aibu to make ds sleep in a dog basket?

[happydutchmummy]

Ds is a chunky 4 month old who has grown out of his Moses basket. Our bedroom is a reasonable size but with our super king bed, nappy changing unit, wardrobes, and now a cot bed in it there is very little floor space and I thought that getting rid of the cot bed and buying a dog basket for ds to sleep in would make the room look larger and less cluttered. I can store it under our bed in the daytime to make things even tidier.

OH thinks it's a crazy idea to put a baby in a dog basket bit I am convinced it is a genius plan.

We don't own any pets so it's not like there will be any confusion over who sleeps in it.

[scarffiend]

I'm actually laughing out loud at this in the doctors waiting room. Funniest thread ever! Killing myself at the skateboard idea!

[WreckTangle]

You're bonkers op.

Love the skateboard idea though.

When he's potty training you can just put down some newspaper too.

[AllFurCoat]

I must be missing something here, there's a cotbed in the room, but you want to use a dog basket?! WTF?!

[mistlethrush]

ProudAS: "It didn't do our great grandparents any harm!" - my father was in a drawer when he was a baby I'll have you know.

[nappyaddict]

how long is he? I want an nct bednest for my next one cos they are 84cm long so will last longer than a moses basket. however the bassinet can be removed so can be used like a moses basket.

[Coumarin]

Ah shove him in a drawer, he'll be right.

[HannahG315]

Haha. This is brilliant!

I think it's genius as long as its safe of course!

[nappyaddict]

There's a whole thread about this on http://www.netmums.com/coffeehouse/baby-794/babies-birth-12-months-58/835600-putting-babies-sleep-dog-baskets-all.html netmums .

Those people who have seen them in nurseries, were they plastic, material or wicker beds?

[ExcuseTypos]

Apart from the matress saftey, wouldnt it also be a bit drafty in a dog bed?
It's a daft idea.

Just move the changing table out of the room.

[splasheeny]

www.mothercare.com/Mothercare-Universal-Cot-Top-Changer/738892,default,pd.html

[splasheeny]

This thread is hilarious.

Op I hope you're not serious.

I would ditch the change station and use a changer which can be put over the cot bed.

[HoneyDragon]

Probably the size you need and multitasks so you've not wasted ££££ on a crib

[AnandaTimeIn]

Mine co-slept till he was 4 helped that his dad fucked off already

[AnandaTimeIn]

Oh right, you're more interested in the than the baby...

takes all sorts

[MiscellaneousAssortment]

I like those dream corrales, lovely! Mine had a baby hammock until he grew out of it then a side car on my bed. But he was silent reflux clingy baby who really wanted cosleeping 24/7. I do wonder whether he'd have got on with a corrale though, so it's good to own the space himself

[YoureBeingASillyBilly]

Yes unreasonable. A dog bed provides no ventilation for the mattress- i believe this poses a risk of SIDS. and would also be on the floor so would be colder than a moses basket or cot. Move the sodding change table and stop being silly. Change him in the other room.

[RunLikeSomeFeckersChasing]

Why can't he sleep in the cot bed in your room? Have you been watching the brittas empire?

[RevoltingPeasant]

When the weather becomes more clement, you could build him a small kennel of his very own in the garden.

[chocolatemademefat]

Why dont you just slip him under the bed thereby saving you the cost of a dog basket? If you tie him to a skateboard he would be easy to move in and out.

[Sovaysovay]

Put him in the cot, ffs.

[ProudAS]

Put him in a drawer (an open one preferably). It didn't do our great grandparents any harm!

[RiverTam]

put the changing unit into the baby's bedroom.

[spiffysquiffyspiggy]

Oh they were dog baskets at my nursery