Nursery or not??????

Question

i was thinking i have been reading about people and hearing at some of my classes that its better to have the babies crib in the parents room for the first year?should i move the crib into my room?its a very big room with enough space,thanks too all who answer.

Answer 1

I agree it is easier because of the feedings, I let my sleep in the same bed even crib is next to the bed since I am too sleepy to get up.

Answer 2

It's a personal decision.  For the first 6 weeks, I had my son in a cradle in the room with my husband and I.  At that time I decided to move him to his crib (he was rolling into the bumper on the cradle).  As it turned out, we all slept better once he was in his own room!  He would make noise and we would wake up and I think we were making noise (I know I talk in my sleep) and waking him up!  So for us, our son in his own room has worked better.

You can always start him in your room with the option to move him into the nursery (where you will pobably have the changer, etc)

Answer 3

I put the baby in my room for now I have a large house and the babies room is at the other end. Also I breastfeed, so I get up often with th baby so it doesnt make sense.

Answer 4

Leave the crib in your nursery. I had a bassinet in our bedroom for about the first month or so and then my daughter got to big for the small bassinet (she was realllly tall) so we moved her to the crib and her having her own room was so nice. That way if I needed to get showered or get ready I didnt chance waking her up and ruining her nap or waking her up.

I vote for a baby in their own room if you have that as an option.

Answer 5

I had my son sleep in our room for the first 2.5 months.  He slept for such short periods of time and nursed frequently at night, so it wouldn't have made any sense to have him up in his own room.  Around 2.5 months he began sleeping for long stretches at night, but I had trouble sleeping with him in the room.  It was hard for me to relax...I am a tosser and turner when I sleep and was afraid that was going to wake him, not to mention he used to make a lot of noise when he slept.  If I were you, I would just put him in a bassinet or pack n play in your room for the newborn phase and if you decide you like having your baby in there, bring the crib in.

Answer 6

well...I personally had planned for my son to go directly into his room once we came home, BUT I had an emergency c-section theyby kiboshing that plan.  He was in our room for 2 months in the play pen (bassinet top part) because it was so hard for me to get our of our very high kingsized bed.  I really enjoyed it actually!!  Leave the crib in the baby's room and maybe put the play pen or bassinet (if you have one) in your room to start.  It is SO much handier at the beginning, especially if you are nursing because you are still getting the hang of it (and so is baby) and you can lie in bed at night (or sit up in bed) and be comfy while you get all sorted out and baby feeds.  Plus you can doze while baby eats!!  

Good luck and congrats!!

Answer 7

i would wait and see how you feel when you have baby(assuming you havent had baby yet) i know i had lots of ideas on how i was going to do things before my angel was here but once i brought her home i just didnt feel comfortable with her in another room. however if baby is already here and has been sleeping in his own room and you have been fine with it until now i see no reason to change. both of my girls slept in my room and or bed. lol  

Answer 8

I would recommend against room-sharing if either parent smokes.

Why babies should never sleep alone: A review

of the co-sleeping controversy in relation to SIDS,

bedsharing and breast feeding

http://www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab/articles...

Value of room-sharing in prevention of SIDS

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3...

CO-SLEEPING: YES, NO, SOMETIMES?

http://askdrsears.com/html/7/T071000.asp

Answer 9

It depends on what you're more comfortable with. As your baby gets older, he/she will see you and want to sleep with you and will have a difficult time transitioning to his/her own room. However, it's awfully convenient when your baby's waking every hour or two at night when the baby first comes home to have them an arm's length away. If they're down the hall, you really have to wake up to get to baby. But, the trade off is there later--baby will be used to sleeping in his/her own room and won't need any sort of transition later. If you keep baby in his/her own room, just get a really good monitor so you have peace of mind. If you have baby in your room, just make sure to transition baby as soon as he/she is only waking only two to three times a night to his/her own room so it's not as much of an issue later. Good luck with your decision!

Answer 10

it really comes down to personal choice. I had both mine in their own rooms, more to stop me from getting up at every little thing. Last thing you want is a kid that knows if they make a noise you will jump.