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Telly in bedroom - very very trivial

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HelgatheHairy · 24/03/2013 10:34

At the moment DH and I do not have a telly in the bedroom but I know a few people who decided to get one to give them something to watch while feeding.

I was planning /assuming I'd be feeding in the living room and at night DH would be sleeping so wouldn't have it on anyway.

Will I be spending more time in the bedroom than I thought? First baby and its funny the things that go through your head!

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plantsitter · 24/03/2013 10:38

Well, it's a pretty personal decision isn't it? We never bothered - too sleepy during night feeds (and wouldn't have wanted something to wake me up completely)and downstairs the rest of the time.

Baabaapinksheep · 24/03/2013 10:39

Why will you feed in the living room? I always fed in the bedroom, couldn't be arsed to get out of bed in the middle of the night.

You probably will spend a lot of time in bed, but I never found I needed a TV.

twinklesparkles · 24/03/2013 10:41

Depends I guess... You may just be so tired that you wake to feed baby, put baby back down into cot/bed then just drift back off yourself.

I wouldn't have the tv in my room, just because I know I'd knock it on and then it would wake me up even more. Whereas being in a quieter/relaxed dimly lit room might make it easier to get back to sleep again after feeding baby, and won't wake the baby up too much either hopefully,ideally

I would just go into the livingroom if I was not getting back to sleep or wasn't comfortable feeding in bed.

I think you just need to wait and try it out when you're babys born, I guess it could work out either way.

Is your dh likely to wake up do you think? Chances are he may wake with a crying baby anyways. Would he mind if you had a tv?

MsGee · 24/03/2013 10:41

You will spend all your time staring at newborn and marvelling at how amazing DC is. No need for telly .

mrsbungle · 24/03/2013 10:42

God, I never got out of bed and went elsewhere to feed. You could be doing that 4 times a night. I just reached over, got babies out of basket, fed them, put them back.

No tv on but I put a dim lamp on and did, quite often, look at my smart phone.

Locketjuice · 24/03/2013 10:49

I hate tvs in bedrooms, I don't think there is any need and end up straining to stay awake to watch whatever when your tired,I couldn't just fall back to sleep after doing night feeds but I think a tv would have made that worse personally

Although a lie in,watching some tv would be nice but doesn't happen here so no time to dwell on it

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HelgatheHairy · 24/03/2013 10:49

Sorry, worded it badly. Living room during day, bedroom by night. Baby will wake DH but once baby is feeding he'll prob go back to sleep.

I think I'll play it by ear and see how it works.

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MeerkatMerkin · 24/03/2013 11:00

I had one in the bedroom when DS was newborn but didn't have it on at night necessarily, unless it was a really bad one. I loved it for marathon cluster feeding sessions in the evenings though, it was lovely for just getting snuggled up in bed with newborn DS and sticking on a box set. Of course you could do this in the living room - I doubt I'll be doing much of that this time around with 2yo DS to run around after. :)

cyclecamper · 24/03/2013 11:02

I wouldn't have a tv in the bedroom (disclaimer: I don't have one anywhere else either ), because you want to teach yourself and the baby the difference between day and night, so when you feed at night, keep the lights dim and noise to a minimum. I looked after one mother who used to watch films in the night and I think it was much harder for her and the baby to go back to sleep.

NickyNackyNooNoo · 24/03/2013 11:04

When I did the nightfeeds in the dim & distant past (I breastfed & DH wasn't much cop at it) I either read or put the radio on. It was good to have some background noise as we both fell back to sleep.

Teaandflapjacks · 24/03/2013 11:05

I have a TV in the bedroom - when I got together with DH we both owned our own places and had one of everything. Personally - it has been wonderful with my acute morning sickness and I can lie in bed, some old sitcom on in the background and nap. We also cuddle up at night and watch a show together since sex has been less frequent due to constant sickness - which has been lovely. Personally I used to HATE the idea, but now wouldn't be without it. Just this morning we enjoyed breakfast in bed watching the grand prix.. God knows how this will change when the baby gets here! I have heard from many friends the best thing they had was a tablet/kindle for reading, looking at news/sites online etc while feeding. Reading -book not useful when feeding, kindle easy, likewise for news on tablets - but smart phone would be ok there too I guess. x

LittleWhiteWolf · 24/03/2013 11:14

Don't count on your baby waking your DH; mine rarely did! I co-slept with DS (DC2) so would wake as soon as he was stirring, but even with DD would slept in a moses basket beside the bed I would wake up when I realised she was waking up. DH was mostly oblivious!

