where does baby sleep after getting home?

[satya]

There's nothing wrong with what you have planned. It's exactly what we planned to do but it didn't end up that way.

Our bubs ended up in special care due to infection so when we came home there was no way I was putting him at the other end of the house. I had him in his cradle right next to the bed on my side so I could pop my head in to check on him at any time. I love all the noises he makes at night.

I would never have thought the cradle would fit in the room as our bedroom is small but we managed to fit it in.

Getting up to settle bubs or feed bubs is much easier if you have them in the room with you. We have now moved him out to the lounge (closest room to our bedroom) and the next step will be down to his bedroom with a monitor once he gets over his cold.

As for the comments about co-sleeping. I did this a little in the beginning when he wouldn't sleep. I found it hard to sleep that way as I was so worried he'd get squashed or fall out of bed. Also it's not recommended if one of you smokes or if you have a pet that sleeps on the bed. My mum knows someone who has a 10 year old that still co-sleeps so I also didn't end up going down that track.... total end to intimacy in that marriage I reckon.

Someone made a comment about cot death. It needs to be remembered that SIDS can occur anywhere at any time. It doesn't always happen in a cot. The only person I know IRL who's son died of it had it happen while she was cooking dinner and he wasn't in a cot at the time.

[Phteven]

My mum knows someone who has a 10 year old that still co-sleeps so I also didn't end up going down that track.... total end to intimacy in that marriage I reckon.

Only if you only DTD in bed which frankly would get pretty boring....
I think a 10 year old in the bed would be a one in a thousand. I know a 25 year old who still sleeps in her parents bed but she is a survivor of torture so I wouldn't judge co-sleeping by her case.

[Kazbah]

We tried to put him in our room but the basinette wouldn't fit - we ended up putting his cradle in the walk-in-robe That worked just fine for us, we kept the door open and we had the baby monitor and also a breathing monitor (OK, I was paranoid).

Mind you, for the first 6 weeks we just camped on the recliner chair in the lounge room cause it was easier with feeding and getting him to sleep anyhows Plus I love the snuggles. I miss the snuggles.