The babies should arrive any day now and realizing that I need more info on safe co-sleeping. I am embarassed at how clueless I am about this at the last minute here!
We got a king-size bed and had planned to have them sleep between us. Now I'm thinking we need side rails at least for my side to give us more flexibility. We bought a fluffy douvet for our new bed, not thinking about how we can't both sleep under that... but I was thinking my DP and I could both sleep under the sheet and thin cotton quilt and lay babies on top a felted wool blanket on top of that.
My partner was saying the babies shouldn't be swaddled because we'll have to unwrap them every time to breastfeed. They need to have their own blankets, not coming very far up on their bodies, right?
How warm should we set the thermostat at night? (We normally turn off the heat at night and are most comfortable that way- that will have to change.) I guess we should put them to bed in hats at first?
Ack! Any tips?
We got a king-size bed and had planned to have them sleep between us. Now I'm thinking we need side rails at least for my side to give us more flexibility. We bought a fluffy douvet for our new bed, not thinking about how we can't both sleep under that... but I was thinking my DP and I could both sleep under the sheet and thin cotton quilt and lay babies on top a felted wool blanket on top of that.
My partner was saying the babies shouldn't be swaddled because we'll have to unwrap them every time to breastfeed. They need to have their own blankets, not coming very far up on their bodies, right?
How warm should we set the thermostat at night? (We normally turn off the heat at night and are most comfortable that way- that will have to change.) I guess we should put them to bed in hats at first?
Ack! Any tips?
hmmmm i'd probably put babies either in a cosleeper together right besdie you on the bed and/or in those little snuggly baby bed things that have those side walls on them to prevent them from rolling over on their tummies or off the bed...i may get one of those if i don't get a co-sleeper, rails or the humanity bed thing. hope this helps. as for the duvet (feather bed, i'm assuming???), i really wouldn't worry TOO much about that either except just make sure your babes can't get too wrapped up or caught in it. and also remember the rule of dressing your babies for comfort as you dress yourselves....ie. if you feel hot, and are just in a tank top and panties or naked, dress your babies the same...just in diapers...i definitely wouldn't ever put them in those footie jammies a lot of parents put their kids in. they'd cook in them w/ all the body heat. hope all this helps!!! hugs.
