Where to sleep baby at first?

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• upsydaisy

  Mar 9, 2009 11:02AM

  i will have the baby in a swinging crib in our room until they are sleeping through the night (not feeding at night) then will put him in cot in nursery. i kept brooke in with us for the 1st 6 months i think coz i love having her there, even tho she slept thro from 10 weeks!
  
  you could always use a travel cot at least u will get use out of that going away etc. if u only intend on having baby in with u for a little while.

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• goonie_mummy

  Mar 9, 2009 11:08AM

  We're having the baby in a crib in our bedroom too and will transfer him to the cot in his nursery when the time feels right. I was going to use the carrycot from the pram for during the day but might get a cheap moses baskets too just in case.
  
  Bec 30+3 x

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• flowerlands

  Mar 9, 2009 11:58AM

  hi
  
  I am so glad I posted I will definately be keeping baby in with us for 6 months now, there is so much to find out I am going to be a nervous wreck when this little person is here I can tell you
  xxxxx

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• Sleepybeccie

  Mar 9, 2009 12:05PM

  they reccomend that baby is in with the parents for the first 6 months.
  we have a crib for in our room and a moses basket for downstairs. i dont like the idea of moses baskets for over night, but thats just my personal preference.
  
  beccie
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• Sleepybeccie

  Mar 9, 2009 12:05PM

  they reccomend that baby is in with the parents for the first 6 months.
  we have a crib for in our room and a moses basket for downstairs. i dont like the idea of moses baskets for over night, but thats just my personal preference.
  
  beccie
  37+5

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• Jem27

  Mar 9, 2009 12:07PM

  Well we were going to put the baby in a carrycot in the cot straight away, but have since read that they should be in your room for the first six months so am now going to buy a crib to go in our room
  
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• LH86

  Mar 9, 2009 12:11PM

  Im planning on having baby in a moses basket in our room - if it outgrows the moses basket before 6 months Ill put it in the cot in its own room i think but have got enough room to put the cot in our room if we need to
  
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• WoWbabies

  Mar 9, 2009 12:12PM

  hi it is recommended that baby is in with u for 6 months, moses baskets last up to 12 weeks but some babies are out of them by 6-8 weeks, cribs are slightly bigger and wld last a good 4-6 months but u can't take a crib into other rooms with u during the day as they're heavy and solid. travel cots are not recommended for long term sleeping, a week or two maximum. they are not supportive enough for a growing babies spine and really shld only be used as the name suggests, for travelling. much like u wldn't sleep on a camp bed for any length of time as it wld not support u properly and cld cause u problems later on.
  
  xxx 39+1

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• mrsS1258

  Mar 9, 2009 12:26PM

  Hi,
  We have gone for an Amby Hammock as an alternative to a moses basket/crib as it should last till baby is at least 6months old. It also helps to prevent colic and flat head which is a bonus as well as encouraging baby to self soothe with the bouncing/swinging motion of the hammock.
  
  Good luck with whatever you decide.
  
  

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• Gemma1986

  Mar 9, 2009 12:31PM

  Hiya my lil girl is goin in the cot at the nite but its in our room as i dnt want her in with my lil boy coz hes a light sleeper, and when my son was a baby i did the same thing but was living with my mam and dad and there was no where else for him to go lol, i got a moses basket for the day tho
  Gemma 26+3 xxx

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