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Is it worth having more than one sleeping space for baby?

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333mumtobe · 10/07/2020 19:04

hi everyone,

FTM here, have bought cot for baby with a dropside so I can have baby next to my bed. Figured I’d get a cot which has a dropside instead of a co-sleeping crib (like the snuzpod or chicco next to me) as from the reviews I’ve read babies grow out of them often much sooner than turning one and then require a cot so I figured I’d get a standard sized cot with a dropside and secure it next to my bed and then when babies bigger raise the side and use it as a standard crib. Anyone have an experience with this and did it work well? I’ve also seen that there are lots of Moses baskets etc out there - is it handy getting one so they have another place to sleep during the day as opposed to just the cot in my bedroom or is it a bit pointless? (The house is slowly filling up with a lot of baby stuff so want to try and avoid getting things that may end up being unnecessary as I know for first time mums it’s quite tempting to buy absolutely everything! 🤣

So it’s sort of two questions really?

Thanks so much to anyone who has any helpful advice in advance! Xx

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orangejuicer · 10/07/2020 19:10

We had a big moses basket downstairs and cot upstairs. It means you can have them near you during the day. It's recommended that they sleep in same room as you til 6mo.

orangejuicer · 10/07/2020 19:11

You could use a travel cot for the same purpose but at least that would fold down and save space.

RememberTheSunnierDays · 10/07/2020 19:16

We had two moses basket stands, one upstairs and one downstairs. The basket was Moba (now known as a Tommee Tippee something or other) so one continuous plastic and we just carried that upstairs. The cot was in the nursery. It either well for us and we did the same with two children.

LynnThese4reSEXPEOPLE · 10/07/2020 19:30

Bassinett downstairs, next to me cot upstairs until about 3 months. Baby also took a lot of sling naps. Now just cotbed upstairs

ForeverHomeSearcher · 10/07/2020 19:51

We used a sleepyhead on the sofa for daytime naps (never unsupervised) and a next to me at night, unless I was able to get a sneaky joint day nap in! Dd went into her cot bed at 6 months in her nursery. She wasn't outgrowing her next to me at the point. We didn't have space for a cot next to our bed. Seems like a good idea if you do though. Baby might find it a bit big and spacious to start with. That would be my only concern. They're all different though so I'd have a solution ready if that happened rather than assume it will and get the solution now.

ty1996 · 10/07/2020 20:46

I had the Moses basket downstairs, her cot in her room, and a next to me crib in our room, then her pram was always up in the house too so which ever she settled better in she would go in.. at first she hated her Moses basket but then loved it after a few weeks, same with her next to me crib x

Babs709 · 10/07/2020 20:50

I’d recommend getting as many things that you can safely put the baby in as possible 😂 we had a next to me in our room, a cot in his room, a Moses basket in the living room and a second in the kitchen. (All but the cot were borrowed btw!)

The Moses basket in the kitchen wasn’t a planned purchase, I just needed somewhere to put him when I cooked dinner.

I never intended to build the cot straight away but used to feed DS overnight in his room so it was handy having somewhere quickly to put him when I needed to dash off for a wee after he’d finished eating.

Maybe it was overkill but I did find it valuable to have so many places to safely pop him down.

Pinkflipflop85 · 10/07/2020 21:09

When you say you have the cot next to your bed with the drop side down, are both mattresses in line? If not it could potentially be dangerous for baby.

As others have said....the more sleeping spots the better! For the first 6 months baby should be sleeping in the room where you are, so you wouldn't want to put her in the cot upstairs while your downstairs doing other things.

Pinkflipflop85 · 10/07/2020 21:10

Sorry just realised I referred to 'her' instead of baby!

BertieBotts · 10/07/2020 21:18

You don't necessarily need a drop side, you just need a cot which is stable with three sides rather than four. It's better if you completely take the side off, otherwise it won't sit flush to your bed.

If you're going to DIY it I recommend either getting a custom made mattress from somewhere like babymattressesonline.co.uk/ or pushing the cot mattress over to meet your bed and then blocking the far side with something extremely firm such as rolled up towels. There will always be a gap between the mattresses and if it's not very firm this would be unsafe.

