[PrasadS]

My son is now 6 months old (how time flies)

It seems he's outgrown his cradle, the cloth wala jhoola. We put him to sleep in that and he wakes up every 2 hours.

Compared to that, when he sleeps on the bed, he sleeps atleast 4 hours properly. On the bed though , he spins around like a Beyblade and tickles me awake in the middle of the night

The problem is he's taking up 3/4th of the bed and missus the remaining 1/4th and i make do with a small corner or just sleep on the floor.

I'm left with 2 options:
1: Concede and start sleeping on the floor, invest in a matress for myself. Need to babyproof the bed too then
2: Invest in a baby cot or bedcot.

Please help me with your suggestions. I'm leaning more towards baby bed-cot and any specific bed or brand suggestions are welcome(something like hunyhuny.com 12 in 1 cot, not sure of the quality and reviews though)
What did you do when you were in the same dilemma?

[aps88]

Originally Posted by PrasadS

The problem is he's taking up 3/4th of the bed and missus the remaining 1/4th and i make do with a small corner or just sleep on the floor.

Sleep on your side instead of lying on your back/stomach, try lying a bit more inward on the bed at the start, that way if you have to move during night you have some wiggle room. The baby changing positions at night will go on and gradually reduce.

My daughter used to do this, we have a 6x6 bed with me and missus resigned to the two end and daughter used to spread out and rotate during sleep much. Now she’s 3+ and just rolls side to side max so get more space.

[sreerknair]

Originally Posted by PrasadS

The problem is he's taking up 3/4th of the bed and missus the remaining 1/4th and i make do with a small corner or just sleep on the floor.

We do precisely what the BHPian mentioned above. To put it lightly, it is always a fight for my territory at night. Even if I sleep inward at the beginning, kiddo will push me to the edge of the matress in few hours. Then I wait for him to roll to his mom's side and I recapture my space just to surrender it again in few hours. If I don't surrender, he will start resting his legs, hands, even head on me

[atulsian]

Originally Posted by PrasadS

Please help me with your suggestions. I'm leaning more towards baby bed-cot and any specific bed or brand suggestions are welcome(something like hunyhuny.com 12 in 1 cot, not sure of the quality and reviews though)
What did you do when you were in the same dilemma?

I was in a similar position. Can't sleep in a limited space. Got this from luvlap when he was 6 months and my lad is 2 years now and is still happily sleeping in this cot. Occasionally he rolls out of his bed to our bed( you can attach this to your bed). My wife made sure that he is used to sleep in his bed both afternoon and evening time.


https://www.luvlap.com/baby-wooden-c...herry-red.html

[subraiyr]

Originally Posted by PrasadS

My son is now 6 months old (how time flies)


I'm left with 2 options:
1: Concede and start sleeping on the floor, invest in a matress for myself. Need to babyproof the bed too then
2: Invest in a baby cot or bedcot.

ITs absolutely a wonderful time to be with the kiddo. They are now extremely inquisitive since they are able to lift their heads, look around, focus clearly, appreciate sounds and more importantly learn to crawl. Once he starts crawling, boy you might end up baby proofing your entire house.

Coming to your dilemma, here is what you should know about based on experiences

1. The earlier you wean your baby away from sleeping next to you, the easier it is to move them to their own room earlier. Else, they will end up coming between you and your partner always. We had this exp till our son turned 10. He used to sleep with missus and i was relegated to the other room

2. Kids will move around. My son turned all possible angles in his sleep and i would end up with quite disturbed sleep. It is important to snooze when your kiddo snoozes. Helps a lot. Keep that it mind

3. We got a cot for my son an he would fitfully sleep in it during the day. Come night, he had a problem sleeping alone. I am guessing its the lack of light and he gravitated to the bed

4. Remember if you invest in a baby cot, invest in something slightly big so that it can be used at least for a couple of years. Also, buy the one which has movable bottom as well as collapsible side walls. This way, you can adjust it to the height of your bed and you can collapse on side of the cot so that it can get aligned to the master bed. Cotton beds (not foam) is much better as you can fold them a bit to pad up the side. Buy a size bigger - actually get it stitched. It is much much better

5. Also babies will not sleep alone when they are unwell. They need the comfort of their parents touch and feel. Remember that as you invest in a baby cot or a mattress

Ultimately, go with the one that works best for your baby.

[NomadSK]

You have got some of the best advice from the Bhpians, it’s is a very beautiful phase of the life, enjoy it to the fullest, this time won’t come again.

Having said that here are my 2 cents in a similar situation. We had the bed which was a bit high than normal. Our kid never slept in between us, so she was always on one side of my wife, reason being I move a lot in my sleep and sometimes kick too. So one day early in the morning when I was at the breakfast table, my wife told me, that she had started crawling and last night my wife held her by legs when she was almost at the edge of the bed.

We had previously discussed this situation, and decided, as soon as she starts to crawl, we will set up an arrangement to sleep on the floor. And I told my wife this is the right time to do so. Well, as usual, she didn’t listen and told me, even her minor movements wakes her up, so there’s no need to sleep on the floor and she’s in her arms all night. Bottom line gave me all kind of excuses. I tired to warn her again, but that didn’t materialize. Also I wasn’t having quality sleep lately, so I decided to sleep in another room.

And then one fateful day, late in the night, while I was sleeping, I heard a big sound, like a thud, I simply knew something is wrong, rushed off to the another bedroom. Little kid has fallen down from the bed in a crevice type location between the bed and the wall. And as soon as I enter, what I see, my wife trying to pull the bed (super heavy) away so that she can reach down to pull her out. I helped to pull the bed away and retrieved her, she was bleeding from nose and a bump was there on the head.

I was damn scared, We rushed to the hospital and thank goodness everything was fine. Lesson learned hard way and they both shifted on the floor from the next day. Eventually The whole bed was for me. Reason for telling is that to warn you, if they start crawling, find a safe place either in cot or on floor.

Personally I never preferred cot, since human touch is very important for infant babies while growing up for their proper sleep, it calms them, they cry less and helps in their brain development. I’m sure it will help mothers too to drop in their stress levels.

Cheers and enjoy the parenthood

[bblost]

I used to regularly cycle to office till 2017. This is an incident from sometime around that time when my daughter was hardly 5-6 years old.

As I was coming home, I saw a rainbow.
I cycled as fast as I could for the 5-6 kilometers home. Luckily the rainbow was still visible and as breathless as I was, I picked up to show her the rainbow.

I had almost forgotten about this.

Today while my daughter was talk to her cousins she mentioned with so much happiness the first time she saw a rainbow.

About how I had come home and picked her up to show it to her.

We almost forget these small things but they leave such a strong impression on our babies.