Were does baby sleep during the day?

[Alb1]

I realise this is proly a very stupid question so I apologise but in my sleep deprived state I really can't think of the answer...

So my baby (pfb) is 4 weeks old tomoro and has already almost outgrown his Moses basket (he's really long), he has a cot in our bedroom which he will obviously sleep in at night, but what will he sleep in during the day when were downstairs and he's outgrown the Moses basket? He loves sleeping in his bouncer or swing but the health visitor assures me he's not allowed to sleep in them for over half an hour due to it being bad for posture, our couch is small so can't wedge him safely on there once he starts moving more or rolling... We don't really have the room for a travel cot in the living room altho I realise this is probably the only option... So just wondering were your baby slept in the first 6 months?

Obviously he will sleep on me some of the time but during some naps I will need to clean and eat etc

My dd out grew her moses basket at 3 weeks old so went in her cot hun. as long as you have a monitor and check on him regularly then there is nothing really to worry about.

your hv will probably have an opinion but if the moses basket is too small (and I have no idea how they are meant to last 6 months) then use the cot.

although if you have space in your lounge you could get one of the £30 space saver cots from ikea if putting him upstairs worries you

They say definitely not on the sofa due to high risk of rolling off/rolling against the back of the sofa and suffocating. When DD was teeny, I'd lie her parallel to the arms of the sofa so she couldn't do either of what I just mentioned. I also used bouncer type chair. I was told this was fine...

Mine had daytime naps in the carrycot of his pusher. It worked really well for us, will be doing the same thing for number 2.

Another pram-napper here. It lies completely flat and has the advantage of allowing me to give DD a gentle rock if she starts stirring.

Travel cot downstairs?? At that age DS would only nap on me though!

Oh and congrats on your beautiful PFB!

Yeah the health visitor says he must always sleep in the same room that I'm in for the first 6 months but a lot of people in RL have told me that they never followed that rule. She says sleeping in bouncer or anythin else that's not flat is bad for them (but yet it's fine for his posture to sleep endlessly curled up on me?) but I have to confess I don't always follow that one cos he has to be sat up for a while after eating as he's sick otherwise and he cries when I move him to his Moses basket after and so sometimes I just want to let him sleep! She doesn't approve of my carrycot as it's quite hard and no mattress, but that would be ideal, can you buy mattress for carrycots or is my health visitor just being a pain? She's lovely but obsessed with discussing cot death and safe sleeping with me every time I see her (the midwives were the same) and as wev had a cot death in the family it makes me quite anxious!

alb ignore your hv she is clearly an idiot! I don't k ow anyone in rl who followed the "they must be I'm the same room as you til 6 months old" bollocks!! apart from anything else after a point you being around disturbs them and distracts them from sleeping.

I am strongly of the opinion that you nod amd smile at the hv and then do whatever suits you best

although you could try putting a blanket in the bottom of the carrycot maybe?

It's hard to just dismiss anything that's said to lessen the risk of SIDS but tbh while DD sleeps in pram for naps she's in cot upstairs from 7pm bedtime until we join her in our room 3-4 hours later. That's been the case since around 3/4 months.

It's a case of doing what you're comfortable with. DD is probably going to stay in our room indefinitely as a) she's BF and I'm too lazy to get out of bed at night and b) our spare room is full of laundry. But I'm comfortable having her upstairs for those initial few hours.

dd had her naps in her pram, usually outside

Pram worked for us. Just moved them around if cleaning up and we were ready to go out if necessary.

All mine slept in their pram which was handy if i wanted to pop out, id just tuck a warm blanket over them and off we went. It helps that the pram ive got is an Emmaljunga which means it's got a big, roomy carrycot and it's got lovely bouncy wheels. My babies have all been big and my youngest is 10mths now and can still stretch out in it.

Alb1 given the terribly sad occurrence of a cot death in your family, I think you are right to be a little cautious on this front - the reason for SIDS is not always known, and it is up to you to calculate the risk as you see appropriate.

You could definitely get a mattress for the carrycot - if you can't buy one of the correct dimensions, there are places online where you can order one to the right measurements for what you need (no idea on cost, can't remember from my brief look once upon a time!)

Have you considered a stretchy sling? I do appreciate that you don't necessarily want your baby napping on you the whole time (I liked being able to put DS down!) but it gives you another option - and works well if he needs to be upright for a while after feeding.

Could you even just have a mattress for him on the floor, with large rolled up towels along the sides as buffers? Not so sure whether that one is a wise idea, but the thought just came to me.

I suspect your HV is just very "by the book" - I don't think you need to discount her entirely, but don't feel you have to follow her advice to the letter. It sounds to me as if you are quite cautious by nature, so I doubt you would be disregarding sensible advice!

Hope you and your lovely DS are doing well otherwise

My DD slept in her bouncy chair a lot. At that age she rarely slept more than a couple of hours at a stretch so when she was awake I would get her our for cuddles or to lie flat on her playmat.

At that age, DD used to sleep on a rug on the lounge room floor during the day (pfb, no pets), or she'd fall asleep strapped to my chest while I went for a walk or pottered around the house. Your hv probably wouldn't approve

I didn't have any problem transitioning her to nap in her own room when she was older.

Both my DD and DS were pushchair (Maclaren XT which lies flat) sleepers during the day. I could jiggle/move them if need be and it didn't restrict nap times to indoors.
Both of them fell asleep in a bouncy chair at some point too. I agree that PFB should be in the same room as you at the moment.

The pram carrycot looks like the answer then! Can't put him anywhere floor related as we have cats. I have a sling but I havnt tried it yet as he's quite an independent baby, loves napping on me but when he's awake after a while he cries to go down into his bouncer or playgym (don't think he likes being restricted, likes stretching and wiggling) altho I think il give that a try too

Thanks everyone

My pram carrycot came with a mattress (bugaboo chameleon) but, as others have said, I'm sure you could buy one. Make sure it doesn't make the carrycot too shallow though! I have a mattress topper (enhancer, maybe it's called?) from mothercare for the travel cot. Maybe you could buy one of those and cut it to shape?

I think it is impossible to have them always/100% of the time in the same room as you. For example, if he was asleep in the cot in our room and I was awake and ready for a shower, I left him. Everyone will have a level of compromise that they are happy with. The closer he got to 6 months, the more I felt comfortable leaving him in a room on his own.