I highly recommend it, my fiancee's sister lent it to us when our son was born, and even if I were to go buy it I would (I saw it at Toys r Us for 60 bucks). There is some controversy that we had in our baby classes (I dont know what to call them anymore as they dont call it Lamaze), people seemed to be really against the baby being in bed with them. However we both loved it because all you had to do is open your eyes when you hear a noise and he was right there to check on. It was so much better than the first couple nights of us putting him in the bassinette, I was jumping out and running over to it almost every 10-15 minutes it seemed. Then we remembered we got this from her sister, and it improved our sleep 10 fold. Anyways, he stayed in there until he out grew it, he really is a tall baby. So that lasted a few weeks, then we moved him to his bassinette.
Now that has beeen quite the challenge. We have questioned a lot of things as to why he struggles in there so much. Its almost near a window and we dont know if its cooler over there, we dont know if maybe we give off warmth when he was in bed with us, maybe he liked the sound of us breathing, who knows. So for a few weeks it seemed he slept in the bassinette for about 2 hours, then in our arms for about 5 (most of the time with holding a soother in his mouth).
He has been sleeping through the night for about 2 weeks now, which we think is pretty good. I have learned that "sleeping through the night" for a child means about 6 hours. I never knew that before I became a parent. When I was a bachelor, sleeping through the night meant about 12 hours. But regardless we were both getting pretty good sleep now, so all was on the upswing.
But now it seems like the last 2 nights, hes been sleeping on his own in the basinette, for many hours, no more holding him in the middle of the night, and it seems like he is doing so much better at it, and I have been pushing my fiancee for a while now that he should be in his crib. His room is right next to ours, we have monitors all ready, and his room has been setup for months now. I am unsure as to whether we should continue his progress in the bassinette, or should we move him to his crib and get him used to his bed for the final time.
Some articles say by the 6 week mark he should be in his crib. Some articles say he should be there by 6 MONTHS. Im wondering everyones thoughts, as this is a delicate matter for all. My fiancee is very upset about it, as she sees him as being so little still. Tonight is supposed to be his first night in his crib. I guess we will find out if that happens. Please post your comments, let me know what worked for you...
Have you thought about doing the Family bed at all or is your decision to utilize the crib for sure? because if you are going to use the crib, then it is probably best to get him sleeping in there as soon as you can. I have watched many people try transition their kids from being held to sleep to crib and it just seems harder on the parents the older their child gets. No Matter when you do it is is going to be challenge after all he just spent 9 months right with his mommy. But the earlier the better from what I have seen, less habits to break. But if you do go with the family bed then you don't have to worry about any of that :) I think it is whatever works best for you and your family.
ReplyDeleteForgive my ignorance but what is a "Family bed", or are you talking the three of us sleep in the same bed ...
ReplyDeleteAh sleep my favorite baby subject......
ReplyDeleteWhat we did was put his basinette in his crib, and it seemed to work really well. He only slept in his basinette until he was a month old. He transitioned well to his crib. We do from time to time bring him into bed with us, but no one sleeps well.
Jude slept through the night at 1 month until 3 months and although it was really hard to get him down, 2 -3 hours some nights even after being nursed but would sleept really well after that, then it all fell apart. It's great that Ben is sleeping through the night but be prepared for that change. I didn't expect it and it was really hard to deal with going back to complete sleep deprivation. Anyways we are getting there with Jude, he is up usually only once.
Hope this helps...J