My baby is two months now, and soon it looks like he wont fit in his bassinet anymore. At what age did you put your child into a crib and what do you reccomend?
2006-10-30 16:13:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
i feel that decision should be what you are most comfortable with, a bassinet is meant mainly to have your baby close to you but it really doesn't matter when you put him in the crib my personal opinion is to have the baby in a bassinet for at most a month just because he or she is still young and im sure you prefer to have him close just because but in order to get him used to a crib with out to much of a commotion its smart to get him or her in there as soon as possible.
2006-10-30 18:07:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bassinets are not recommended anymore because babies do not get an airflow like in a crib which may cause accidental smothering.
Because newborns are unable to sit or crawl, there is no reason to restrict their mobility in the way an infant bed does. Babies may be able to rollover by themselves as young as three months. At this point, depending on the construction of the bassinet, it is no longer safe for the baby to be left in a bassinet; the rolling baby may tip the bassinet. Babies can typically sit up at six months and no bassinet is safe at that age.
Bending over to place a child into a bassinet puts strain onto an adult's back, so often the bassinet is raised on a stand or other surface.
Research has shown that the mattress influences SIDS outcomes; a new mattress lowers SIDS risk. [citation needed]
Metal frames with wheels are available into which the bassinet can be placed to create a perambulator and the term bassinet was often used for any sort of perambulator.
In a hospital environment, a special form of sealed bassinet is used in a neonatal intensive care unit.
2006-10-30 16:24:44 · answer #2 · answered by c0mplicated_s0ul 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I moved my baby from the bassinet to the crib at 2 months. I believe that a smaller area makes baby feel more secure. Bassinets usually come with vibrators and water sounds that can remind baby of being in the womb.
2006-10-30 16:24:02 · answer #3 · answered by Lori Pie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be good so your baby can get use to it. When my sisters baby was 5 mos she tryed to put him in the crib and he didnt like it. So I think you should do it soon.
2006-10-30 17:51:27 · answer #4 · answered by misty b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We put our little girl in her crib when she wouldn't fit in her bassinet. Cribs are made for babies, so they can be put in their when they are born if you chose to.
2006-10-30 16:20:40 · answer #5 · answered by someoneoutthere 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well my baby was in her bassinet , until she was 5 months old
then her crib , I only used her bassinet, when I wanted her to be a asleep near me , but all in all put your baby in a crib...
2006-10-30 16:17:08 · answer #6 · answered by E.M. 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I didn't put my son into his crib until he was 5 months old. And didn't really sleep in it until he was 6 months old.
2006-10-30 16:29:31 · answer #7 · answered by LITTLE 1 :o) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I put both my children into the crib right at 2 months, they still had room in the basinete but when they started rolling to their side they were out, it just freaked me out.
2006-10-30 16:18:50 · answer #8 · answered by notAminiVANmama 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All my kids slept in their crib from the night we brought them home from the hospital. I don't see the point in an extra transition from bassinet to crib.
2006-10-30 16:14:16 · answer #9 · answered by toomanycommercials 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
My kids never slept in cribs. Just my bed and then a toddler bed. It made nursing way easier.
2006-10-30 16:17:17 · answer #10 · answered by Terrible Threes 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