How important is it to place your infant in its own room? Isn't it better to use a bassinet and put it near to your bed so you can attend to the baby?
2007-02-17 22:48:01 · 18 answers · asked by wcarolinew 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Sleeping with your baby is great! As long as youre willing to go through with it :) From what i can tell, most of the problems arise when the parents want the child out of thier bed before the child is ready.
If youre comfortable with co-sleeping and it works for you, its an awesome way to nightimte parent. It reduces the risk of SIDS and provides TONS of extra bonding time.
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2007-02-19 19:30:00 · answer #1 · answered by Mommy to David 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the baby sleeps with you, she gets use to it and then when time to move her, she refuses to stay in her bed. Besides the fact it's just dangerous to have a baby in your bed no matter how careful you are. They need their own space to stretch and feel safe. A bassinet in your room is fine, but would be even better in her own room. Let her get use to having her own room while young and it'll be easier to switch when she's making the move to toddler beds and such. I know it's a hassle at feeding time and changing time, but it's so worth it in the long run. I'm a mom to 3 children.
2007-02-18 08:37:02 · answer #2 · answered by Melanie A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only slept with my infant when he was sick and couldn't breathe very well laying flat in his bassinet or crib... it's uncomfortable after a while and you risk sids when they sleep on you (sudden infant death syndrome- my friends little sister died in his arms one night sleeping together so it always terrified me to do it!) plus it builds bad sleeping habits for the child, you know the kids you see on nanny 911 that won't stay sleeping in their own beds and it's a war every night? even though they are so little and precious right now, they start building habits right from around 6 months on. So yes, it is a good idea to have the baby in the bassinet next to your bed, so you know they are close and so you can sleep better, and the baby will sleep comfortably and not build those bad habits! my son slept in his bassinet/crib in my room until he was almost 13 months old, and because we always put him to bed and gave him the chance to fall asleep alone in the room before we went to bed, now in his own room at 16 months i have no problems getting him to sleep alone. don't worry about the occasional night or nap (who can help it? it's just so cute!), but don't make it a habit!!
2007-02-18 06:59:57 · answer #3 · answered by lynn 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I breast feed so yes my baby has a bassinet next to our bed. But if you are going to bottle feed than it doesn't really matter if the baby is in the next room because you will need to get up to make a bottle. 4 out of 7 nights a week our little one wides up sleeping with mommy and daddy anyways.
2007-02-18 07:31:01 · answer #4 · answered by Amy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just depends on what you feel comfortable with. Both ways work well & there is positive & negatives about both.. There is some clear evidence however that sleeping close to your infant in the first year of life can decrease the risk of sids. If however you are not functioning at your best because your infant is with you in bed then you are not doing anybody any favours. If you smoke, take medication/drugs/alcohol or your partner does then it is probably not safe to sleep with your infant. There is strong evidence that mothers who smoke & sleep with their infant greatly increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (
SIDS) even if they smoke outside. The same applies for intoxication of any drug by any persons sharing a bed with an infant. Hope that helps.
2007-02-18 07:02:31 · answer #5 · answered by Mishell 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I nursed my daughter for a year. Once she was a few months old, she was sleeping thru the night, but waking at about 6am to nurse. So, I would just go get her, place her in between me and hubby, and let her nurse so we could all go back to sleep. So she slept with us a couple hours in the mornings for a few months. It was really great! We got to snuggle and be close, but without her totally taking over our bed. I believe its important to maintain a level of privacy in your marriage. You've got to have a little time to be alone together. As soon as she turned one and was weaned, she also went to spending the whole night in her own bed. It was really no big deal to her, and I'm glad I'm not like my sister in law who's daughter is 5 and will only go to sleep if she is on daddys chest. yikes!
2007-02-18 17:04:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its definately important to get them used to slepping in their crib, or bassinet. I did with my son when he was just born. Now he takes naps with me in our bed. If i were ever to see a problem with him not wanting to sleep in his crib and only my bed i would immediately not let him take naps in our bed. Its a bad habit some kids get and then the parents cant get a 5 years old to sleep in their own bed. Ridiculous how some parents let this happen!
2007-02-18 09:16:43 · answer #7 · answered by toni01rh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My little man slept in our room in his bassinet for the first 3 months of his life. It was convenient for me as I was breast feeding at the time, but even if I wasnt breast feeding I am sure I still would have kept him with us. Once he settled into a longer sleep pattern I then moved him into the nursery with an intercom system so I could here him.
2007-02-18 07:18:55 · answer #8 · answered by soozikabloozi 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our two sons slept in our room in a cradle for one month, then went into the living room for a couple of months and then into their own room. Our two year old still likes to sleep with us occaisonally and I think its nice, they are only small for a short time enjoy it while we can. It will come too soon that they wont want to know us! Our babies never slept in bed with us when very small. The risks are too high, suffocation etc. I once put my first son in bed with us when he was only a few months old, I had a nightmare that I squashed him and woke up, put him in the cot and never did it again! Until he was old enough of course.
2007-02-18 06:59:20 · answer #9 · answered by Tracey T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not so important to your baby, but it is important to getting as much rest as you and your husband (if you're married) can get. Unless your child has some health issues where you need to pay him/her special attention, use a baby monitor to alert you to his/her needs. In the long run, this will make it easier for you to transition your baby to a bed when he/she outgrows the crib.
A night here or there isn't going to hurt.
2007-02-18 07:04:48 · answer #10 · answered by J F 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