Newborn Directly in Nursery Crib?

I put my son in his crib from day 1. It is nice to be able to make noise and put the light on when they are in their own room. My husband had to go to work and he got a better night sleep when my son had his own room. We never even used a monitor. 30 feet away you still hear the baby crying but not the little noices he makes, so you sleep better too!

We always started our newborn's in our rooms in a bassinet. It just made waking a little easier and more conveinient. I certainly did not sleep well though jumping at every little sound they made.

I see no problem having a newborn in her own room. A monitor system is fine, and you'll probably sleep a little bit better.

Good luck with her birth!

Hi NB,

After the first night of getting up my newborn baby came into the bed with my husband and myself so fast she may have gotten whiplash;) She went into her own bed at 2 1/2 to 3 and stayed between 3 & 4. She love her new bed.

I had natural birth with no drugs, but was in pain afterwards.
It is still labor. And it is worst if you have a c-section - I've heard. It will be painful to get up and get the baby.
My husband did it while he was home, but when he went back to work it was painful going back and fourth.

My daughter transition fine.
Also, my sleep was better with her near.

What is going to happen if you stay strictly to the no baby in the masterbedroom rule is that you will end of sleeping in the baby's room, because you will be too tired to walk back to your own room. You marriage will surly suffer. I know many mother's who sleep with the children and the husband sleeps alone. So she thinks;)

Don't worry too much for now.
When the baby comes home you will have to come up with a comfortable situation for yourself, dad and baby. Don't worry about what the doctor says as American culture is very hard on women, mother's and babies. Even the most primitive African culture puts baby and mom first. (My husband is from Africa) The mom would not have to get up in the night, cook or clean for up to two to four months after giving birth so this is not an issue.

Only in America a mother is left all alone with a baby and expected to do it all and have a full time job.

Good Luck,
K.

Funny story, we were just discussing sleep issues with my mother in law, she toldme that she had the reverseproblem. My hubby slept in his own room from birth but ended up in parents bed from 16 months until age 4 years (once he could escape the crib) so just think about that! Also, you will probably change your mind about almost everything once the baby comes. That is what happened to me anyway. Good luck!

Do what you feel is right for your child and your family. We had our little guy in a bassinet for 3 1/2 weeks next to our bed and it drove us crazy because we could hear every sound that he made and I think at times we were OVER RESPONSIVE which can start an ugly habit of over reacting and over responding to your childs every whisper.

I finally had had enough and moved him into his room (still in the bassinet) which is only 5 to 10 feet away from our room. We did not need a monitor because our apartment is so small. In the end this was the best for all of us - we all slept better including him.

At around 3 months we moved him from his bassinet to his crib. We had him in the bassinet because he was on the small side when he was born (5 lbs. 11 oz.) and the crib seemed so huge.

my first born went straight into a crib in his own room, my 2nd was in a bassinet in our room and is very clingy! If I had a 3rd it would go straight into it's own crib! goodluck

My daughter slept in a pack n play in our room for ONE night because I thought that's what we were "supposed" to do. She was in our crib the next night and has been there ever since and has been totally fine. They know what you get them used to and at the end of the day, you don't want your child to live theo life sleeping in your room, so why get them used to it at all. None of you will sleep as well in the same room. We have a monitor too and that works just fine and we can hear when she needs us. The only thing is that you'll have to walk further during the night for feeds. But in my opinion it's well worth it. Good luck!!

Three of my 4 children slept in their own rooms right from the start - this I learned after having the first one in the room with us and basically watching her all night as well as the sun coming up! I think you hear every little sound and I felt compelled to look, to rock, etc. I realized that I was more comfortable nursing them in the rocking chair in their room and without them in the room you realize that you don't need to respond to every noise you hear. We all did better with them in their own rooms - and by three months old, all of them were sleeping from 7-7! Maybe I was just lucky, but I think that letting them figure out how to get back to sleep on their own was part of it.

we had our baby in the masterbedroom for 3-4 weeks only because I was a little nervous since it was first baby and also you have to get up so much to feed that it was easier.. but we moved him into his own crib/room at 3-4 weeks because I realized i was going to him for every noise he made and disrupting his sleep and mine. For my next baby.... i will go directly to the crib... as long as you can hear him or have a mnitor you are fine... our quality of life got better once we moved him into the crib. the soonner the better... your doctor is right....we also didn't want him dependent on us to sleep and let me tell you my baby is 10weeks old and now sleeps through the night 8:30pm-6:45 and self soothes to sleep and i really think it's because we put him in his crib earlier than most people do... cause he has learned to put himself back to sleep since we dont always jump at every noise he makes. When you have some distance you learn more about their different types of cries and you will learn that some cries they do right befor they are about to sleep and you normally would have jumped to picked him/her up when they were just about to fall asleep....

