Bedside crib and c section - how do you get out?

[Whataretheodds]

I'm likely to need a semi-elective c section. We were planning to have the bedside crib next to me for easier night feeding. But how will I get out of bed? Do I need to rethink where the crib goes?

I wouldn’t attach one. Usually they have a side you can put up as well and just stand it to one side.
we had bedside crib, no c section but it was a pain moving in and out with baby. Ditched it for main cot pretty early.

i wouldn’t use just a stand alone Moses basket like snuz basket if we had another. Gave the chicco next to me away

We had one. I think for the first night or two we didn't attach it to the bed. It really wasn't long before I was able to scoot down the bed to get in and out. You could also just take the other side of the bed - you probably won't be able to turn to lift the baby out for the first night or two anyway so you'll need your partner to help with that so they may as well be on that side.

My husband slept next to the next 2 me- and woke up and passed me the baby for feeds.

When I felt less tender, we swapped.

The same way you always do? But more gingerly! They’ll make you move in hospital and nobody will pass you a baby. It’ll be fine!

Normally I would get out of bed at the side but the cot will be in the way!

The cot will just fit between the bed and the wall - there isn't space to push it back.

I could swap with my partner, and/or we could put the cot at the foot of the bed and he could get the baby out from there.

It's a snuzpod rather than basket so has a zip-down side like the next2me, just smaller.

Same

Hmm I had 2 c sections and can’t remember it being a problem tbh. I either got out the other side of the bed (DH obviously had to get up first but no problem), or scooched down to the end of the bed and got out, or DH got whatever I needed to get out of bed for (obviously couldn’t do it for me if I needed a wee ha)

Just don't attach it keep the side zipped up

They aren't the full length of the bed, so when you're fit and healthy you just scoot down the bed and get out further down than normal. Just a bit tricky in the first day or two, but swapping sides or putting it at the foot of the bed (not attached and leaving a gap) will be fine.

This. I just carefully shuffled down the bed a bit and got out. I've had 2 c sections. It wasn't an issue.

It’s not the shuffling in and out after birth that was a problem, more that you then have baby in arms the next 6 months.

We also ended up moving the next to me to dh side, so dh had to wake and pass baby and pass back. As otherwise I would be holding baby in arms and want to sit in bed to feed baby and it always felt like climbing in to bed with baby in arm or boob which was a right faff. Ie if I fed baby in evening or day but I wasn’t in bed already.

maybe the snuz is smaller? The next to me is massive. It’s 74cm long, plus bedside table was still there for lamp/ water/ glasses. So about 130cm long down bed. Beds only 200cm long

It’s not the shuffling in and out after birth that was a problem, more that you then have baby in arms the next 6 months.

I'm not sure what you mean @Caspianberg? Do you mean the greater difficulty is dealing with the baby in your arms during c section recovery?

@Whataretheodds - no. I had no c section. Easy birth so no recovery really. The problem wa so wanted to be able to walk up to be bed with baby in my arms, and get into bed to feed him. But with Co sleeper I had baby in arms, and had to like shuffle up bed with empty Co sleeper next to me. Or I would sit in bed to feed baby first thing, then he fell asleep in my arms and ideally I wanted to carry him downstairs to put in day pram carrycot to sleep whilst I made breakfast, but I would feed, then the shuffling down bed woke him up

@Whataretheodds - I don’t know. It just caused me the rage! Ended up putting main cot at bottom of bed