Ikea cots work well. I had a home made one with DS1, because there was only one purpose built one on the market then and it was £££ . It was much more practical and sturdy and felt safer than the purpose built one I have this time. (Although TBH, I have my suspicions the purpose built one we have doesn't meet proper regulations, it has mysteriously disappeared from amazon.) The converted cot was also perfectly usable right up until about 2 years when DS1 became too big.

Yes, it's worth having another sleep space for downstairs. We also got a travel cot with DS2 around 4 months because I wanted to try him sleeping in a separate space. It didn't really work :o

Fandanglethat · 10/07/2020 21:45

Baby should sleep in the same room as you for the first 6 months. So unless you want to sit in your bedroom at nap time for 6 months then you should have somewhere down stairs for baby to sleep.

DressingGown87 · 10/07/2020 21:47

I have a bedside crib for my room, where she is going to sleep at night for the first 6 months. Then have a cot in the nursery for when she is old enough.

During the day she will sleep in the carrycot part of the pram (Didn’t see the point of also getting a Moses basket). I have a stand for downstairs, so don’t have the dirty wheels coming in the house from Country walks. I have the Uppababy vista, so this is also safe for nighttime sleeping, to use at friends houses / nights away. When she is old enough, I will put her in her cot for daytime naps.

BeautyAndTheBump1 · 10/07/2020 22:19

Definitely have more than one, you need something downstairs :)

I have moses next to our bed with his tommee owl in and we only put him in that when we go to bed to try and associate that with 'night time/bed time'

Then I have a sleepyhead downstairs on the sofa, he also loves to sleep star fished out on his play mat on the floor. Hes only 5 weeks and isnt interested in the toys on the play gym yet, but really loves to sleep on it!

Then also snoozes in his bouncer for his shorter naps

MrsH497 · 10/07/2020 22:23

We have the snuzpod as we couldn't fit the cot in our room. The cot is in the nursery ready for when she's in her own room. Initially she found the snuzpod too big for her so she preferred her pram bassinet. Now at 8 weeks she happily sleeps in the snuzpod.

Lalapurple · 10/07/2020 22:25

it is useful to have somewhere safe to pop the baby if you need to wee etc, but in terms of sleep I found my baby mostly only wanted to sleep where I was... My next to me was mostly a laundry basket/bedside table.

user1493413286 · 10/07/2020 22:26

I definitely found I needed somewhere for both mine to sleep downstairs in the day as they’re supposed to nap in the same room as you so otherwise you’d spend a lot of time in your bedroom

CoolNoMore · 10/07/2020 22:27

I suspect you've done your research and that this is a new drop side cot and adheres to the current safety standards, but do be aware that they can be dangerous.

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 10/07/2020 22:30

Somewhere to sleep in the day is handy as the baby needs to sleep near you and you probably won't want to be tied to the bedroom for every nap.

We had the Tiny Love 3 in 1 Napper for daytime sleeps. Baby fit til about 8mo which I was pleasantly surprised at.

Fatted · 10/07/2020 22:30

Like others have said ideally you need something for upstairs and something for downstairs.

Just keep in mind that carry cots and Moses baskets rarely get you through to six months, if you're planning on baby sleeping in the same room as you for that time. Both of mine out grew the carry cot by 8 weeks and eldest outgrew the Moses basket by 11 weeks.

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 10/07/2020 22:33

We didn't even bother with a bedside crib. Regular cot in the room, sides up. I liked dc having their own designated (safe) space to sleep at night.

Anotherscentedcandle · 10/07/2020 22:40

Mine just slept in the pram top when downstairs. We had an uppababy which is ventilated so they can sleep for as long as they want without worry. That way you don't need anything extra than what you already have.

Billyjoearmstrong · 11/07/2020 06:31

Both my babies slept in baby chairs downstairs from birth. The ones you can lay almost flat (had two with reflux from birth so I had it slightly inclined).

burritofan · 11/07/2020 06:50

Mine just slept on me/in the sling in the day for months . When very tiny and not yet a napping bellend, just plonked her on the carpet.

BertieBotts · 11/07/2020 07:32

It's North America where drop side cots are banned. European ones tend to have a different style and weren't as dangerous.

Sheenais · 11/07/2020 07:34

I had two cots, a Moses basket and a carry cot. The baby never went in any of them. We just coslept from day 1.

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