Bassinet
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First Little Girl Need Advice
Asked by D.M. from Savannah
on July 18, 2009
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it has been four years since i have done this and being a bit older than most new moms. Lol!I need advice on the age limit on her sleeping in a bassinet...Thanks!
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- I'm 40 and still have little ones. lol. But what I do is not let them in there past 2 months old due to well, they are just getting too big for it. My kids were not ro...
- i know our bassinet came with a weight limit of 15 pounds - check and see if yours has a weight limit too. if it doesn't, then i'd say 4 months probably is a good lim...
- God bless you for taking in your grandbabies. They are lucky to have you! Best wishes!
Newborn Sleeping
Asked by K.P. from Denver
on March 9, 2008
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I looking for advice on getting my newborn to sleep in his bassinet at night. My son is almost 2 weeks old and will only sleep in my bed at night and I would like to ...
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- What my boys needed (both of them) was touch. They needed to feel like I was close. So, while it made my arm go numb, it was worth it to pull the bassinet right up n...
- I had this issue with my son too. I learned to swaddle him really well, and finally introduced the pacifier once breastfeeding was well established. There's a video ca...
- I have a 5 week old that sleeps great. What I did was made a slight incline on her crib matress and I also wrap her up nice and tight in a thin baby blanket so that s...
Newborn Problem!!
Asked by C.S. from Tampa
on September 30, 2007
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I just had my second son sept 18th. He won't sleep in his bassinet. He will only sleep with me next to him. The bassinet doesn't come as far down as my bed is. I need ...
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- I am not sure if this is what you are looking for...sounds like you want more space in the bed, but for a little while I used a "Snuggle Nest" which is a small baby be...
- My daughter didn't sleep unless touching me or my husband until we discovered swaddling. The first seven weeks of her life she slept in our bed and then, with swaddli...
- Wow..My husband and I had the same problem with our little girl.. We stayed on the couch with her till she was 2 months them moved her into her crib. You might was to ...
Can Newborn Sleep with TV On?
Asked by C.D. from New York
on April 11, 2009
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Now, I need TV to sleep at night. (always have) Once I give birth, and have the bassinet in the room with me, do I have to shut the TV off????
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- Hey C., If there is any way for you to change your need for the tv - it will help you in the long run- the tv actually interfers with synaptic responses in the brain....
- Hi C. Congrats!!! We used the bassinet in our room too, especially with the twins, I used the TV as the nightlight. Volume low on the TV which was on the other side ...
- In an ideal world it is recommended that babies don't watch TV until 1 year old or even 2. However, we live in the real world. With my first I used to turn the TV do...
Advice for Transitioning to Crib?
Asked by L.M. from Austin
on October 17, 2008
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Our 4-month old daughter is getting too big for her bassinet. We are going to try the transition from bassinet (which is in our bedroom) to her own crib (in the nurser...
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- Our daughter's transition was the same way and it was not hard since she was already a good sleeper, but one thing I did do was before hand I took the crib sheet that ...
- Start putting her in the crib for her naps during the day. Have a monitor so you can hear her wake up and you can do your thing! You will be more upset at night whe...
- My kids transitioned easily. They slept anywhere that I would lay them actually. ha. But for you to feel better about things, get a monitor so you can hear her during ...
Newborn Wont Sleep Without Mom Around
Asked by V.N. from San Francisco
on January 5, 2009
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I have an 9 week old son and he always slept in his bassinet, until about 2-3 weeks ago. For some reason he will only sleep for about 20 minutes when we put him in it ...
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- Hi V.- Both of my kids, my son is now 3 and my daughter is 8 months, alternate/alternated between the crib and our bed. My son sleeps in his own bed and has since he...
- BAD habit - get him out of your bed! Can you still swaddle him? I recommend that or get him in those warm blankie sleepers or sleep sacs so he is nice and toasty warm....
- Hi! My son did the same thing at about 10 weeks. He would sleep for about 15-20 minutes then wake up screaming. Night time was okay, it was mostly the day time (naps)...
Need Suggestions for Helping Newborn Sleep
Asked by J.C. from Kansas City
on August 13, 2010
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Hi - My daughter was born on August 1. This is my first baby & my husband and I need some suggestions on helping her sleep when she gets fussy. Main problem we're ha...
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- I know you've already responded to the earlier advice, but I just wanted to throw in my two cents. =0) First off.....welcome to the wonderful adventure of motherhood!...
- I agree with A.C. Try swaddling and just hold her. She's so tiny and remember that she's used to being "held" by you 24/7 so it feels more comfortable for her to be ...
- I'm sorry I haven't read the other answers, but I automatically thought--swaddle her. I think that might be just the thing. You guys are warm and she's used to being i...
Baby Furniture
Asked by M.S. from Dallas
on May 5, 2010
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Hi! Everyone, My name is M. and we are having our second Child, after 12 years,,,we don't have ANYTHING, I want a baby bassinet that I can decorated and baby furniture...
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- MY parents bought our first child's nursery furniture at Oh Baby inside Stacey Furniture in Allen. It is an upscale baby store that my mother fell in love with. They...
- I am currently PG after thinking we were done having kids... so I didn't have anything either! I found a convertible crib on sale at Buy Buy Baby... it was $199 a...
- I have a white bassinet that you can buy. It's in excellent shape and I suppose you can decorate it because it's white. You can have it for $20. I'm in McKinney. M...
Messed up Sleeping and Need Help
Asked by L.A. from Reno
on January 21, 2010
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Ok I think I have messed up here. My husband and I held the baby and let him sleep on us not in the bed, but on the couch or in a chair. He's 2 1/2 months old now. He ...
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- Whatever gets everyone the most sleep is the right answer! Of course you have to make sure that safety comes first, but beyond that, I say do whatever works for your ...
- I found that warming the bassinet with a hot water bottle before I put the baby down helped a lot, especially during the colder months. I'd nurse the baby, my husband...
- First, don't be so hard on yourself...you didn't mess up. Holding your baby and enjoying that one on one contact with them is never wrong. BUT, for your own sanity, ...
Bassinets? Baby Moses Basket?
Asked by M.C. from Salt Lake City
on January 15, 2011
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We are due with our third in February. We had borrowed a co-sleeper from a friend but it won't work for us. We only need something for about 4 weeks and then baby wi...
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- We got a moses basket for our third. I loved it so much! We could take it absolutely everywhere! And boy did we! We didn't have a lot of room for something like a pack...
- I would recommend a pack 'n play with a bassinet insert as well. They aren't as cute as a bassinet or moses basket, but they are very portable, and you can continue to...
- I just had my 4th and have tried the Moses basket, a bassinet and a pack and play. I still go back to the bassinet. As far as cost, we did not plan on having #4 so we ...
