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Crib in Bedroom or Straight to Cot

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Discomonkfish · 14/11/2004 22:07

Hi there, this is my first baby and we have a crib which we were planning on putting the baby in for the first 6 weeks or so before moving him / her to their own cot. I don't want to get into any bad habits and was wondering what you would recommend....is it advisable for the baby to go straight into its own cot or is the crib a good idea? Hope you can help , any advice gratefully received!

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colditzmum · 14/11/2004 22:17

I would suggest the cot and try to get your money back for the crib! A moses basket is hany because you can carry it round - plus if baby falls asleep at night you can put the moses basket straight in the cot and therefore don't disturb baby. Good luck!!

mummytummy · 14/11/2004 22:18

I don't really think it matters too much - babies just look really cute in a crib! Current recommendation is that the baby should sleep in with you for the first 6 months. Does the cot fit into your bedroom?

TeriS · 14/11/2004 22:19

Not sure what is the 'best' thing to do (think it depends on your own opinion - but we decided to put DS in a crib in our room for the first few months. However, after a couple of weeks of no sleep - (he must be the nosiest sleeper in the world!) - we moved him to his cot in his own room, and he was fine.

Congrats on the baby coming!

TeriS · 14/11/2004 22:21

We did have one of the 'Angelcare' baby monitors, which monitor their breathing - otherwise I think I'd have been running in to check on him every five minutes!

colditzmum · 14/11/2004 22:24

I was never happy until I'd poked ds to make him snort

mummytummy · 14/11/2004 22:36

TeriS - DD2 is 7 months old, and we've just had to move her back into our room because her bedroom ceiling is about to collapse! Know what you mean about the baby keeping you awake - I haven't slept properly since Friday when we moved her back in.

TeriS · 14/11/2004 22:40

Glad I'm not the only one with a noisy sleeper mummytummy! I really was shocked at how much 'snoring' and munching a 2 week old baby can make in their sleep. He's 23 months now, and no different

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Discomonkfish · 14/11/2004 22:52

Thanks, just wasn't sure if by putting baby in our room to start with if it would be a battle getting them to go into their own room. Been reading different stuff and get conflicting opinions on what is best. I've borrowed the crib from my cousin and bought a new mattress so its either the crib or cot. Can't afford to buy a Moses basket but now think it would have been the best idea

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Shimmy21 · 14/11/2004 23:36

We did a combination of moses basket, cot and our bed but the best way worked out for us with having ds in the cot right up against our bed with the side down so I could reach over and haul him out for night feeds. He usually ended up staying in our bed because I didn't have the energy to put him back but I slept better without him in the bed at the beginning of the night. Whatever you choose now you may well find that things will feel different when a small person is dictating everything!

Shimmy21 · 14/11/2004 23:40

Forgot to say that I was told that new babes like to be in a crib or moses basket at the beginning because it is cosier (more like a womb??) than a cot. I have no idea if this true or not. New babies seem to fall asleep wherever they are and wake up and cry a lot whenever you are most tired whatever they are sleeping in. Who knows...

MummyToSteven · 14/11/2004 23:43

what I did - first 3 or so months, DS in moses basket by bed

then over the next 6 weeks, DS in moses basket in cot by bed, DS in cot by bed, then DS in cot in own room

so bit of a gradually weaning process - and absolutely no problems with DS

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Wheresmyfroggy · 14/11/2004 23:52

Our dd was perfectly happy in moses basket for two months and when we moved her to her cot (still in our room though) she was fine. She didn't move into her own room till about eight months. I think a crib or moses basket must be quite reassuring to a small baby (when we moved her into her cot even at two months she still looked tiny and lost in the middle of it)

linnet · 15/11/2004 00:43

Dd1 was in a moses basket on a stand until she was 4 months old, she was tiny and we didn't have a cot until then. She moved into the cot with no problems.

Dd2 was also in a moses basket but it was in the cot, didn't have a stand with this one, until she grew out of it at around 4 months and now she sleeps in the cot.

mummytojames · 15/11/2004 01:01

ds refused to sleep in his moses basket even if we put him down asleep as soon as he went down he would scream he ended up in his cot in our room still there now and hes fifteen months but will hopefuly be going into his own room after christmas is done but he will also be going into his bed at thesame time so i thik alot depends on your baby and what they want goodluck with the birth and the first few months itdoes get easier when the move out

JiminyCricket · 15/11/2004 08:11

Some babes prefer a small, cosy moses basket, others a roomy cot, you can't tell until you get to know them unfortunately. Change (moving from crib to cot) won't be hard in the first six weeks i.e. might scream blue murder at first but then will forget ever slept anywhere different within a few minutes, so I wouldn't worry.

LIZS · 15/11/2004 09:14

I think it is more important to have them close by at the beginning at least so if you can't fit a cot into your room use the crib. I really don't think it is a case of creating bad habits so young and it is what you and the baby feel more settled with. Your first plan sounds fine to me, then play it by ear.

Good luck with the baby

aloha · 15/11/2004 10:37

No such thing as bad habits with a newborn IMO and IME. It's a huge myth that terrifies new parents about such things as sleeping with their babies, feeding them when they want feeding etc etc. A baby of six weeks IMO won't notice they are in a cot or a moses basket or on the moon! They just want to be near you, warm and fed. Do what you think is best for you and gets you the most sleep.

Frizbe · 15/11/2004 11:16

we used the detatchable bit of the pram in the cot at night for the first few weeks, to keep dd feeling snug, then when she grew a bit bigger, we transfered her to the cot, so the view didn't look any different (can they see that far at that age anyway?) She seemed happy enough.

Flossam · 15/11/2004 12:47

hi there discomonkfish! as you know i've just hd my little one and what i have found is that he starts off in the mosses basket and settles well then dsen't much like going back in after! I didn't think i would like him being in with us but i do! I certainly couldn't imagine him not being in our room at the moment. but maybe that is because i seem to have a patient baby at the moment who just makes gentle noises an sucking sounds when he is hungry! saves the wailing for bath an nappy change time! hope to hear the little one has arrived soon!

nailpolish · 15/11/2004 13:12

my baby is 4 weeks now and she is in her moses basket. only reason is that we got one as a present they are so expensive! i say since you ahve already bought the crib then just use it. babies can look very small in a big cot! i really dont think it matter tho. its also nice tohave the baby in the same room as you, it can make some things easier, like feeding, altho not a massive difference. you will know what you want to do when you bring your beautiful baby home with you. if you are anything like me you will have her in the bed beside you for the first 2 weeks! (i will get shot for saying that

lots of luck with your new baby xxx

beansprout · 15/11/2004 13:15

We have Bean (now 3 weeks old) in a cot in our room and boy does he make a lot of noise! I find myself sandwiched between him and his dad in a snore sandwich (nice!).

I agree wtih aloha that they just want to be warm and fed at this stage. At some point there will need to be a change ie into his own room and it will just be a case of how he adjusts but there is no way of knowing at this stage.
I got quite hung up about developing "bad habits" but now just think that he needs to feel safe and warm at this stage. Everything else comes later. Just go with whatever works for you. Good luck!

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Discomonkfish · 15/11/2004 14:40

Thanks all, will keep Pip in the crib when I get home and see how he/she likes it x

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sweetkitty · 15/11/2004 14:48

Had DD in moses basket to begin with she wasn't too keen on it so tried crib disaster as she sleeps like a starfish her hands bang off the bars and wake her up. Also found that when I was feeding her in the night it was easier if she were in beside me so am now co-sleeping didn't plan to but it works for us DD has slept through from 6 weeks.

When we move house will be getting a cotbed and start the joy of trying to get her to sleep in it.

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