Is it ok to put newborn straight in cot?

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Just that really... we don't have a crib or Moses basket, would it pose any safety risk to put baby straight in to cot?
We do have a carry cot that came with our travel system but that will probably only be used downstairs.
I can't see it being a problem but thought I best check as I'm due in 5 days!

Yep. No problem at all if that's what you want. Just make sure you place baby's feet right at the bottom of the cot.
Some people prefer Moses baskets as they are portable and it's much smaller than a cot which can make the baby feel a bit more comforted

Yes it's no problem at all. Once they're a few weeks old I'd recommend sleeping bags too, all my four kids slept better once in them and there's no need for the foot to the foot of the cot then either as they can't slip inside the bags.

Thanks :) Can you really use sleeping bags that early on? I was told 3 months by the midwife, would like to use them earlier as dd1 slept much better once we put her in them at 3 months.

No reason why not, but the baby may take exception to sleeping in such a large expanse. DD wouldn't have tolerated it, but then she didn't like her Moses basket either for some weeks! She wanted to feel my breath on her as a minimum, and ideally have some kind of physical contact.

I put my ds in one at 2 weeks old.

It was from newborn so I didn't see no reason not to

As long as the sleeping bag isn't too big that the head can slip down sleeping bags are ok.

Ah ok, I'll try and get a couple of tiny ones then :)
Yeah dd1 didn't really seem to enjoy her Moses basket either, hence me not getting one this time round. Didn't seem to last long enough to be worth the money. Sleeping bags however were a godsend!

I put mine in at 4 weeks it was great - she kept flinging her arms out in her sleep and hitting them against the side of the moses basket, so she was much happier in the cot. Sleeping bags just need to be small enough that their head can't slip down through the neck, so it will depend on how big your baby is!

We had this sort of thing for ds

m.direct.asda.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-ASDA-Site/default/Product-Show?pid=GEM448890

Goes right down to 0-6 months so in theory suitable for a new born

Baby sleeping bags for 0 -6momths usually have a minimum weight of 4kg. The gro swaddles are brilliant.
We used a sleepyhead inside our main cot from the start (took one side off it and put it against our bed for a side sleeper cot for no extra money!!)

Yes, like stated above - sleeping bags generally have a lb/kg guide depending on the brand. Each is different I think.

What do people use before baby is big enough for a grobag? (First time mom and it a clue - baby due in October)

Lots of people put baby straight into a cot. Only thing is some babies find it sloghtly harder to settle as they are not used to so much space and being able to move their arms and legs about. So deffo gp for a sleeping bag so no blankets kicked off.

Perhaps have a look at somsthing called a sleepie head. It is basicly a cushion the baby lies on to help them feel a bit more snug and secure. Lots fab reviews of it online have a look.

Mr - use a large muslin blanket and swaddle them

Thanks art have seen some swaddle blankets in mamas and papas too - will investigate :)

You can YouTube how to swaddle even

I agree that newborns are used to feeling squashed into a foetal position so don't settle that well flailing about in an open space.

My babies loved to be swaddled but as a nanny, I have to follow current guidelines that say that swaddling is dangerous as it can cause overheating. I don't necessarily agree with this but It is not worth losing my job by not following current guidelines.

A sleeping bag maybe the answer but there are often lots of second hand moses baskets available if you have room for one.

Look at the likes of aden and anais and loads other brands that have swaddle sleeping bags. You swaddle there arms whsn small then you can open up the arms in to a normal sleeping bag once they have grown a little bigger mrbenmrs

Just noticed I posted a few seconds after you asked another question. I was obviously responding to the original OP.

ILostIt's idea of a second hand Moses is a great idea. You can pick them up for as little as £5, then just get a new mattress for it. We've just bought foam one for the new baby from John Lewis for £10, so they're not expensive. Buying a new Moses is one of my regret purchases from my pfb even though it'll see us through both babies as like you say OP they are in it for such a short length of time. It never occurred to me to buy second hand despite getting a lot of other items preloved. Facebook selling sites often have them come up.

On the sleeping bag front, I found DD didn't fit hers until she was well over a month. In hind sight I think she didn't really like them either I didn't realise however until she was 16mo and we moved her into a toddler bed with a duvet. The first night with the duvet was the first night she ever slept through... Proper sleeping through, 7-7. The most she'd managed before was 4 hours. They are incredibly convenient however, and save all the worry of putting them at the bottom of the cot or the covers being kicked off. Also fantastic if you need to travel in the evening as you can get ones with a sealable hole between the legs so the baby can be transferred from car seat/pushchair to cot without having to uncover them (and potentially wake them by sticking them on a cold mattress). A godsend for visiting friends for dinner etc.

I used a cot divider

www.safababy.com/products/safababysleeper.htm

I lost- swaddling isn't not recommended at all. It just says to used thin blankets as people often swaddled in thick fleece. Large muslin cloths are perfect material to swaddle and are what most pod things are made of also

www.lullabytrust.org.uk/swaddling-slings

Thanks everyone, I used to swaddled dd1 for a little while but she would always escape, hence the sleeping bags being a godsend! Have seen some sleeping bags that also double as a swaddle bag, might be worth looking in to.
The sleepyhead looks great as well but so expensive! Might well look in to second hand ones though depending how things go.
I remember dd1 much preferring to sleep in her rocker chair for a long time, perhaps that was down to the more enclosed space... Hmm.

That makes more sense to me Artanco I think it would be fine to swaddle with a thin material. I relied on it with my babies when newborn. I have to avoid it at work though as advised unfortunately. The guidelines change all the time, it's difficult.

Palaver you could always wait til baby arrives and see how happy they are in the cot. If I've learnt anything it's that all babies are different, so what worked with one might not work with another! Most 2nd hand Moses baskets have detachable washable covers and new mattresses fairly cheap to buy.

Good luck with new baby

The gro bag makers have a sleeping bag for newborns called a grosnug. Has the option to tuck the arms in as well as having them out like a normal sleeping bag.
I tried putting my little girl in a cot straight away but she hated it until we got her a sleepyhead. It's brilliant. Very pricey but worth every penny in my eyes !