrooms are also smaller and I'm mixing the nursery with the guestroom but most have advised on keeping a bassinet in my room which feels more comfortable as well to have baby near sight for for few months. Eventually I'd like to transition to the crib but people have said that to also keep in our room for the first year or two but don't think we'll have the space for a full crib there. I would prefer not to co sleep in the same bed but near seems safer for us.
How soon do babies transition into their own rooms or is it more peace of mind to have them in the same room?
When my son was born we lived in a 1 bedroom apartment, so we got a mini crib w/an attached changing table and had it right next to our bed. I would bfeed him at night, then back in the crib or change his diapers w.e. It was very useful, but my son outgrew it by 5-6 months, mA, and then he started co-sleeping in the same bed cos i would be so tired. The mini-crib was about a foot smaller than conventional cribs. The attached changing table had a drawer and cabinet on the bottom too.. making diaper changes super-convenient.
He started sleeping in a dedicated separate bedroom w/a prper crib and dresser when he was about 13 months old. From then until now, he sleeps in his own room. Some nights when he is sick or i just wanna cuddle he will sleep with me lol.
I put the twins' cribs in our bedroom. They aren't right next to us but all the other bedrooms are upstairs and it would be super annoying to go upstairs in the middle of the night. It wasn't easy at first, but we put them back in their cribs religiously. It is better now that they are sleeping a bit longer. I plan on moving them to their rooms once they start sleeping through the night... whenever that might be.
Baby has always slept in our room. I have a spare room but am not comfortable with him being in a separate room yet. Maybe after he turns 1.
He has always slept in a bassinet, cosleeper and now in a crib of his own. He rarely sleeps with us. In the beginning I was afraid of hurting him and now he likes his own space to roll around. Once in a while when he's sick he will sleep with us though.
I am also thinking about this, and I think i'm going to have a side cot thing that might clip onto my bed or maybe a bassinet and then also have a main cot for when baby is sleeping in daytime? I'm not sure if I will even buy a cot. You can turn the next bedroom into a baby room where all the babys belongings will go but just have a bassinet for baby in your room? Is there a way where you can rearrange the bedroom furniture so the baby cot can fit next to your bed?
I decided I will adjust a full size crib in the guestroom but also use a bassinet for as long as I can. After that if I'm not comfy leaving baby to sleep alone then we will just sleep in the guestroom until we are. The only option we don't have is the crib in our room, it's way to big with our own bed in there and mini cribs may not be a long term investment if baby grows out of it in a few months. They cost almost the same as a full size crib. I'm sure you'll find a solution as well!
My eldest slept in a bassinet next to our bed for about 6-7 weeks then outgrew it. After that he coslept with us in our bed until he turned 4 lol. I loved every second of it and wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Our twins were about 6 weeks old when they came home from the NICU and were so teeny tiny preemie that both shared one Pack n Play bassinet until they were 5 months old! The Pack n Play was in our bedroom as well. Once they outgrew that, I moved them to the big crib we had bought for our eldest which he never used lol. They were both completely sleeping through the night at 6-7 months so it was not an issue for me having them sleep in a different room with a baby monitor on. At about 11 months I transitioned both twins to a queen size bed pushed against the wall on one side and guard rails all along the other and they’ve been sleeping on their own ever since…while my eldest continued to co sleep with us until he started pre k
I have no problems with cosleeping, especially if you’re ebf, it makes life so much easier. At 12 years old now, he’s a normal well adjusted kid (who still loves his mama more then anything )
We bought a crib for our daughter. One of its sides can slide down if need be. I set it up by my side of the bed and it looks like an extension to the bed. It came im really handy for almost a year. Now she rolls around too much and is a complete bed hog. She sleeps in our bed now. I have no plans of putting her into a different room until the next one comes. And that won't be happening for a couple more years if we could have things our way. Agay Allah ki merzi 😊
both kids(4yo & 9mo) sleep with us. Both have since birth.
my 4yo is on her own mattress now but in same room. baby in same bed.
You probably already know ... co-sleeping (same bed) is not recommended by physicians.
I do it though. its a personal choice.
I know it’s late to ask, but have you managed to buy a baby monitor? I know the things were different at those days you were postin this. I’m asking because I have the same issue, I’m planning to get a baby monitor, but there are just so many of them! I’m currently reading articles on https://easytobemom.com/ but can’t just pick one easily. I’m so lost with all these features, we never had a baby monitor before. Please answer if you’re still there! Anyone? Thanks.
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