We started our son in his own room own crib from the time we came home from the hospital. He was fine and is a healthy four year old who sleeps great at night. These were our challenges - he had colic, so I must have gone into his room 15 times a night for the first 5 months, it almost killed me. If we had had a comfy couch in there it could have saved me a lot of walking, probably a lot of sleep. If your child doesn't have colic - I think it would be easy - you just go in when they need to be fed - go back to sleep. Good luck with whatever you decide!

We never had our two kids in our room after they were born. The first few nights they were in the living room and I slept (or didn't sleep) on the sofa. Then after a few nights when they started to settle in, I would put them down and sleep in my own bed. I could hear them the minute they started crying and figured that with my eyes closed, it just didn't matter whether they were right next to me or in the other room.

Hope that helps!
-M.

Good morning-
I am a first time mother of a now 8 month old.
Try not to worry about what is going to happen.
Almost all of your best planning will go out the window!
I planned on having my girl in her own room from the beginning, but as it turned out she slept in the car seat in the living room for about 4 months, then part of the night in our bed (which I swore I would NEVER do-- but is was great).
At 4 months I panicked that she would never sleep in her own bed in her own room, but at 5 months she did, and now all is great.
Now she sleeps 10 1/5 - 12 hours.
And don't worry too much about the monitoring. Your newborn is probably going to be up a whole lot. And so will you. But that too will get better.
My biggest suggestion is , if you are going to nurse, learn how to nurse while lying down. As soon as I started doing that, I got sleep and it was better. That and a loving supportive husband will get you through.
Good luck,
A.

Our daughter was in the crib from the very first night. If your house is small (as ours is) you can hear everysound anyway. Initially we had a monitor, but found that we did not need it. Do not let others "guilt" you into doing something - do what works for you and your family. For us, everyone was happy and everyone slept very well. In fact, our daughter was sleeping a straight 5 hours a night within 2 weeks of being born.

Hi N. B. Im sorry if this comes off as judgemental, but I want to share my experiences with this. My son and ALL of his friends (ages 3 - 5 range of them anyway) have transitioned out of their parents beds and to their own rooms because THEY WANTED TO. I can pretty much garantee this to happen with a child in our culture if they are not pressured to do so: the pressure will come from the child's culture, all the books, tv, movies and stories with kids in their own beds / rooms. The problem is when parents decided that it is too long because of their adult needs or insecurities, pressure the child and stress him or her out enough that they wouldnt want to try this, it is their parents idea, and they are being pushed out of their safe space. Hard stuff! I suggest you talk with other pediatricians to get a second, third and fourt opinion. Try Dr.s Kliegler or Hops at the Continuum Center for Health and Healing.

Good Luck!
Alex

Yes, we had our son in his crib in his own room within a week of bringing him home. We had the same issue with a room that was too small for a bassinette or Pack & Play, and our son was very fussy and a bit colicky to boot. We just made sure we had a really good baby monitor, which you seem to have under control. Not that the room was so far away (we have a very small apartment), but we wanted to be sure we could hear everything if he was fussing but not being loud about it. We never really had a problem. And I definitely agree with your pediatrician -- getting the baby out into her own room quickly will save a lot of transition anxiety later on!

Good luck!

S. R

NB,
YES YES YES!! You can put a newborn directly in the crib - both of my children arrived home from the hospital and slept right away in the crib. The crib only feels big to you - if you swaddle them well, they could care less whether they're sleeping next to you (in a crib or bed) or in the other room. Baby monitors are very sensitive these days, and frankly, when you're in the room with them, you react to EVERY movement and sound, which isn't good for your sleep or theirs. Go for it, start your sweetie in the crib - you'll be SO glad you did it!!

That is what we did with my daughter. She slept in her crib in her own room the first night home from the hospital. It was much better for all of us. My son had to sleep in our room for the first few months and everyone slept poorly because of it. Our daughter had no trouble with sleeping in her own room and was a much better sleeper than our son is to this day.

I think you are moving too fast...

A newborn requires constant monitoring all the time, in my
experience there was hardly any sleeping at all the first
few months, you have to be near them, put your hand on their
chest to see if they are breathing properly, too hot, too cold
etc. they are so so fragile, and need you now, your touch and
warmth...to know you are there.

Sorry, but I don't agree....the american style of parenting
to just send them off to their own rooms, sorry, but I feel
that causes a lot of mental anguish...my son has slept with
me since he was born, he is loving, warm, caring and
thougtful...yes, it has been tough, but I wouldn't have had it
any other way...Now he's 3 and can put himself to sleep,
he's not afraid of the dark, and instead insists we turn off
the tv and lights so he can sleep.

Each child is different, but when they are little and new
and don't anything yet, they need Mommy!!

K.

Sure. My 14 month old son slept in his own crib from the first day he was home from the hospital. I think that unless you're a co-sleeping advocate, the real reason to keep your newborn in your own room is for your convenience during the night. It worked out fine for us, though I ended up sleeping in his room most of the time because I got tired of walking across the hall several times a night for feedings. But then when he slept through the night, I just began sleeping in the master bedroom again. It was easier for me to switch rooms than for him to switch rooms! Good luck. Whatever you do will work fine!