Do You Think It Advisable For Babies To Sleep In Their Crib Or Beside You?

I've heard that it's better for newborn babies to sleep in their own crib, how true is it?

The fact is, some ppl sleep better next to their parent or on their mother's chest, yet it's not advisable.

Which do you think is better? The crib or on your bed beside you?

Doctors will tell you to let your baby sleep in the crib.

But practically that is not always the case. The baby gets to crying at night and you are now back at the office so you are working all day and the baby wants to eat at two am it is much easier to get the baby bring them back to bed, put that titty in thier mouth and go back to sleep.

I would nurse my kids in bed while i slept and when the breast got empty; I knew cuz they started moving around beating the breast with thier hands; i would flip them to the other side and go back to sleep. When I would wake in the morning they would be knocked out mouth still on breast and I would be well rested ready for my day.

@ topic

Isn't there the risk the mother might press the child?  

But then I think it's good the baby gets used to having mummy far away but at that stage it's pretty early.

michelin89:

@ topic

Isn't there the risk the mother might press the child?

But then I think it's good the baby gets used to having mummy far away but at that stage it's pretty early.

No your motherly insticts wont let that happen.

I nursed 5 babies the same way.

Sistawoman,

But won't the baby get used to your hand? Isn't that why they always cry when you put them down (apart from wet/dirty diapers and hunger)?

Ebony-Silk:

Sistawoman,

But won't the baby get used to your hand? Isn't that why they always cry when you put them down (apart from wet/dirty diapers and hunger)?

No i never had that problem with any of them.

I only do it when we are sleeping and when they started sleeping thru the night they went to the crib in a different room not mine.

no, it is not advisable they should have their own crib in the parents room or in a separate room. it is really cute or nice to have them next to you in the king size bed but there is a higher risk of infant death from suffocation or strangulation most apparently from parents sleeping with their babies. and Other causes include suffocating in soft bedding, becoming wedged between a mattress and frame or wall, or getting a head caught in something.

they should be laid to sleep alone, on a flat mattress, with no loose pillows or blankets and in a crib with bars designed to prevent entrapment. they should be put to sleep on their backs instead of their tummies.

so i don't really think is advisable to sleep with them in the same bed and maybe if one of the parents is a bad sleeper and may accidentally roll over the baby so i wouldn't take that chance.

Sissy, you made a good point. . . . .key word is RISK.

We have cribs, but my ppl prefer to have their babies sleep next to them. No case of suffocation, but it's quite risky.

Ok, how about letting the baby sleep on your chest? Isn't it supposed to be "good" for thm to hear heartbeats?

Ebony-Silk:

Sissy, you made a good point. . . . .key word is RISK.

We have cribs, but my ppl prefer to have their babies sleep next to them. No case of suffocation, but it's quite risky.

Ok, how about letting the baby sleep on your chest? Isn't it supposed to be "good" for thm to hear heartbeats?

Oh!! i did dhat wiv ma 'baby'. . .

@ topic
Itz better for babies to sleep in their crib, for d 1st few months @ least!

Ebony-Silk:

Sissy, you made a good point. . . . .key word is RISK.

We have cribs, but my ppl prefer to have their babies sleep next to them. No case of suffocation, but it's quite risky.

Ok, how about letting the baby sleep on your chest? Isn't it  supposed to be "good" for thm to hear heartbeats?

yea, my sissometimes allow her baby to sleep on her chest and sometimes the baby wouldnt even want to lie on the crib again, if you lay her on the crib she will start crying so she has to carry her on her chest till she is in a deep sleep then put her on her crib  LOl.

okay back to question, i still think it is a not good idea (at least in my own judgment) cox the baby is lying on her tummy instead of her on back, which is not advisable. but if one chooses to do it i suggest they exercise discretion  when doing it, i think they should maybe avoid doing it more often so the baby dont get use to it.

~Sissy~:

yea, my sister sometimes allow her baby to sleep on her chest and sometimes the baby wouldnt even want to lie on the crib again, if you lay her on the crib she will start crying so she has to carry her on her chest till she is in a deep sleep then put her on her crib LOl.

[b]okay back to question, i still think it is a not good idea (at least in my own judgment) cox the baby is lying on her tummy instead of her on back, which is not advisable. bu[/b]t if one chooses to do it i suggest they exercise discretion when doing it, i think they should maybe avoid doing it more often so the baby dont get use to it.

Not necessarily on their stomach.

When my siblings were babies, they laid on their back. . . . it's not safe for them to lay on their stomach. The blankets might suffocate them.

I laid all 3 of my siblings on my chest Unfortunately, they got used to it, cries when I put them down

Do you think carrying them all the time interferes with their growth : retards their mechanical movements such as crawling and walking?

Moyola:

Oh!! i did dhat wiv ma 'baby'. . .

@ topic
Itz better for babies to sleep in their crib, for d 1st few months @ least!

You and Ibk and your imaginations

we're not talking about plastic babies here

Nice one Sissy. I support u all the way.

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Mom came to visit her son Okonkwo for dinner. He lives with
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sure" said, Okonkwo.

