where does baby sleep after getting home?

[Phteven]

Another option is to pop bubs into your bed and co-sleep. Nothing so nice as snuggling up to your baby and drifting off to sleep.

[2CheekyMonkeys]

yeah thats fine. that is my plan this time round. i found that having DD in my room in basinette was too distracting for me. every noise or movement she would make i woke up just to check on her. i figure if she is in the other room i will hear her when she needs me not when she is just dozing.

[BellyBelly]

Co-slept with both of mine and loved in. In cultures that co-sleep, SIDS is unheard of.

[Sammiejane]

MJ went straight into her own cot (not bassinet) in her own room.
Cosleeping was not an option as DH is a smoker and it is not recommended for smokers and there was no room for a bassinet or cot in our room.

We have NEVER had a problem with her sleeping or settling at all.

I was terrified i wouldnt hear her, but although we had a monitor we stopped in a few weeks as every noise was amplified and i was getting no sleep

[Phteven]

I love all the noises in the night - they're really comforting. When I stayed with my Dad a while ago he put my boys in a room far from mine and I barely slept a wink without the snuffling.

[Je$$_84]

Both times we have used a basinette as co-sleeping wasnt an option for us. I'm a very fussy sleeper and dont stay still and so is DP...

I dont see why bubs cant go straight into the cot... Maybe if you get worried put a single bed or just mattress on there is you have 1. But as you said you have a good monitor... You'll probably get up a few times at first to check or bubs waking for feeds anyways.

[Nai]

I wouldn't worry about DH sleeping - I found that DP will wake up if the dog scratches himself at the other end of the house but if DD screams the house down DP can sleep right through it!! He says it's instinct as he has to get up and hunt wild bison for dinner - yeah right!

I had DD in a cradle right next to our bed and we re-arranged the room to fit it in by putting it where my bedside table was. She moved to her own room at 5 months and then we put everything back the way it was. Our room is also very small but with some planning we were able to fit everything in.

[DANNIIM]

I really think it is a personal choice and its hard to decide until bubs is actually here! DS co slept until 6months and wouldn't even wake for a feed cause he was so comfy...can't really blame him and we did live in a much cooler place at the time. This bub will be in a bassinet right next to the bed...i just feel better having them closer, again a personal choice.

[Curly]

I did exactly that. Had the monitor on so that I would hear DS and it worked very well for me. DH slept through everything. The amount of times DH would ask in the morning "Did he wake up at all?" and I would answer through gritted teeth!

DS comes into bed a lot with us now (he is nearly 2) - I am now far more relaxed about co-sleeping but I still get a much better quality of sleep if he is not in the bed.