newborn in parents room?

[JordieC]

Personally I think they should be out of your room because it makes it harder down the track to move them out. On the other hand my house is VERY small and DD's room is so close to ours so I could easily get to her and hear her. In our new house which will be much bigger I plan to put the baby (not thinking about that yet!!) in the lounge in his/her cradle so they are close but not in the room.

Just from talking to people in mum's groups, the ones who had them in the room with them found it harder to put them down and to get them into routine. But if you don't care about that do what you want!! My DD is quite a noisy sleeper so when we do sleep with her (when we are away) I don't sleep nearly aw well.

[Ginger]

ds is still in our room now and i think it's fantastic, it works so well for us.

also, i think you should definitely accept the bassinette as it can be handy for other purposes. for example, sometimes i put ds in it and wheel it into the bathroom so i can have a shower in the mornings. he's happy to lie there playing with a toy and i can relax and enjoy my shower!

[LimeSlice]

C has been in our room until about 3 weeks ago, in a bassinette, and co sleeping since 3 weeks old when DF is away and it worked wonderfully.
We are BFing so i think that makes a difference for the ease of night feeds and also to make me feel more comfortable too lol I couldn't bear the thought of her so far away (her room is down the other end of the house from ours).
It really is personal choice though, and whatever bubba is happy doing. If you have a very collicky baby or something, it may be helpful having them close by.

And the bassinette is handy as gracie said for other things too!
Good luck however you go!