Sleepyhead in cot for newborn?

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Hi, I'm a FTM and due in September, just started buying things now. Looking at sleeping options, would a sleepyhead be suitable for a newborn to sleep overnight in in a cot? I already have a cot a friend is giving me, or would I be better of buying a smaller crib where they could sleep in the sleepyhead in? Or just use a Moses basket? Any advice on would be great!

Sleepyheads are not recommended because of the SIDS risk. Anything designed to prolong sleep in an infant will increase the risk of SIDS.

If you do use one, it’s supposed to be supervised at all times.

The lullaby trust have lots of advice about safer sleep environments: www.lullabytrust.org.uk/safer-sleep-advice/

I'm due in September too!

I looked at the sleepyhead but as far as I'm aware they're not suitable for overnight sleeping. We went with the Snuzpod 3 and when he outgrows that he'll go into a proper cot

We used a next-to-me style crib to start with, with the side down next to my bed, and a moses basket downstairs. When she was about 3-4 months we put the side up on the crib and moved it across the room, then at 5ish months she went into her own room, still in the crib, and then into the big cot at 7m when she could pull herself up on the crib.

No sleepyhead, the soft bumpers around rhe head are a suffocation risk and you should only use them supervised during the day for naps. Im glad we didnt bother, as DD never napped on anything other than a person!

A full sized cot is fine for sleep right from birth, there is no need to get something smaller just for the sake of it. See image, most normal cots can have one side removed to make a bedside cot. This allows you to snuggle up to baby to settle to sleep.

The only reason to get a Moses Basket is for use downstairs, for daytime naps. But if you have a lie-flat pram, thats actually better than a moses because you can rock the pram.

Sleepy heads are only for supervised sleeps and you need a new one for each child.

A full sized cot is fine for sleep right from birth

They're also huge! I don't know many people with bedrooms big enough to fit a full size cot in alongside a bed, bedside tables, dresser, wardrobes etc!

Thank you everyone! Our room would be big enough as we have a spare room where we keep our wardrobe/drawers/clothes. I probably won't bother with a sleepyhead then as the money doesn't seem worth it, it says on their website they can go in cots but I guess that's just for supervised naps. It also says they can be used for co sleeping which I don't plan on doing anyway but assuming that would be overnight so I was a bit confused

I got 7 months use from my cheap (£20) moses basket with DS. I'm due again in August and have bought another cheap (£23) moses basket. I warmed the basket up with a hot water bottle before I put DS in and that seemed to fool him enough to stay asleep!