newborn in parents room?

[smiles4u]

We had our daughter in a bassinette & then the cot til she was about 18mths in our bedroom.

... I just loved waking up in the mornings to see her sweet lil face staring at me. It was the best part of my day

She started sleeping in her cot in HER nursery when she was about 18mths old. Though most of the time she wakes up about 2am & ends up in our bed now, so at times I wonder if it was the best thing for her.

BUT having said that I could NEVER have imagined putting a newborn in a room all on their own. OMG I was just terrified of SIDS, etc ..

Those gadgets to detect SIDS to put in their nursery wouldn't have made a difference to me. I just wanted to hear her breathing myself

[kristy J]

BUT having said that I could NEVER have imagined putting a newborn in a room all on their own. OMG I was just terrified of SIDS, etc ..

Those gadgets to detect SIDS to put in their nursery wouldn't have made a difference to me. I just wanted to hear her breathing myself

Its sad that this (sids) happens. It is just the worst thing for any parent. unfortunatly if its going to happen it will. there is nothing anyone can do to stop it. i know someone who lost a baby to sids and her baby was in her room.
but if the mum sleeps better with baby in their room than its better for mum to have them here. I was the opp where i didn't want Ike in our room at all, i did everything i could to prevent sids but then put it out of my mind.

[Janie]

DS was in our room until 6 months, when he grew out of his bassinette. We then started to have him in our bed sometimes. Something that, pre-baby, I swore I'd never do, but I actually like it It was great having him in our room early on though, there's absolutely no way I would have felt comfortable putting him in his own room as a newborn.

I'm sure I've read research that says that cosleeping (in all it's forms) decreases the SIDS risk. Interestingly, all our HCPs were always checking that DS was in with us, as he was prem. It was recommended to us, although we were going to do it anyway.

I have to say, I disagree with the PP, SIDS doesn't always "just happen", often, tragically, there would have been some way of preventing it. I am not at all putting blame on parents, but sometimes a SIDS death is preventable.

[*Efjay*]

I think, but don't hold me to it. The reason co-sleeping helps reduce the risk of sids comes back to the fact that when you co sleep you & your babys sleep cycles become one. Also I believe (but again don't hold em too it) thatthere is something to do with your breathing being in sinc with baby....

I am sure I have read this somewhere but I can't think of where or the exact "research"

[Nai]

I agree, definitely get the bassinette. We had DD in our room for 4 months and gradually moved her into her own room. For me it was so much easier to do the night breastfeeds, not having to get out of bed at all and if she was ever restless I just popped my arm between the bars on the cradle and was able to pat her back to sleep.

Again, it also meant that some of her day sleeps could be with me in the lounge room or I could wheel her around while in the kitchen or bathroom.

She had absolutely no problems transitioning to her own cot in her own room once it was time to go. Even if you don't use it, at least you have it as an option.

[Ginger]

i agree with FJ and Janie- i've read as well that co-sleeping regulates the baby's breathing, therefore reducing the risk of SIDS.

[Janie]

Whether or not you cosleep, a bassinette is a great option to have. Like others, I used to wheel DS around during the day, sometimes he'd sleep in the loungeroom, others in our room. I transitioned his day sleeps into the cot first, then night when he was about 6 months. He had no problems moving into his cot. I did though, I missed him! I sleep alot better when he's in our room.