Do you have a mobile/toys in cot? Does it affect sleep?

[Moi]

Before DD was born a few people told me not to put a mobile or any toys in DD's cot because she would not sleep with them there. But now I'm wondering would it really affect her sleep? I'm wondering if it might help her settle more?

So do you have mobiles/toys in your child's cot? Why/why not? And does it affect your child's sleep?

TIA!

[visitor1]

I have toys in my DD2's cot....i have from an early age. It does bother her at all. Gives her something to play with when she first wakes/goes to bed!

[Esme]

DS has had soft toys in his cot since he was about 5 months old. It helps keep him entertained when he is not quite ready to go to sleep yet and when he wakes up. Lately he has taken to throwing them out of his cot and then start crying, so it doesn't keep him entertained for too long .

[{sarah}]

Juliette wouldn't sleep with the mobile overhead even if it wasn't on, it was too much for her to look at. She has however had a pig in her bed for a few months that she loves to pat while she's going to sleep.

[PinkPalace]

DD has had her Pooh bear in her cot from birth.
She still to this day sleeps with him (and he goes to CC with here too).
She since has Iggle PIggle too lol... I find she will squeeze him for the music to put herself to sleep

DS has a mobile. At night i dont have the mobile circulating but do use the night sounds/light.
He has a toy in there for familiarity but he is too young to know i guess yet

[Moi]

Thanks guys. I might try putting a mobile over her cot and see if she'll still sleep with it there. And then try some stuffed toys. I think it might help her settle but if not I can always take them away again.

[SamiH]

Everybody's different Tanya SIDS recommendation is no stuffed toys in cot for when they roll might smother - judgement call you make - my kids had teddies from around 6 months old, I would just move it into a corner when they fell asleep

Hope the mobile help!

[LimeSlice]

Charlotte has always had toys in her cot - teddies and thongs. She loves it. We bought her a glow worm for her birthday that actually plays lullabys....she carries it around the house now to dance with lol
They have never caused her to not sleep. in fact she cuddles them often.
We did have a mobile above her cot and found she didn't mind, haven't put it back up since we moved (haven't been home)
Perhaps you could put the mobil eon the other side of the room so they can see it if they want, but it isn't right there in their face, iykwim?

[Sammiejane]

MJ's mobile is on her change table, its a great distraction when they dont want to be there!

I didnt put toys in her cot until a couple of weeks ago (she was 10mths)
she didnt have any from birth just cos of the SIDS recommendations then i dint put them in as she wasnt interested...
Now (we are having huge problems going to sleep) she has a selection in there that she can cuddle, they dont help her when she wakes as she always wakes and then crys loads...

HTH