Getting a good nights sleep is difficult later in pregnancy. Try to avoid
all caffeine later in the day to help your baby be less active - although to
be honest most babies are lulled to sleep by your movement during the day so
they wake up as soon as that movement stops when you are in bed!

Try using extra cushions to support your tummy - sleep with one between your
legs, try sleeping sat more upright - try anything

As for the bassinet. I never used that or the crib - my babies all slept
with me at leats until they were 6 months old and then two of them stayed
there until they were old enough for a real bed. But thats a personal
choice. You dont need to get a bassinet - to be honest they make little
difference - you can get special boards that go across the centre of the
crib to make the crib half the normal length - this aids in the feet to foot
theory that the SIDS campaigns recommend. babies often will wriggle until
their head touches something - possibly a comfort thing - feeling enclosed
etc. But to me it seems a waste of money to go out and buy a bassinet that
often babies are only in for a few weeks as they quickly outgrow them.
Avoide the wicker ones with handles either side - they are dangerous -
several babies have died because people carry them in the bassinet using the
handles. The handles are often not strong enough or they pull away etc and
the baby tumbles out.

bassinets are pretty and look nice but are not necessary. Why get the baby
unsettled twice? Once after birth and then again moving it from bassinet to
crib? If you do decide to go with a bassinet - when you are ready to put
the baby in a crib place the bassinet in the crib and have the baby sleep in
it in the crib for a few nights to get used tot he sight of the crib, smell,
its surroundings etc.

Bws
Jane
expecting # 5 at New year


"Lindy" wrote in message
...
hello again, im almost 25 weeks along with my baby boy. he is very
active. one question i have is how can i get a better nights sleep, if
there is even an answer to that. i am not sleeping very good at night.
also someone told me after the baby is born, the baby should sleep in a
bassinet because it is smaller than a crib and babies have been so used
to being in a small area. should i really go out and buy a bassinet or
just use my crib?

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