where does baby sleep after getting home?

[Phteven]

It's dangerous to have a baby sleeping in a pram because even tiny babies can wiggle and fall out or get caught in straps but AFAIK the removable bassinets that some prams have are ok. Just so long as it has no straps that bubs can get tangled in and a 'wall' so they can't slip out.

Another option is a hammock - you can move them around the house easily and they're pretty small and you get more use out of them than a bassinette.

[Toomanytoomany]

Is there anything wrong with having your new born go straight into its cot and in its own room straight out of the hospital?
We only have a small master bedroom and there is no room for cot, bassinet or cradle in there. Plus we are getting a good baby monitor. Is there anything bad about doing this? Plus I do want my DH to get as much sleep as he can as he will still be working. And I will need him strong and well slept to help me out when I am tired.

It's really differed for me from baby to baby. A couple of them have slept in their own room or just outside my room because they just wouldn't sleep in with me - just having me there kept them wide awake and disturbed us all!

The others have sort of alternated between a bassinette next to the bed and sleeping with us in our bed - that's always an alternative if the cot isn't working out. Sometimes the babe would sleep in the cot and then if she woke up during the night, would migrate to our bed and stay there. If you're demand feeding and the baby wakes up frequently at night, it can be more restful for everyone just to have the baby right there to whack on the boob!

[Cally]

DD had a bassinet that was able to be connected to the pram. She slept in that in our room for about 6 weeks, then she was in the lounge room (outside our room) until about 3 months when we moved her into the cot in her own room.