Back to the TV; had a TV in our room already for DD so I would watch some TV, but not often. She was in her own room fairly quickly, but DS stayed with us for 6 months and we didn't have a TV. When DS was about a month old DH got an iPad for his birthday and if I ever felt like I wanted something to do whilst DS was feeding I would use the iPad. But mostly I sat up in the dark, fed DS for about half an hour by which time he would have fallen back asleep, then lie back down with him. If I'd had a TV or iPad or whatever it would have woken me up too much so that going back to sleep would have been much more difficult. I wouldn't add a TV to your room right now.

WitchOfEndor · 24/03/2013 11:27

I did all the night feeds in bed with the telly on mute and subtitled. DH ended up in the spare room as he couldn't sleep through DSs crying. The TV was a lifesaver.

KindleMum · 24/03/2013 11:37

A Kindle with a lighted case is your friend! Also very useful for when you have a poorly baby or toddler that will only sleep snuggled against you. Much easier than a book as only need one hand.

weeblueberry · 24/03/2013 12:09

We got rid of the TV we had in the bedroom when I found out I was pregnant. Mainly for space reasons (the crib needs the spot...) but I figured I didn't need any reasons to laze in my bed all day with the baby when DP went off to work. And I was worried that would just be a catalyst for me not getting up til lunchtime

Kelly1814 · 24/03/2013 13:36

just my opinion, but i would never have a tv in the bedroom.

this could be where the ipad is your friend?

DreamingOfTheMaldives · 24/03/2013 17:09

I intend to treat myself to a Kindle Paperwhite so I can read while feeding baby with only a dim light on. TV wakes me up but reading in semi light is probably really bad for my eyes but helps me feel sleepy.

DreamingOfTheMaldives · 24/03/2013 17:11

KindleMum - xpost a little. Where do you get lighted case from? Would save me some money as I already have a Kindle so don't need a paperwhite, only the ability to read in semi light

cakeandcava · 24/03/2013 17:17

I have an iPad next to my bed for night feeds. It's been a lifesaver. There's even a night-feeds chat thread over in Breast and Bottle Feeding that you could join :)

WallyBantersJunkBox · 24/03/2013 17:20

I used to express milk once I'd put ds to bed, and I used to lie on the bed and stick on a DVD box set as I switched on the old "Udder 2000" milking pump.

Took my mind off feeling like a Freesian.....

Teaandflapjacks · 24/03/2013 17:38

DreamingOfTheMaldives - i also have one for mine - i have something like this in white - about a fiver including p&P - get batteries from poundland for a pack and you are good to go. Mine has two light settings - it is fab.

www.amazon.co.uk/COLT®-Led-Reading-Light-Lamp/dp/B004KLQHCU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364146634&sr=8-1

Rockchick1984 · 24/03/2013 17:43

Dreaming type "kindle case with light" into amazon, there's hundreds to choose from. Mine was about £15, the battery from the kindle powers the light so perfect at night!

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HelgatheHairy · 24/03/2013 20:23

I actually have an ipad! Not sure why I didn't think of using it! Thanks all.

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CityDweller · 24/03/2013 20:36

TVs in bedrooms are an aberration to me. But such things are completely personal. On the advice of friends who breastfed, I got a kindle paperwhite for Xmas. It has a built in backlight (that you can change the brightness of) and, unlike an ipad, you can hold it in one hand while holding baby in the other one. I'm busy loading it up with low-brain-demand reading for LO's imminent arrival. I love my iPad, but they do give off a lot of light and therefore might wake up your OH and overstimulate the baby (which presumably you'd want to go back to sleep as soon as possible after feeding?)

Loupee · 24/03/2013 20:38

We have a TV in our bedroom, it hasn't been plugged in for months tho, we only keep it as DH sometimes takes it when he is working away.
I have an 8 month DS and got an iPad for a my birthday soon before he was born. It was honestly the best idea. I was so tired in the early days I couldn't concentrate on a book. But wee snippets and forums on the Internet as well as Facebook were great at keeping me awake, and made me feel part the world.

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