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Dear Mother,

I'm not saying that you did take the bag of Garri from
my house, and I'm not saying that you did not take it
either.  But the fact remains that it has been missing ever
since you were here for dinner. Do you know what became of
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Mother, which read:

My dear Son,

I'm not saying that you do sleep with Ada, and I'm
not saying that you do not sleep with her. But the fact
remains that if she had been sleeping on her OWN bed, she
would have found the bag of Garri under her pillow by now.
Do you know where she has been sleeping?

Love,
Mum.


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Ebony-Silk:

Not necessarily on their stomach.

When my siblings were babies, they laid on their back. . . . it's not safe for them to lay on their stomach. The blankets might suffocate them.

I laid all 3 of my siblings on my chest Unfortunately, they got used to it, cries when I put them down

Do you think carrying them all the time interferes with their growth : retards their mechanical movements such as crawling and walking?

no, i don't think it affects their growth in anyway but i do know if the behavior is continued persistently they may get use to it and when you try to put them down crying and screaming is the next thing on their agenda cox they have gotten used to been carried around.

but no i dont think it affects the growth

Nice one

own crib. i won't want to hurt them
when mummy and I get busy

Treetop20:

own crib. i won't want to hurt them
when mummy and I get busy

rotfl
typical naija men
Whilke baby dey cry at night for milk, dem they moan and groan for mommy's attention too

My first born was in his own room at 7 months, number two was in his crib at 5 months and sleeping through the night. I don't think anyway is wrong though there have been cases of mother's rolling over their babies. I slept in a separate room with my first born for about three months. I kind of feel bad for my husband now when I think back but I had complications with that pregnancy so it gave me a lot of anxiety to be away from him. Also with my baby earlier this year he was running a fever and I gave him tylenol. Something told me to let him sleep in our bed that night. He kept jerking for about an hour just one little jerk then about 15 minutes later another. I got scared and called his doctor around 2 am in the morning and she told me to call 911 as it was the beginning of a febrile seizure. His temperature shot up to 104 and tylenol was just not working. Fortunately while I was waiting for the paramedics to get there I gave him ibruprofen and then they got there and hooked up the machne that checks for the amount of oxygen in his blood. I felt so sick. If he had slept in his bed that night I would not have noticed the little jerks that would have definitely led up full seizures. God was looking out for my baby that night. It was very scary. I know people that their children sleep in their beds till they are 4 or 5 and that usually kills their sex life.

it is interesting how oyinbo things are sha . my mom slept with all of her babies. no special room for any baby.

wow @ outstrip! true i have heard of such too. i would want to share my bed with my baby. hussy can use the guest room fear dey o.

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Outstrip:

My first born was in his own room at 7 months, number two was in his crib at 5 months and sleeping through the night. I don't think anyway is wrong though there have been cases of mother's rolling over their babies. I slept in a separate room with my first born for about three months. I kind of feel bad for my husband now when I think back but I had complications with that pregnancy so it gave me a lot of anxiety to be away from him. Also with my baby earlier this year he was running a fever and I gave him tylenol. Something told me to let him sleep in our bed that night. He kept jerking for about an hour just one little jerk then about 15 minutes later another. I got scared and called his doctor around 2 am in the morning and she told me to call 911 as it was the beginning of a febrile seizure. His temperature shot up to 104 and tylenol was just not working. Fortunately while I was waiting for the paramedics to get there I gave him ibruprofen and then they got there and hooked up the machne that checks for the amount of oxygen in his blood. I felt so sick. If he had slept in his bed that night I would not have noticed the little jerks that would have definitely led up full seizures. God was looking out for my baby that night. It was very scary. I know people that their children sleep in their beds till they are 4 or 5 and that usually kills their sex life.

wow, eyah. . . .I know he'll get better

@Hauwa
Mines too, all slept with mama until we were atleast 1

Same for my baby. . . .I fear suffocation, but. . . . and if they wake up and found that they were alone, they'd cry longer during the night

mama share the bed alone with baby so i think no fear for suffocation. i haven't heard of such till i came here.

Mine slept on my chest,later beside me in bed. He is four years old and will not go sleep in his bed room,still sharing bed with me. My advise send them to their room the very first day.

I think it's best babies sleep in their own cot, from the onset.

Sleeping in bed with mom / parents, there's a risk of them being suffocated.

Also, it's good they get used to being in their own space from the beginning, they become more independent as the get older, and are less likely to cry if their mom / parents aren't in the same room as them.

babies should be allowed to sleep in thier own crib in order to get used to it.

babies should be allowed to sleep in thier own crib in order to get used to it.

Siena:

I think it's best babies sleep in their own cot, from the onset.

Sleeping in bed with mom / parents, there's a risk of them being suffocated.

Also, it's good they get used to being in their own space from the beginning, they become more independent as the get older, and are less likely to cry if their mom / parents aren't in the same room as them.

I support this opinion but, unless in rear cases maybe when the child is ill then you can make him sleep on the same bed with you so as to monitor him.

MrCrackles:

Topic

Who cares, as long as babies sleep soundly!

chikena

Its a matter of the mind. You could take the risk, just as the whites do. I cant imagine my own child @ 7 months sleeping in his own room. He could face the risk of suffocation, he may have difficulty sleeping or any sort of complications may arise.

My opinion is that a child is better safe with the mother, than sleeping all alone in his own crib. This depends on the age anyways.

Cheers

UNLEASHED:

chikena

the crib it is!