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Help getting baby to sleep in Moses basket

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CameronK · 27/12/2022 20:57

Have been trying to get baby boy to sleep in Moses basket with little success. He drifts off for a wee while but is awake immediately. Does anybody have any tips and experiences that may help me and my partner?

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MumAlwaysWorries · 27/12/2022 23:04

Ugh. Bin the basket. Mine is a blanket bin 😂 they only work with swaddling, but I don't agree with swaddling due to hip dysplasia risk and back problems those kids seem to get in later life.

Travel cot and feed to sleep if you can. Co-sleeping is risky because people roll over or use duvets and blankets... lots of people use sleeping bags for babies and then dress themselves to sleep ie dressing gowns, pyjamas and solo blankets/throws for parents. Much, much more common to cosleep around the world than in the UK

suzyscat · 27/12/2022 23:05

CameronK · 27/12/2022 21:35

We put him in sleeping bags which definitely work better than blankets. He has settled a lot more over time however. Does anybody have any tips on cosleeping? All they talk about is the risks which are understandable but it makes you terrified to even think of doing it.

We ended up cosleeping as it was the only way my 1st would sleep. We were really lucky that our first health visitor was very pro cosleeping. There are numerous benefits to it, physiological (breath matching, hormonal regulation, bonding) and practical ( not having to get up to feed and settle.)

I appreciate it's not for everyone but for me it felt safer than the next to me crib which we only used successfully once and didn't feel comfortable with.

We ended up sleeping slightly further down our bed so our bedding wouldn't cover DD in the night. She slept with her lower body between our heads, wearing a grobag/ sleeping bag, we eventually got those flexible bed guards too.

Reasons to not cosleep are if anyone in the bed is a smoker, on drugs or has been drinking.

Good luck!

Tabitha888 · 27/12/2022 23:07

I was in the same boat, hated Moses basket and next to me so ended up Co sleeping, she's almost 8 months and sleeps in her cot. It's been hard work but we got there xx

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CameronK · 27/12/2022 23:21

We don't drink or do drugs so I feel like co sleeping will be the best option. I will say to my partner to wrap up and ditch the duvet whilst sleeping with him in the bed. She suggest keeping the duvet down at hip level but if I'm honest the risk is too great having it there at all in my opinion. Am I being paranoid with that?

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Skyeheather · 28/12/2022 00:16

When I slept with mine I removed all the bedding from the bed and just had a cellular blanket to cover me and one small pillow. I didn't want to take any risks. It takes a bit of getting used to, not having a duvet.

Sleepygrumpyandnothappy · 28/12/2022 02:09

CameronK · 27/12/2022 23:21

Personally I would say that’s too paranoid, and hip level is fine. I find you’re extremely aware when sleeping with a baby and I’ve never woken up to find I’ve pulled the duvet up. I think unless they’re doing something obviously unsafe, the adult in the bed has to be the judge of what’s risky.

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