baby in crib from night one?

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Have any non-first time moms put their babies in their cribs from night one? I know some studies have shown that having the baby in room reduces SIDS, but we will have a monitor that monitors breathing in addition to audio/visual.

My husband had limited leave and I don't see the point of him being exhausted in addition to me (as he can't feed the baby if I am breastfeeding). I have heard babies can be quite noisy sleepers! My husband is also noisy and I can see his snoring, breathing and mumbling waking up the baby.  I don't want to have to transition the baby out of our room later. And I would like to save on the co-sleeper or bassinet expense.

The nursery will be about 10 feet away so it is not a long walk to get the baby. Finally, we might be getting a night nurse a few nights a week, so she would be able to bring me the baby for feedings.  Just interested in anyone else's experience with crib sleeping from night one. What worked? What didn't? Why?

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My plan is to have baby in her crib from day one home. I only have a short time home to get her to sleep at night in her room before I have to go back to work.  I work nights so my husband will be with her during the night.  My goal is to get her to sleep in her crib and also take a bottle before I go back to work.  We will have video monitors set up and our nursery is also only a few feet away from our bedroom

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#1 slept in his crib from day 1 but in our room as I was breastfeeding. I had a portable changing pad and diapers and wipes next to the bed for night time changes.
We ended up keeping him for a year. He was a heavy sleeper though. Once, he fell asleep, there was no waking him unless he wanted to.
When we moved him to his room, initially, I had to stay in the same room until he fell asleep but after a while, he weaned himself off breastmilk and we'd just put him in the crib and he'd fall asleep by himself.

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Yes, we started in the crib from day 1. She is 3 years old now. We did it because my husband snores and would keep a baby up, and I have anxiety and would have stayed up all night listening for the next breath or rustle. We had a video monitor as well. It made for one less transition on the path from birth to big girl bed.

With this baby, of the pediatrician says the baby needs to sleep by the parents because of SIDS, we will put a bed in his room for me and put him in his crib from day 1. But I really don't think my pediatrician will say it is mandatory.

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Your husbands snoring will probably be white noise to the baby and actually a comfort, not something that wakes it up. With how often babies eat and need to be changed it is just easier and more convenient to have baby close at hand. Also, it's up to you and hubby but personally since I'll be doing all the feedings my husband will be in charge of diapers. That way you're both involved and you aren't unfairly taking all the jobs.

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It's really not feasible in the beginning. They eat and need to be changed so often, it's better for everyone's sanity to just keep baby close. Plus they need it. They're scared.

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We did crib sleeping from day one our daughter was colic so I found the crib being in the other room more a pain so brought her to our room seance even if I have a monitor on my husband's going to hear baby crying even if baby's in a different room so why go the extra. I tried to do the be quiet you'll wake the baby crap best advice DONT make noise watch movies all of it baby will learn to sleep threw it witch is better my daughter is now 2 1/2 has to have completely no sound or she will not go to bed I found it easier to move my daughter to her own room once she was around 6 to 8 months but always remember if you put them in your bed even just one night it becomes a ever night deal witch is very hard to brake

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