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

[333mumtobe]

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

I think we had somewhere in every room at one point. Really handy to have safe places to pop baby down round the house - mine could roll the length of a room from 4 months so needed containing as well as somewhere to sleep!

I used the carrycot pram for sleeping in the living area during the day usually unless it was noisy - both my kids slept well in it, often got them to sleep out walking then left them inside it in the lounge or kitchen when I got home