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Co-Sleeper question
Nan wrote:
I'm trying to steer dh away from wanting to buy a cutsey bassinet. I think it would be a grand waste of money for the short time the baby would be able to use it. Sooo, I'm looking at co-sleepers, Arms Reach, in particular. I've seen them mentioned in here, so I'm looking for feedback. I don't have any feedback for you regarding the Co-Sleeper but this is what we did for the twins: We used either the full bassinette feature on the Pack 'n Plays or put the twins in a laundry basket (two baskets when they got older. Once they were too big for the PNPs we shoved a crib up beside the bed (my side) and removed one side. From what I understand of the Co-sleeper there *is* a weight limit. I think a PNP w/full bassinette would be more versatile. Of course, YMMV. :-) -- Brigitte aa #2145 edd #3 February 15, 2004 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau |
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Nan wrote:
We did the laundry basket for dd for about 2-1/2 months, then got a nice wooden cradle at a resale shop for $10. She used that for another 3 months or so, then we moved her to a crib, which she hated. So, she's been in our bed since then, and the crib has been used for.... storage ;-) Our hated the cribs as well. I think it's the mattresses. They are too hard. With this one, we're going to do the PNP and co-sleep. Then re-evalute when baby is a bit bigger. Probably a small mattress on the floor next to our mattress (what we ended up doing with the twins). We just put the mattress back onto the bed frame a few weeks ago. I'm sure there is a limit, too. I just couldn't locate what it is. You've got me considering a PNP with bassinet, though. Size is a consideration, but is something we can work around. Those full bassinette PNPs are pretty good. Mine have weight limits of 20 pounds. -- Brigitte aa #2145 edd #3 February 15, 2004 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau |
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Nan wrote:
I definitely think the mattress being so hard is an issue for dd. She has a toddler bed that was given to us and she doesn't like it. So, we have a big blue race car in our bedroom, and she sleeps with me ;-) Now I'm pondering getting a foam padding for her bed and see if that would make a difference, if I can't find a softer mattress to fit it. We ended up buying twin-sized beds/mattresses for the twins last month and they love them. We bought foam mattresses because of the accident-in-the-night feature of small children. When they are a bit older, we'll get the coil-spring mattresses. We got them at Ikea. Very reasonable. -- Brigitte aa #2145 edd #3 February 15, 2004 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau |
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hey nan....
i just bought the arm's reach co sleeper and munchkin isn't here yet, but i already like it better than a pack n play. the weight limit on mine is 30 lbs for the bed, possibly the whole thing....not sure about that though. anyway, the reason i like it is because it hooks directly to my bed whereas a pnp doesn't. it is basically the same thing as a pnp. the bed can be placed at the bottom so that it becomes a play yard later if i want. it doesn't have wheels (i got the original...not the mini, which i believe has wheels...but the mini doesn't hold as much weight...) but is easy to put together and take down. it came with a carrying case so that i can take it with me when i go and visit relatives. it isn't too heavy either. it you don't want to hook it to your bed, you don't have to, you can use it like a bassinet like a pnp. they said that i could even hook a moblile to it, which i ahven't tried yet, but am going today or tomorrow to look at them and see if it works. i don't see why it wouldn't. to just give you a heads up....with the cosleeper, your baby's bed will actually be about 4 inches lower than your bed, but i dont' see why that would be a problem. hope this helps you. i'll try to remember to let youknow how it works out once munchkin is here. good luck!!! melanie |
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DeliciousTrufflesGoAwayWorm writes:
Our hated the cribs as well. FWIW our DS has been in a cot (= US crib) with one side removed and fastened to our bed since day 1, and seems fine with it. (Wakes up once most nights, but is hungry then so I wouldn't expect anything else.) Maybe we're lucky, or maybe this arrangement is one that works. I guess it may matter that he didn't get used to a smaller space first. We have a sprung mattress for the cot which is actually softer than our mattress. It has a zip-off panel that can be washed and tumble dried; we've only had to do this once (spit up) - came from Mothercare in UK. I definitely like the cosleeper idea but see no reason to go for something with a weight limit. Apart from anything else I like that I can move myself into his space rather than vice versa for feeding to sleep - I can rest my head and shoulders above him in the cot and feed, then once he's asleep I move me not him, which is a great thing especially as he just doesn't do the "very deep sleep" thing that newborns are supposed to - he almost always wakes when we move him, at any stage in the sleep cycle. I'd worry about doing this with a less sturdy cot! Just my 2p-worth Sidheag DS Colin Oct 27 2003 |
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nan writes:
Hmmmm.... another option to consider! What did you use to fasten the cot to your bed? Velcro straps, which came from a department store, not sold specifically for this purpose. Easy as we have a pine bed with lots of places to wrap the straps round - might have required more ingenuity if we'd had a divan type. The cot has lockable casters and the instructions suggested you didn't need to actually fasten the beds together, but I didn't like that idea. Also we moved the cot mattress over so that it's hard against our mattress, stuffing prefolds between the other side of the mattress and the cot to keep it in place. Because the cot is designed for this use the height is very adjustable and there is only the tiniest "lip" between the two mattresses. Sidheag DS Colin Oct 27 2003 |
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