If you planned to cobed, did you purchase a baby crib? - Page 2

[J1379]

We bought a crib when I was pregnant with DS1...and I wish we hadn't.  A complete waste - neither one of my children slept in it at all.  But that being said, I didn't know when I was pregnant just how much I would love co-sleeping and love the bond that it developed with my children and I (and DH too!).  I bought the crib thinking that I would only co-sleep in the early months and then move my children to the crib....but I never did.  We did buy a convertible crib at least - so it will get used eventually as a full-sized bed.  It also converts to a "daybed" and DS2 (15 months old) does nap there (with a bedrail in place) when my Mom is here watching him because she feels more comfortable with him in there than in my bed.  I'm okay with that. 

I had to laugh at caedenmomma's post...we had our crib in our crawlspace for about the first year of DS2's life and neighbours or extended family members visiting would always comment on the fact that there was no crib set up in his room.  Sometimes I thought it would just be easier to set up a crib "for show" than to have to explain to these people who are not like-minded to me as to why I co-sleep LOL!

[RStelle]

My mom kept telling us "don't get a crib, you're never going to use it," probably the best piece of baby advice I've gotten, we ignored it and got a crib with and organic mattress (sooo expensive)...which we've never used. Maybe twice a week dd will play in it for like half an hour. I would really recommend you wait and see, because you can always get a crib if you end up wanting/needing one, but you probably won't need it.

[mkat83]

Originally Posted by J1379 

I had to laugh at caedenmomma's post...we had our crib in our crawlspace for about the first year of DS2's life and neighbours or extended family members visiting would always comment on the fact that there was no crib set up in his room.  Sometimes I thought it would just be easier to set up a crib "for show" than to have to explain to these people who are not like-minded to me as to why I co-sleep LOL!

  Pretty much the only reason we have the crib set up... for show, and it makes a nice place to store toys for now!

[kateber]

We have a crib in our bedroom. For the first year, I used as a place for dd to hang out while I took a shower or if I was doing something upstairs and needed a safe place for her to hang out in. Now she will usually sleep in the crib for part of the night and sleeps with us the rest of the night. I feel like it was good having it from the beginning because it was a play space to her and a secure place. She knows I am nearby and feels safe in her crib, and now that I'm expecting twins I'm glad she feels comfortable to sleep at least part of the night in her own little space. 

[angireid]

We got a crib and a basinette and a co sleeper which I returned. I wanted to but I didn't think Co sleeping cold work for us because I move so much in the night. Little did I know what a difference knowing my baby was there would make. :) We used the basinette for a bit, the first 6 weeks or so, I would put him in there when he was asleep until I went to bed, then when he outgrew it at 6 weeks I started putting him in the crib after he was asleep until i went to bed (or rather when he woke) and that worked well for a while. but at the 9 month mark I wanted to stop rocking him to sleep. and our bed is shared with our dog, who is 85 lbs and very gentle but it made me too worried to have our baby there when I wasn't. So I started putting him on a montessori floor bed. I lay down with him, nurse, pat whatever to sleep then he sleeps in his room until he wakes and comes in bed with us. so now the crib is still there, empty. If I had read more before I wouldnt have bothered with a crib. the matress on the floor fulfills my need for independent sleeping space.