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SIDS kids say no doonas- just wondering about quilts? They seeem to be sold everywhere and I finally found a sheet set for Izzy that I love - and it has a quilt that you can get too- just wondering if I should get it? Also when do they stop sleeping at the bottom of the bed?? and when do they go to a big bed?? A bit premature I know - just want to get it sort of sorted in my head!
TIA:D
As you may know, I don't 100% agree with age guidelines - why is something not OK one day but OK the next because of an age? - but for sleeping a baby should not have something that could smother the baby. So if the baby can kick off a doona then that's no longer dangerous. Only you know the capability of your baby. If a baby can pull something over the head and not wake to take it off, then it's a no. So DS only has a sleeping bag as covers that are tucked in he can free and pull over his head. I have put sheets, blankets and quilts over him when it's cold and he's ok with them, just have to keep an eye on him - I sleep with him usually so that's not an issue.
Big bed... DS is already in a cot bed! When he's sleeping through, not rolling around in his sleep so much and able to get himself out of bed then I'll take the cot bits down and he'll be in a big bed, so that may be from 10 months I guess but I doubt it would be that early.
i as given 3 cot wilts and didn't ever use them in the cot, i used them for tummy time in the early days. i just didn't think they wre very practical it didn't have anything to do with SIDS. i bought a nice minkee blanket instead of quilt as i thought it was snugglier.
i think they stop sleeping at the bottom of the bed when they start moving non stop al night, then they sleep wherever they want!
As for the big bed, you can put her in a big bed anytime you want, i have a friend whose son went into a big bed at 7 months casue he just hated his cot so much, she put a foam matress next to his bed so he wouldn't hurt himself and she never had an issue with it. I would be too worried about bub getting wedged between the bed and the wall at that early age though. I will be keeping Archie in his cot for as long as possible just cause im not looking forward to having him climb out of bed constantly. I won't take him out of the cot til he starts to climb out of it himself, making it too dangerous to sleep in anymore, he is sleeping in a port-a-cot (he hated his beautiful wooden cot grrr) so it won't be long and he'll be too long for it anyway i reckon. Only you will know when she's ready for a big bed i reckon.
ryn - totally agree with what you said about certain ages, ridiculous isn't it!
Thanks for your help ladies !! I agree with ages - I guess having a guide for new mums is handy at times although Izzy seems to do stuff at different times to every other baby we have heard of!! I never even thought about falling between bed and wall! She will be in her cot for quite a while yet so I think I will get the quilt anyway, she probably wont use it until after summer and will be older then too! Yay, I get to go shopping!
My DS is nearly 11 months and I still can't use a quilt in his cot because he still flips around too much.
I doubt I'll be able to use it until next winter now and even then it'll have to be tucked in well. I think my DD was about 16 months when we moved her into a big bed and she started using a doona (which we tucked into the end of the bed so she didn't tangle up in it).
OK , so once again I am going against the grain. LOL. I have always had cot quilts and used them as such, but then also sleep my babies at the top of the cot and if they want to sleep on their tummy's I allow that too.
Basically I think it's up to yourself as the childs mother. It's your own personal decision to make.
I think there are two issues with quilts - one is breathability, the other is whether it is long enough at the sides to tuck firmly under. If it's not long enough to tuck, then don't use it!!
I have a few quilts but have not used them yet as they are not big enough to tuck in. I am just using blankets that are tightly tucked in, and sleeping bags.
My ds was put at the top of his cot as soon as he came home from the hospital, and i use a safe and sound anti roll pillow thing which stopped him from wriggling down under the blankets. BUT he is now down the bottom of his cot as he kept wriggling up so his head was right against the end, i thought putting him down the bottom would fix that, but i still go in every feed time and find him way up the other end lol.
Not so sure on the big bed, i think you will know when they are ready to be moved.
Trish - my ds sleeps on his tummy too and has done since he was 5 days old, i tried putting him on his back and it didnt work, so i thought well, if he will sleep and let me sleep when hes on his tummy then so be it.
Amen Ryn and Trish!
I have a quilt but it currently on the floor as a nice mat rather than on the bed where it's useless!
They're too small to tuck and so small that they don't fall like a blanket over the baby just rest ....can't really explain....I'd like to make my next baby one so it's better i think. Darcy consistently sleeps at the head of the bed sideways so she's staying in her cot for a while yet.
NW Kim, your very welcome and thanks :)