where do newborns sleep?

we plan on having our sleep in our room in the beginning. what do they sleep in? i hear everyone talk about the rock and play? that's what they sleep in at night? do they need to be strapped in?

or do you have a bassinet? does the rock n play take the place of a bassinet?

also is rock n play the brand??

im lost...help!

Re: where do newborns sleep?

Fisher price makes the Rock n play. My girls sleep in it. It's instead of a bassinet. We prefer it because its portable if we go to someone's house. I don't strap them in yet because its deep and they are only 2 mo and not moving. At night they are swaddled in it too so they aren't going anywhere.

where do newborns sleep?

We tried to have DD sleep in a bassinet and she hated it! We bought a rock n play when she was about 5 days old (she's 2 wks now) and its been really great. I'm a bit nervous, so I tend to strap her in at night when we are also sleeping, but she probably doesn't need to be since she's so small and immobile. Sometimes we swaddle her, other times we just let her sleep in pjs, it depends on how she is acting. I hope to transition her to the bassinet in a couple of weeks and then the crib by 8 wks, but for now, the rock n play has been fantastic. We wouldn't be getting any sleep otherwise and DH and I have been averaging 5-8 hrs a night (not continuously, but still!)

where do newborns sleep?

They sleep in whatever you want to try. Crib, PnP, RnP, co sleeper, bassinet.

Whatever works for you. Each kid is different and each family is different.

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where do newborns sleep?

I had him in his bouncer seat right next to the bed the first few weeks. I didn't need to strap him in b/c he didn't move enough to get out of it and the seat is super deep. After a week and a half we started putting him in the crib and he didn't like it so I actually put the bouncer seat in the crib for a couple nights and then took him out of the seat and into the crib and that's how we transitioned him. He has been in his own room in his crib since about 2 1/2 weeks old

where do newborns sleep?

We have our 3 week old in the pack n play

where do newborns sleep?

We used the Arms Reach cosleeper bassinet. It straps to the side of your bed so that you can easily get them up and down without getting up. A lifesaver if you plan to BF. DD was in that for the first two months and then moved to the crib. During the day she napped in the RNP, the swing, our arms, or the crib. I do wish we had gotten her used to napping in the pnp since she's not a big fan of it.

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Dd started out sleeping in our room in the bassinet attachment on the pack n play. Then at 4 weeks she would only sleep in the bouncy seat until we moved her to the crib at 10 weeks

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We used a cosleeper in our bedroom for the first few mths, only we didnt cosleep.

where do newborns sleep?

DD slept in the rock and play until two nights ago (she is 3 1/2 months) first in our bedroom, then in her own. Now she is swaddled in her crib. U do not snap her in at all, she's not going anywhere.

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We had the Arm's Reach Little Palace Co-Sleeper, but you can use it as a bassinet, which is what we did. We didn't have a ton of space in our room, so I liked that it was narrow and fit next to my bed. DD slept well in it for 12 weeks.

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where do newborns sleep?

Bassinet until he went to the crib at 12weeks.

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where do newborns sleep?

DS slept in his bassinet right next to our bed.

Re: where do newborns sleep?

We used a bassinet next to our bed for the first 8 weeks.

Re: where do newborns sleep?

We use a bassinet. We have a rock-n-play too that we used on occasion but my ped really recommended her to be flat because its better for their airways and breathing.

Re: where do newborns sleep?

we had a bassinet which DS hated, so then he slept in the RNP in our room for about 2 months, then moved him to his crib.

where do newborns sleep?

DS hated the bassinet. We ended up putting him in the RnP

where do newborns sleep?

DD hated the bassinet. She went into the swing then we got the RnP. She is almost 4 months and still in the RnP, but in her own room.

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We have a portable bassinet that we use or the crib.

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We had a pack n play that was a bassinet too! It was great!

Re: where do newborns sleep?

My DS slept in my arms from night one, and still does almost 4 years later!