With babies (under say, 1 or 2), what is best as far as sleeping arrangements? Same bed as you, same room as you in a crib, or in their own room?
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mysticdeliria
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their own room. Whatever you do, it becomes their routine. I kept mine in my room in the 1st couple of months, then moved them to the study (it was next to the master, and downstairs), then up to the nursery (upstairs) when they were (okay, when I was) ready. By 4-5 moths, they had their own room. My kids sleep great! As do I!
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What is best depends on your beliefs. We kept our babies in our bedroom in the bassinet. It certainly was easier that way. When they got older we moved them into their cribs. That was somewhere around the age of 18 months. Big kid beds came into play just before 3 years of age. We never had any problems.
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I think whatever you as their mom decide is best for your baby. Except I have serious reservations about babies sleeping with adults because there have been accidental deaths this way by babies either smothering or being rolled over on. Its not real common, but once is enough in my opinion. With my kids, I kept them in their own bassinet in my room while I had to get up all through the night and feed them, then put them in their own crib in their own room with a baby monitor when they slept through the night. They make VERY cool baby monitors with a video screen nowdays that my daughter had when her babies were born. Oh, and if a baby was collicky, I would put them back in a small bed in my room if I found I was needing to get up with them alot.
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I know from expierence that if you let them sleep in your bed with you, it will mean that you get more sleep because they are calm and at arms reach need be. But it is very very difficult to get them to sleep in their own beds/rooms after this. It is always up to you, but I think it best if you try to get them to sleep in their own beds/cribs, in their own rooms.
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Ultimately it's up to the parents, For me I am a firm believer in the infant sleeping in his/her own room in a crib. I did it with all three of my children and it worked fantastic.
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I to prefer our son to sleep in his own room. He has since he was just a few weeks. (we had baby monitors in surround sound throught out the house, to hear him breathing) The only time he has slept in our bed in when he was sick with a fever. But study's show that co-sleeping can reduce the risk of SIDS. Try this link, http://www.askdrsears.com/html/10/index.asp?section=S. Dr. Sears is great IMO. He was also on Dr. Phil last week to answer young moms questions and that one came up I'll give you that link too, good luck! http://www.drphil.com/shows/show/824
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The safest place for a newborn baby to be is next to mom!! Otherwise -- babies should sleep wherever they (and therefore mom and dad!) sleep best!
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their own room!! Our daughter slept in her room from the very first night home from the hosp. It was the best decision we ever made!! I have seen so many of my friends go through years of trying to get their kids out of their beds after letting them sleep with them and then once they finally get them in their room it's another yr. of sitting in there with them til they go to sleep. NO!!! Put them in their own room from the get go!! I mean, that's why they have "their own room" and why you have your own room, get a monitor--trust me they work just fine, you will know anytime they cough, roll over, and breathe!!
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My wife and I raised four and from the hospital they stayed in their own rooms. Of course, they are all serial killers now, but that is another issue. Sorry about the twin answers here, but I just washed my mouse and I cant do a thing with it.
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My wife and I raised four and from the hospital they stayed in their own rooms. Of course, they are all serial killers now, but that is another issue.
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I had my first one in my room for few months, my second one had her own room from the begining. I prefer separate rooms, that way they don't wake up when you go to bed.
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Definatly in their own room. Once you start co sleeping you have given yourself a sleeping buddy for years to come. The child is going to get used to sleeping with you. It's easier when they are babies or so mom's think. Then when the it becomes a burden to the parent's they decide it's time to get the child in their own bed. The child doesn't understand why and becomes torn apart. It is very hard for a child to re ajust. It's scary to go from being close to someone at night to being in a dark room all alone. I've seen many parents go through this. It's not fair to the child. Keep them in their own bed if you dont' want the aggravation later!
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