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Where does baby sleep?

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MissTwister · 27/04/2015 16:22

I'm getting myself confused. I was going to get a bednest but now am not so sure about it. If I don't does the baby go straight into a normal sized cot or do they sleep in a Moses basket throughout the night? If they can sleep in the basket is this usually on a stand and is this secure enough next to the bed ie it's no going to get knocked off!!

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Coastingit · 27/04/2015 20:04

You won't need a monitor when they're little as they will be sleeping in a room where you are, so you'll wake if they cry and you'll all only be sleeping lightly! So they aren't suitable or needed for Moses baskets or similar.

We had the angelcare one when DS went into his own room (at 4.5 months, flame away)

avocadotoast · 27/04/2015 22:18

We've got a Babybay bedside crib for nights (got it second hand on eBay), and then a Sleepyhead to use downstairs for naps.

Artandco · 27/04/2015 22:30

The best thing is a cot or cot bed only if it fits in your room. Then you only have to buy one thing until they go into a regular bed.

They can nap in pram/ on blanket/ on you until old enough to be left alone in cot in the day

PourquoiTuGachesTaVie · 27/04/2015 22:35

Or you could cosleep. It's especially useful if you're breastfeeding. If you're going to then you should research the safe co sleeping guidelines though and plan and be ready to do it, don't accidentally co sleep because that's when it's dangerous.

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MissTwister · 28/04/2015 11:12

Momzilla that's great thanks. Really helpful!

May be a stupid question but if the baby stopped breathing at night, even if they're right next to you, how do you know you would wake up?

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Letmeeatcakecakecake · 28/04/2015 14:51

I've got a chico next to me crib which has turned into a glorified and expensive bedside table as my newborn sleeps on my chest

Letmeeatcakecakecake · 28/04/2015 14:53

Misstwister you wouldn't know to wake up if you were fast asleep. You can get angel care monitors which have a special matress which I believe alarms if the baby stops breathing!

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MissTwister · 28/04/2015 15:28

letmeeatcakecakecake that's what I thought and hence why I was confused by not needing one if they're next to you.

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dementedpixie · 28/04/2015 15:44

There is no evidence to show that those breathing monitors help prevent sids. I used a bog standard monitor but had the parent unit downstairs so we could hear them when we were downstairs in the evening.

blowinahoolie · 28/04/2015 15:46

They both slept in a cot in our room. Straightforward and no need for constant changes of equipment.

jegular · 28/04/2015 16:31

How late can you fly?

Momzilla82 · 28/04/2015 18:51

It's not a stupid question. You don't know if you'd wake up. All you can do is minimise the risk of sids according to the lullaby trust guidelines and hope you're not one of the unlucky few. You can follow the guidelines to the letter, and still lose a baby to SIDS. As an aside, they can also stop breathing in a car seat, pram or anywhere else for that matter. Cot death is not an accurate term. Unless you're willing to consider a 24/7 snuza monitor which attaches to their nappy, then there is no way to know.

I weighed this all up for myself. And decided against an angelcare: the poster above is right, they're not proven to reduce sids and I personally felt that i had done all I could to reduce the risk and the presence of the monitor would have made m super anxious. Good luck.

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