Next to me crib

[LCL88]

I'm due 26th March and I have a next to me crib. When the midwife came out she said you can use it as one which attaches to the bed or a stand alone. I'm not very sure how it would work as a stand alone, does anyone have any advice please? Is it safe as stand alone? By stand alone do they mean it's just not attached to the side of the bed? Will it still be easy to see baby from our bed etc? I'm not bf so will be up and down for bottle feeds anyway! Any help much appreciated! Many thanks in advance x

If I remember correctly the side zips up and is not attached to the bed that way. You can put it anywhere you want in your room that way.

I guess she means you could put it elsewhere in the room with the side up or right next to your bed with the side down. It doesn't actually attach to the bed. I have mine right next to the bed with the side down so it feels like we are sharing a bed almost

I have a next to me, using it for the second baby and have never had the side zipped down. It just stands about a foot from the bed. I can easily reach it from sitting on the side of the bed. I didn’t want to have to worry about our covers etc. being near the baby.

As above you can just not so the side down and use as normal crib however I'm not sure why you would but a next to me if you didn't want to do the side down.

Mine is stand alone but it's next to bed with just enough space for my legs (30 cm approximately) so I can get in and out of bed. I couldn't attach to side of bed as had a c-section and couldn't slide down end of bed to get up and use next to me as support to stand from sitting next to bed.

sarahockwell-smith.com/2015/06/26/why-babies-hate-cots-and-cribs-and-what-to-do-instead/

Many babies do not settle in cribs even out of the fourth trimester. Just so you're prepared and don't think you're doing it wrong!