MSE Pregnancy Club III

SeptemberBaby_2

Thanks, elle! I used to be the beady eyed one but my halo has slipped!

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elle_gee

Maybe I just spend too much time here :cool:

SeptemberBaby_2

MFD, Poppy stayed in my room until 8m! Firstly in the Moses basket and then in the swinging crib. I went along with the guidelines and then some as I wanted her close to me so I could check on her and feed her easily . SIDS was always in my mind and it made sense to me but I know alot of people move their babies into the nursery alot earlier than recommended. I guess its personal choice and what you and DH are happy with.

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My_Fathers_Daughter

I suppose I want to achieve some kind of balance between having baby close and trying to establish some kind of norm as soon as possible. Having never done this before I am wondering about establishing a post-natal sex life with a baby in the room (I am guessing it happens seeing as you were expecting blue bump by the time poppy was 6 months - sorry, not meaning to be rude there)

I have also read somewhere that babies who go into their own room early establish a better sleeping routine and are more likely to sleep through the night.


I'd love to say wait and see but we don't have room for a cot in our bedroom but we could squeeze a crib in I guess. I had decided moses basket then into cot in his own room when he was too big for that but now I am faltering (as you can tell by my waffle....:o )

Any other throughts ladies?

redmel1621

MFD - We don't even have room for a moses basket in our room, so baby is going to have to go in own room straight away. I have bought an angelcare sensorpad monitor, and I will also sleep in the room with baby a few nights (probably every night at first!!)

I am quite nervous about putting him(?) on his own from birth, but have absolutely no choice. I will barely sleep which is why I am planning on sticking a sleeping bag in there so I can sneak in, in the middle of the night, and sit staring at him, watching him breathe!!!!!! hehe who hasn't done that?

Mel x

Krystaltips

Guidelines say a baby should sleep in the same room as parents until at least 6 months old. This doesn't just apply to night time but whenever the baby is sleeping (ie day naps should be taken in the same room you are)

The bit about your breathing regulating the baby breathing applies a bit more to co-sleeping but I suppose the effects wouldn't be too much different with baby being in the same room... It's definitely less safe to put baby in a seperate room from too early an age otherwise the government wouldn't recommend it.

And its absolutely possible to have a sex life with a baby in the same room... It's surprising what a baby will sleep through!

cazscoob

all my kids were in their own rooms at different ages, i think that as soon as they were big enough to go in their cot then they could go in their own room, my LO was in his moses basket until 6 months and he was big but i have a larger size moses basket, we had a swinging crib but he could tip it so that soon left lol!

as for normal sex life remember to be extra careful unless your planning on having next one quick and breastfeeding providing extra protection is a myth as i found out 2 babies in 13 months!

Krystaltips

Lol caz, breastfeeding can provide protection against further babies but only under certain circumstances. The western culture undermines this with our belief that babies should sleep for 8 hours at a time... In order the prevent ovulation you need to breastfeed a certain amount in a space of 24hours day and night... This is why it works in cultures where women bedshare and feed on demand....

SeptemberBaby_2

MFD, er, no we never did 'it' whilst, ahem, baby was in the room! :rotfl:. We had to be a bit more creative than that as it freaked me out a little too :eek:. Sorry if TMI .

There are lots of different theories re baby sleeping but Poppy has slept through since 8w (11pm-8am and then 8pm-8am at 13w. Now its 6:30pm-7ish am and has been from around 5m). But I'm trying to get myself prepared for this baby to be the complete opposite even though I will follow the same plan! :rolleyes:

Caz, you just wanted to beat me! :rotfl:. I didn't BF but I have had the chat with DH re 'snip snip' as we plan to stick at 2!

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My_Fathers_Daughter

Krystaltips wrote: »

definitely less safe to put baby in a seperate room from too early an age otherwise the government wouldn't recommend it.

It's the fact that the government recommend it that makes me think it may be a knee-jerk reaction to a small sample study - as with nuts and alcohol, the government jump on the bandwagon to make it look like they are doing something about it. Especially when there is no reference to what study prompted the guidance in the first place...

The guidance has changed in 2008, anyone know why