First few months sleeping

[flyster]

For those of you planning on having baby in your room in a separate small sleeping thing (Bassinet, Pack N Play, Rock N Play, dresser drawer, whatever) where is that located?

I also realize my poll answers were pretty breast feeding and singleton focused, so apologies for that! 

[wendy46001]

We have an odd shaped master. Also I had to give up my workout space for the nursery, so now we have an elliptical in our room where the pack n play was for DD.

DH set it up in the corner by my closet, if it stays there will depend on how many times I smash my toes into it when heading to the bathroom.

Sleep deprived me might drag the elliptical to the curb one hormonal night if things aren't going well

[michelle142]

PNP will be next to my side of the bed for about 6 weeks. After that, we'll transition her into the nursery.

[hollydfromtn]

PNP is against the wall on my side of the bed. The plan is for him to be in it for 6 months or so and then transition into the nursery.

[lizjennings81]

Our room is small; my side has the most open space, so on that side she goes. We got the Halo Bassinest, which takes up the less room than the PNP (the original plan).

[kcrosem]

We have a co sleeper so he will be right next to me.

[mands1125]

The plan is next to me in the RnP for about 2 weeks then off to the crib she goes. I will still move her to the nursery across the hall like 4 steps to nurse her though in the middle of the night. At least that is the plan for now!

[dacora]

Pack n Play that is currently in a corner, and will be pulled alongside my side of the bed for bedtime. Partly for ease of feeding (if breastfeeding goes well) and also so I feel like I can keep a better eye on her in the middle of the night. I know I'm going to end up being one of those FTMs that checks to see if the baby is breathing all the time...

[misshart00]

Rock and play will probably rotate sides of the bed for a couple weeks then he'll go to the crib. That's what we did with DD.

[thedish]

Our room and the nursery are connected, so we are planning to start her in the nursery right away. We have a PnP in the downstairs office and can move it upstairs to our bedroom if things don't go as planned!

[cougarette]

Our pnp won't fit on either side of the bed, so it's at the foot.

[dreemkin]

The bassinet will either be next to my side or the foot of the bed. Last time it was at the foot and it worked out great. We moved her to the nursery at exactly 3 months. Her arms started sticking out of the bassinet. We'll see this time (we are going to try having the girls share a room).

[angeldcf]

PnP is in the corner of our bedroom.

We finally got a routine last time that worked well for us. DS woke up crying/hungry and usually wet. DH would bring him to me, and I'd start BF while DH went back to sleep. When done, I'd hand off to DH who would burp, change diaper and place him back in PnP.

Wet diaper for another 20min won't kill him plus he would usually pee more while feeding. We tried changing the diaper when he first woke, but he was hungry & would get more frantic. Hope the routine works again.

[crispywheats]

Jan 21, 2015 11:47:40 GMT -5 @nolagal said:

I picked next to my side....but I really wanted baby in a corner. It was painful to choose the honest answer.

DD1 lasted in our room less than two weeks. Hopefully this little one likes the bassinet better. If not, she'll go in her crib.

This. That option on the poll made my whole damn morning.

[lizjennings81]

Jan 21, 2015 11:49:25 GMT -5 @nolagal said:

Jan 21, 2015 8:30:18 GMT -5 lizjennings81 said:

Our room is small; my side has the most open space, so on that side she goes. We got the Halo Bassinest, which takes up the less room than the PNP (the original plan).

I really wanted the Halo. It swivels, right?

It does! Helpful for getting out of bed and bringing her close.

[krispy83]

We have both a cradle and a RNP. She'll probably start in the cradle for the first week or two and then move to the RNP. Both will be on my side of the bed - DH sleeps like the dead so it would be pointless to have her on his side or at the foot of the bed. DS was in our room until almost 6 months, my guess is she will be as well.

[lrjjj08]

Our room and the nursery (my old office) are connected. I will keep the rock and play next to our bed and rotate between that and the crib (which is in the nursery).

[wanderinga]

Co-sleeper next to my side of the bed.  Though if it's been a particularly rough night I do tend to "accidentally" kick Trevor awake so that he suffers too, otherwise he would sleep through everything and that's not fair!!

[trin42]

My side: RNP and PNP both fit on my side and not on DHs and I plan to breastfeed so DD will be my responsibility.

and DS will be DH's responsibility in the case of random night waking.

[Irishcurls]

I said co-sleeper on my side but the room is eaved so I honestly don't know if it'll fit there or I'll whack my head everytime I go to get her....so foot of the bed is default.

[tg01515]

Probably in the corner of the room as our room is not big and that is the only place PNP would fit.

[kcwnc]

Jan 21, 2015 8:18:56 GMT -5 michelle142 said:

PNP will be next to my side of the bed for about 6 weeks. After that, we'll transition her into the nursery.

This exactly. Only with a him

[mom2xover2002]

Our room is small so the PNP is next to our dresser across the room. We gave the "master" to the girls since it has a bigger closet and a 1/2 bath. Gotta love 50's built houses sometimes.

[kartish]

We have a bassinet and a PnP. I think whichever we end up using will probably go at the end of the bed. Our bed is in the corner so if it was on the side it would block the bathroom access. But I may move the cat Tower and dog kennel to put the bassinet next to the bathroom door. That may work better.

[kerrigrooves]

Jan 21, 2015 9:05:46 GMT -5 mands1125 said:

The plan is next to me in the RnP for about 2 weeks then off to the crib she goes. I will still move her to the nursery across the hall like 4 steps to nurse her though in the middle of the night. At least that is the plan for now!

If all goes well, RNP for us for 2-4 weeks and then off to his crib.  we did this with DD and it worked nicely.

[lotsofdotts]

PNP on my side for easy access. I'll be out of work and DH will not, so it is fair that he sleeps.

[pippylongstocking]

My plan is to have the bassinet on my side so I can BF easily. H said that he wanted SD on his side of the bed when she was a baby so we will see what we end up doing. I also would like to transition baby into his own room around 4 weeks or so, but again, H wanted SD in with him for longer and then slept on an air mattress next to her crib when they finally moved her, so who knows what will end up happening with this babe!!

[Deleted]

The plan is cosleeper on my side, hoping that will work. I'm a little worried that my side is next to the windows, which are not drafty but certainly colder than deeper into the room.

[MrsPavlov]

I totally haven't thought about any of this. You ladies are pros. I am going to be so overwhelmed.

[krysmill]

I so voted in the corner because that's my all-time favorite movie. But baby will be in pnp next to me. I figure I'm the one breast feeding so I want him to be easy access to me.