What did your baby sleep in the first few weeks?

[JDAZ11]

So I remember friends saying they don't go in the crib right away. But we are having the night nurse lady, so I don't plan to have them sleeping in our room. Do I have to buy/register for bassinets?

This baby registry is making me crazy. Part of it is the twins thing, part of it is knowing nothing about babies..... But bottom line is that it isn't going well!!!


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[SoonerTexan]

Mine slept in a cosleeper next to my bed or occasionally with me...but you have two.

I dunno...I don't know if going in a crib right away is necessarily bad if they aren't in the same room as you. I just figured people didn't want to move the crib to their bedroom

[MsSassyBaskets]

DD slept in a mini travel crib next to the bed. If you're planning on breastfeeding, you're going to want them handy. Putting my DD to bed in her own crib from the beginning would have been a total joke, since she woke to eat every 45 minutes at first, and then every 2 hours up until she was at least 6 weeks or so. Even if you're not planning on breastfeeding, when you're responding frequently you don't want to have to get too far out of bed. And it's nice for the crib/bassinet to be portable so that you can put it in the nursery or your room depending on the situation. Not sure how long you're planning to have the night nurse for, but DD slept next to us for 5 months!

Another factor to consider is that a lot of newborns hate to sleep flat on their backs. DD was OK with it, but others I've known have gone with a Rock & Play sleeper or something similar so the baby could be at a slight incline. That helps if they're refluxy.

My SIL and brother were pretty clueless about babies, and they had their nursery set up on a separate floor from their bedroom and were not planning to room-share. Needless to say baby ended up in a bassinet next to the bed really quickly. Then he hated to sleep flat, so he ended up sleeping in a swing next to their bed until he was like 3 months. Which is to say, whatever you choose, it might not work out anyway. Lol. Sorry, I'm no help. Babies make no sense.

[SoonerTexan]

Babies make no sense.

Amen.

FWIW, the co-sleeper I have (the largest Arms Reach version) would fit twins easily and converts to a pack and play (though it definitely is not easy to take up and down) after you are done with the co-sleeping bit. You could accomplish the same with many of the pack and plays out there too. I have REALLY loved the cosleeper though. I can see the baby from my pillow and get them without getting up at all. Part of the side closest to the bed folds down in cosleeper mode, which you cannot do with a pack and play. It has been one of my favorite baby products.

[Thirteen]

Both slept a foot from our bed in a pack n play.


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[MsSassyBaskets]

Hell, before they start rolling all over the place, you could fit two babies into just about any full size crib or pack and play, so if you wanted you could put one crib in your room and one in the nursery so you have options without having to move furniture.

[Thirteen]

It's also important to note (and I'll tiptoe here, because I do not want to sound condescending whatsoever) that even with help, they may prefer and cry for you, and only be soothed by you in the beginning. Totally normal, exhausting, but normal.

They know your voice, and your husband's voice. They may not respond well to the night nurse in the beginning, but should adapt fairly quickly.


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[spotty_dog]

I'm an inveterate cosleeper, so my babies started in my bed (first one had a sidecar-cosleeper available, second had a pack n play available.)

The point of bassinets I think is twofold. First, some babies sleep better if they can touch the sides of their container. (If you swaddle this might not be an issue.) Second, bassinets take up less space and might be portable, so they can be moved around for baby to be able to nap near you.

I wonder if you couldn't ask the night nurse lady what they recommend.

[spotty_dog]

It's also important to note (and I'll tiptoe here, because I do not want to sound condescending whatsoever) that even with help, they may prefer and cry for you, and only be soothed by you in the beginning. Totally normal, exhausting, but normal.

Also the case is that your body knows your baby, and your hormones will likely drive you to respond to their cries no matter who's technically "on duty".

[JDAZ11]

I just don't want the night nurse coming in our room all the time for the whole three months. I plan on getting up to feed (provided breastfeeding works), but then she changes them and gets them back to sleep. I think she'll probably do a better job than me to be honest....

I know some of my friends said their babies slept in the rock and plays and/or momaroos for the first few months because they had reflux. Part of me just feels weird about that, but I guess it's normal? I'd hate to buy two bassinets and then find out one or both babies can't lay flat.

Maybe I'll call the night nurse and see what she suggests.

This is just one of 3000 issues that have come up as I try to register. I'm pretty over this.


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[alotofyarn]

We used the pack n play at first, because it had a napper attachment that kept her on her back and slightly elevated, which was the only way she could sleep for a few weeks. I'm pretty sure Graco makes one of these for twins.

After that, we had her in a Graco travel crib right next to our bed for like 3-5 months, because I was lazy and every time I thought about moving her to the crib, she regressed and stopped sleeping for long stretches, and it was so much easier having her right next to me.

[MsSassyBaskets]

Calling the night nurse is a great idea. I can see how you wouldn't want her in and out of your room, but if you're breastfeeding I also can't imagine being in a separate room from them. Maybe it means you sleeping in the nursery or a guest room with the babies while your DH stays in the bedroom, I dunno. Hopefully she'll have an idea!

[oceanchild]

Mine slept in his crib at night from day 1. Apparently he's the only one. I nursed in the rocking chair in his room, and it's right across the hall from our room, so it wasn't a big deal to get up and go in there. And we swaddled.

Naps were usually in a swing, also in his room.

[MarissaNicole]

First one slept in a bassinet till 3 months. Second one spits up or of her nose a lot so I got the rock n play sleeper already mentioned. Cheaper than a bassinet and keeps her on an incline reducing spit up.


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[spotty_dog]

I know some of my friends said their babies slept in the rock and plays and/or momaroos for the first few months because they had reflux. Part of me just feels weird about that, but I guess it's normal? I'd hate to buy two bassinets and then find out one or both babies can't lay flat.

There are safety considerations with having baby sleep anywhere but a firm flat surface. If it were me, I'd assume your kiddos are *not* going to have GERD, and if they do come down with a medical condition, you can discuss sleep changes (and do risk/benefit analysis) with your ped at that point -- and sell the bassinet or whatever to help recoup the cost.