Is/did bubs camp in with you after they were born?
We were planning on having little one in her cot in our room for a few weeks or so after she was born ,but we set up the cot in the nursery and do we honest we dont think it will fit in our room its a large cot... so not sure what to do now
Did you or are u planning or having ur newbie in with you for a while or straight into the nursery..what are your reasons for doing so
i have had both boys in their own rooms right from day one for us it works also both boys are noisy sleepers even thru the monitors they are noisy but if you want bub in your room what about a bassinet
Jazz moved out of our room when she was 13 months. We used a combination of co-sleeping and 'side-car'ing, where we removed the side of the cot and had it up against the side of the bed.
We had DS in our room with us in a bassinette because I felt him being in another room was just too far away from me! Once he got too big for the bassinette (at about 4 months), we moved the cot from the nursery into our bedroom and he moved back into his own room at about 8 months.
This baby will also be in the bassinette in our room for however long. It certainly makes the night feeding a whole lot easier!
We planned on putting DD in her room straight away but after having her in the SCN I couldn't do it. We got ourselves a portacot with a bassinet level (we knew we would use it over and over again). Put that in our room. This worked well for us. I didn't see the point in buying a bassinet for a limited amount of time given our lack of storage.
My DS was in his own room from day 1. I found I couldn't get any sleep when he was next to me. He did make into our bed a few times, mainly early morning (after 3am) when DH was at work and he wouldn't resettle, sometimes he would settle if I lay next to him. That stopped at about 6 months when he started kicking me out of bed lol!
DD was in our room for a few months in a basinette. When she was starting to grow out of that I moved the basinette into her room, then transitioned her to the cot. I figured moving room and bed at the same time was too much for her
We borrowed a bassinette & had that in our room, with the intention of moving her into a cot in the room she 'shares' with DS2 once she was too big. When the time came I found I just wasn't ready to have her there yet, so we moved the cot into our room & she's still there....whio knows how long for?
You'll figure out what works for you when bub is here
we hadn't intended having DD in our room for very long - but she doesn't sleep well if we're not around, and i don't sleep well if she isn't nearby. i guess it's a part of the anxiety that i suffer - but it's just easier to have her in with us. she will eventually move into her own room - but for now, it's working for us so we're all good!
don't have thoughts set in stone on what you want and dont want when your bub arrives - reality is, you'll do what works, not what you think you SHOULD do! it's much easier to do it that way - having a bubba is setting your life into fluid motion - you just gotta roll with it!
I had Ds in with us till he was 16 months old.. Ds2 till he was 16 months old and Ds 3 till he was 15 months old.. They pretty much moved into thier own rooms once we felt like we needed the space..
DD went into her room at 9-10 months because to be honest I was sick of her in my room and thought she might sleep through if we didn't share a room (no such luck though lol)
Even if the cot won't fit in your room you could put the cot mattress on the floor for a few weeks/months.. or even co sleep if thats what you prefer.
Ds1 used to sleep in his pram in our room until he was 4 months old and he wriggled up and was alsmot falling out so from then on they were only in their cots. We bought a second hand cradle for DD..
DS slept in our room (in his cradle or in our bed) until about 16 weeks as it made breastfeeding easier, then moved into his cot in his room quite happily (as had been sleeping in his cot for day sleeps for about 10 weeks at this point anyway)
DS still co-sleeps with us ( we do have a KS bed though) sometimes for the whole night, and sometimes if he is a bit wakeful from 3-4am onwards, we find if we bring him to bed with his he immediately goes back to sleep and so do we.
I had planned to have him sleeping in his cot in his room when DH went back to work after 3 weeks - so I suggest as the others have to leave your options open, you may think differently when you bring your LO home
I think it wont be for the convenience as bubs room is right near ours but more so for my piece of mind and having her close to me so i can see her and check on her..
like u all said i have to wait till she is home anf see how it goes and what happens ..
so many great replies and its made me think alot obout what we will do
Thanks for all your replys guys its all been so usefull
so finally decided that we would like to start off with bubs in our room and see how that goes , as we can always move her into her room if we feel ok with it.
i told my mum and guess what lol, i got the whole 'i dont think u should do that' 'you should put her in her own room from the start' etc etc
Ahhhh - best to have a quiet word with your Mum and let her know while she did a great job raising you (), the best gift she can give you as a mother is to support all the decisions you make regarding your children
Aww Shel! Someone, somewhere will always disapprove of the way you raise your children. Just remember that Mummy knows best and in this case it is you!! Your Mum had her turn, now it is yours. Naomi has some wise advice there!
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Is/did bubs camp in with you after they were born?
for us it works also both boys are noisy sleepers even thru the monitors they are noisy
but if you want bub in your room what about a bassinet
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