What did your baby sleep in the first few weeks?

[Thirteen]

You'll find you find own style and hit your stride!
If registering is too much right now, put it aside and walk away. I couldn't handle it with DS1... It was totally overwhelming.
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Where's Peggy at? She's been there, done that. Peggy?


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[scrub-jay]

You'll find you find own style and hit your stride!
If registering is too much right now, put it aside and walk away. I couldn't handle it with DS1... It was totally overwhelming.

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This is pretty much what I was going to say. You will figure out what works for you and your boys. You'll adapt your parenting to accommodate these two new personalities. I stuck with many of my parenting style intentions, but my kids also schooled me on plenty of my best laid plans. It's a fun ride, just hold on.

[ladymoreta]

[MENTION=1318]oceanchild[/MENTION], same here. I tried cosleeping for the first week or two, but we kept waking DH up, and we didn't have a lot of room in our queen bed, so I was getting up anyway. The rocker in their bedroom was much more comfortable than the side of the bed in our bedroom.

I was pretty uncomfortable letting mine sleep in the bassinet when I wasn't awake and watching them. It's very similar to crib bumpers, in that they can block their mouths of they end up too close to the sides. But then again, I let DS sleep in his infant carseat, which I believe is an even bigger no-no. So basically you just do what works at the point of severe sleep deprivation.

As far as the registry, I'd just register for two bouncers and two swings. In a pinch if they need to sleep upright, you can try those, and if it ends up working, you can decide if you want rock & play sleepers. If they don't end up sleeping in them, they're still fantastic to spread around the house. I liked to have a place to set my baby down in all the common areas. (You'll probably also want two Boppy pillows for this reason. Those were the easiest to carry around.)

[scarlett09]

E slept in a wicker bassinet from birth to about 2 months. Easier for breastfeeding, although I did take her from our room to hers to feed. I couldn't nurse in bed, not enough back and shoulder support. She's been in her crib since then.

We had 2 cribs and our plan was to have them both in their own room. Graco does make a pack and play for twins, and My Brest Friend makes a twin nursing pillow. You will be feeding them at the same time, so be prepared for that.

Another thing to consider is to just buy one swing, one rock and sleeper, etc. You can figure out if they like them or not, and then decide whether to get another one or return the one you have.

And as long as you've got a safe place for baby to sleep, diapers/wipes, clothes, blankets, pacifiers (just in case), and something else I'm probably forgetting, you don't need anything else right away. You can always buy it later. 😀


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[JDAZ11]

Ok thanks!!! I talked to doula lady. She said not to invest in bassinets. Cribs and rock and plays should be fine. So for now, I'm going with that. The chair for nursing will be in their room and if I feel like I need bassinets, I'll just order those later I think.

I was just trying to get the essentials out of the way. Turns out the safe place to sleep and the car seat/stroller combo were all more complicated than I realized. I think because I picked a car seat that's super new and its debatable whether it works with the stroller I want. Started the whole registry thing off on a bad note!


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[spotty_dog]

Baby stuff these days is such a huge industry, the selection is overwhelming! Good luck navigating it.

[MrsSz]

Rock and play all the way! They even make one that rocks itself!!!! Eli slept in his until 3 months


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[SuzySunshine]

Mine slept in their crib in the room across the hall from day 1. When R got his reflux then he slept in his car seat for a few months. The swing and bouncers were handy for nap but we never used them at night. We also had a bassinet, which we borrowed that we only used at nap b/c the kids shared a room - R would nap in our room and A would nap in her own bed.

I don't even know what a Rock & Play is - hah!

[SoonerTexan]

I don't even know what a Rock & Play is - hah!

They didn't have them (that I knew of) with N. I started hearing about them when I was pregnant with Baby J

[MrsC]

I don't even know what a Rock & Play is - hah!

You're not alone, I had to Google it

DS slept in the bassinet that came with our stroller for the first two months and co-slept some too. It had breathable sides and I was able to raise the back slightly which really helped. He didn't have reflux, just didn't like sleeping flat. He outgrew it in two months and went in the crib beside our bed. We never had a swing or rocker, just a bouncer because we didn't have room for them in the apartment.
I'll probably get one this time around though.

I bought the bigger things one at a time. I can't imagine having to decide all at once! Good luck!

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[JDAZ11]

Baby stuff these days is such a huge industry, the selection is overwhelming! Good luck navigating it.

I know!!!! I just feel like most of it is such a scam. And it's not like I have one to test things out on, every mistake I make is x2!


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[MrsK]

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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Get the cribs. No need for bassinets but you'll want a pack n play. New babies sleep in people's arms, in carseats, in baby swings, in bouncy seats, in pack n plays, in cribs..... wherever they drop. It takes a while to figure out their preference. I had one who only slept in the carseat or swing, one who only slept if he was actually touching me (co-slept), and one who slept in the pack n play or crib.

[HouseofWool]

What did your baby sleep in the first few weeks?

Honestly? I'd set up one crib and put both in it together laying the short way. They are used to being together and might sleep better if they are close. If it doesn't work you can always separate them.

ETA: this way you don't need two bassinets.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Make sure she shows you whatever she's doing to get he babies asleep. I'm sure she has her methods and will get them on a schedule - something many moms are totally lost at (I know I was both times). But you don't want to be there on her first night she's gone having no idea what she did because that'll be more nerve wracking to have to do it by yourself. In reality, I bet you see it a lot as you tag team with BFing one and then the other if you do BF.

[JDAZ11]

What did your baby sleep in the first few weeks?

Make sure she shows you whatever she's doing to get he babies asleep. I'm sure she has her methods and will get them on a schedule - something many moms are totally lost at (I know I was both times). But you don't want to be there on her first night she's gone having no idea what she did because that'll be more nerve wracking to have to do it by yourself. In reality, I bet you see it a lot as you tag team with BFing one and then the other if you do BF.

Oh I'm sure I'll be around for all that plenty. Even if BF'ing doesn't work out. But part of the point of having her is so that DH gets sleep, and so I just don't want her hanging out in our bedroom every night. I think she is going to have the guest room next to them, and my mom will be in guest room upstairs. I guess when my mom isn't here, DH can sleep upstairs and I could have them in my room more.... But the rocker (which I still have to pick out) is going to be in their room anyhow.

Anyway, I just don't think it makes sense to set them up in our room for now. Will see how it goes.


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