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myonlineself
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Topic: Baby sleep in your room? Posted: 01 August 2009 at 6:51pm |
Hi there,
Just wondering about whether to plan for baby to initially sleep in our room or to sleep in her own room (next to our room)?
What have ppl done with their babies, and/or planning to do with subsequent babies?
Wondering about the pros and cons of each.
Thanks everyone
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Posted: 01 August 2009 at 6:58pm |
Hi
We had dd in our room for 7 mnths, I was bf'ing and was easier just to have her close by. She was in a bassinet first then we put cot up.
We plan to do the same with this one.
I know a few people who put bubs in own room straight away, and some who couldn't sleep cause bubs made so much noise.
you could try it first and if its not for you just move bubs
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Posted: 01 August 2009 at 7:10pm |
We have bubs in our room at present (He's 8 weeks old). Here are mine:
Pros:
- Only have to keep one room heated at night
- Can feed in bed
- I think bubs feels more secure/safe being close to Mum/Dad
- Easy to get up and settle if he becomes unsettled
Cons:
- You can hear every little snort and snuffle so even though he might not be awake, you now are
- DH can wake up for those middle of the night feeds and if he's got work, will not be a happy camper (he may sleep on couch to get a decent nights sleep - good luck getting it on the couch - leaving you to feel abandoned)
- Cabin fever. You might feel like you've been stuck in the same room for weeks and weeks
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Posted: 01 August 2009 at 7:19pm |
We had Spencer in with us until 4 months, he then out grew his bassinet, and Kyle has just moved out this week at 6.5 months (managed to squeeze his cot in with us as his room wasn't ready but the room has been quite cramped cos of it).
I found I learnt to sleep through all the non food related noises so they didn't wake me unless they were hungry and DH learnt to sleep through everything, he has no idea how many times I get up a night. I don't think it's much different to having a baby monitor next to you really, actually I find that more annoying as ours has interference on it all the time.
I liked having them close especially when they are very little, i didn't feed in our room as I spray milk everywhere so have always gone out to the lounge to feed but lots of women feed in bed which would be handy.
I think it is also recommended to have them in with you as it helps prevent SIDS and apparently they are suppose to sleep better, nobody told Kyle that though
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Posted: 01 August 2009 at 7:39pm |
At this stage we plan to have bubs in the cot in his own room from day one. We dont have a bassinett and dont plan on getting one. We do have a hammock just incase which at the moment is downstairs but will move to our room if we need to.
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Posted: 01 August 2009 at 7:44pm |
Our girls will be in their own room from day one - they will be in bassinets but two of them just won't fit in our room, and also it means that at least one of us will get a decent night sleep.
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Posted: 01 August 2009 at 7:59pm |
Ella was in our room during the night for the first 3 months- it was so much easier feeding her at night, with her bassinent just close by and I meant I could go to her and just bring her into bed for a feed. Also because it was the middle of winter I didn't have to go into the cold hallway (although I hated having to sleep in a really warm room) to get her. It was meant I slept much more soundly as I could her breathing beside me.
During the day she either slept in the living room or in her room.
Planning on doing the same thing with this bub.
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Posted: 01 August 2009 at 8:15pm |
Daniel was in his room from day 1, it meant we got a better nights sleep, it was only next door and I had a 2nd hand lazy boy in there for feeding and it was comfy.I found feeding in bed more uncomfy than feeding in the lazyboy
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Posted: 01 August 2009 at 8:30pm |
we had Jack with us (or in the hallway outside the bedroom door if he was too loud!) for the first 6 weeks.
It drove me nuts! They are so loud and snuffly, you hear every little breath, fart etc. It does give you peace of mind though.
At this stage we'll have #2 in our room but we'll just see how we go with heating etc. It uses a lot more wood to heat our room as well (we never heat our room to the same degree as the rest of the house) so if that's going to be an issue, she will be in the lounge which is about a 3-4 metre walk from my bedroom.
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Posted: 01 August 2009 at 9:14pm |
Issy was in with us for the first six months.
Elias will be in with us until he outgrows his bassinette as we cant fit a cot into our room in this house.
