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Question for CM's - where do your mindee's sleep?

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Mak · 04/08/2006 16:55

Just wondered what arrangements you have for babies sleeping?
My 8 month DD is due to start with a CM in Sept, would sleeping in a pushchair be acceptable? I have a bit of an issue with this - am I being unreasonable?
Any advice /experience greatly appreciated.

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Littlefish · 04/08/2006 17:08

My cm is only registered to use the downstairs of her house for childminding. My dd (21 months)sleeps in a travel cot which is set up in her dining room.

This works fine during term times when the cm's children are at school, but she does find it hard to sleep during the holidays when there is more noise, so is often quite grumpy when I pick her up.

My sister's twin ds's always slept in their double buggy at their cm's as the cm lived in a very small flat in London and there wasn't room for cots.

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Mak · 04/08/2006 17:05

thanks - that's what I thought as well. Are babies allowed upstairs then? I was given the impression that they could only be downstairs. From previous experience with DD1's CM (5 Years ago) she wasn't prepared to have a travel cot because it took up too much space. I'm quite happy to provide any suitable alternative - but not sure what!!!

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lunavix · 04/08/2006 16:59

I personally wouldn't want my child sleeping in a pushchair as that's not really what they're for, they aren't flat etc. However I know lots of CM that do that.

I had a spare room, which i kitted out especially for my first little mindee, then I moved it all around for when I had twin mindees. Tbh, the amount of hours children can be with a CM they are practically part of the family!

I've moved the rooms around to accomodate my own new arrival, but any young mindees I take on will be in the new babys room in a cot until the baby needs it, from then on most likely they will be in a travel cot in ds's room (as it's a lot bigger). Or possibly the new baby in a travel cot in ds's room. I haven't quite figured it out.

I've never left mindees to sleep in a buggy even when they are asleep, as it isn't 'quality' sleep - it's cramped and generally not easy to keep quiet for them.