You get used to the noise (well I did) .. I only wake for I want food now screams  (oh and DH sleeps through me kicking him 10 times to get up and change a baby .. so he doesnt hear any newborn snuffles lol)
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Posted: 01 August 2009 at 9:31pm |
We had Jake in his bassinet until he was 3 months.
DH learnt to sleep through and still has no idea how many times I get up to Jake at night.
I was so nervous moving him into his room but I just couldnt get a good nights sleep and tbh I think my snoring was waking him
I loved being able to just pull him into bed with me and would often wake up an hour or 2 after getting him with him asleep still sucking away LOL. He is too big for that now, he wants to have a chat while he eats no matter what time of the day it is.
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Posted: 01 August 2009 at 9:52pm |
henry was in our room for the first 6months. He was still feeding at night and i would feed him in bed. I also slept better with him in the room because i could hear him breathing. I would just try it for a week and if you hate it then it isnt that big a deal to move them out.
We will have this bubs in our room too probably for the first 6months i think (though we will just play it by ear).
Dh has never woken up with henry crying as a newborn. The interesting thing is now that he is almost a year old DH will sometimes wake before me if henry is awake for no reason - i generally only wake if there is something wrong (mothers instinct).
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Posted: 01 August 2009 at 10:00pm |
Caden was in our room for about 6 months, then went into his own room.
This baby will be in our room for as long as possible, then will go into her cot in hers and Cadens room.
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Posted: 01 August 2009 at 10:56pm |
I had Melissa in the room with me for the first 4 months, she was a good sleeper.
With Cameron he was in his own room in a cot at 3 weeks because if he heard me move at night he would cry for a feed, he slept better in his own room. Oh and he kept rolling over and getting caught down the side of the bassinet mattress so had to go into his cot and I couldn't be bothered taking it down to move it into our room
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Posted: 02 August 2009 at 12:38am |
we had Megan in her basinnet in our room for about um 3 nights we just found she was too noisy and we didnt get much sleep.
we put her into her own room after that.
we will see how her brother goes sleeping in our room but if he is anything like this sister he will be going into his own room.
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Posted: 02 August 2009 at 8:43am |
Lydia was in a bassinet in our room for 2 weeks - then she caught her first cold. She got so noisy, I kept thinking she was awake/hungry, would get her up to feed, and she wasn't hungry at all! We weren't getting any sleep, so she was banished to her own room across the hall. I leave the doors open, both to help keep the rooms warm (heater's in the hall), and so I can hear her when she calls. What I can't hear is all the snuffling, farting, moaning, chattering..... bliss!
Next one... probably in our room to start, we'll see how long it lasts. Might only be 2 weeks again!
Oh, and we have a single bed in Lydia's room as well as the cot, so I set it up for feeding in at night (keep it clear, electric blanket on low, extra shawl close by for my shoulders).
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Posted: 02 August 2009 at 8:48am |
Yep, three weeks and that was it, he was in his own room, and before that I think he was just outside in the lounge in his basinette as he was too noisy, and at three weeks he was too big for the basinette and kept bashing his arms against the side and kicking the end of it!
This one (if he takes after his father) will be too long for the hospital crib thingy and over 10-11lbs so unlikely to be in a basinette at all!
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Posted: 02 August 2009 at 11:40am |
DD was in her pram bassinet parked next to our bed for about 3 - 4 weeks then into her own room, which meant we all slept better. We had an angelcare monitor in her cot for piece of mind, highly recommend them.
Think this bubs will go straight into her room from day 1.
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Posted: 02 August 2009 at 11:56am |
Kaelen slept in our room for the first 6 months. I would have kept him in there till one but us being in the room started to disturb his sleep. He ended up in our bed a lot till around 10 months anyway. lol.
We'll be doing the same with this baby. She'll be in our room for as long as she isn't disturbed by us being in the room.
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Posted: 02 August 2009 at 2:35pm |
We only have one bedroom so DD is set up in the lounge although she spends alot more time in our bed then she does in her own bassinet.
When it comes to the early morning I find it alot easier to have her in our bed it means that if she just wants a cuddle or a change I can do it quickly and go back to bed.
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