I had a regular sized Arms reach for my DD when she was an infant, not b/c of other children, but because I was afraid to bedshare when she was so small. It attached very firmly to our bed and I think it would be much harder to tip or knock over. I think it would be much safer in your situation.
Arms Reach mini vs freestanding basinette, for safety
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We currently have a regular oval freestanding basinette. We used this for DD1, then again for DD2, right next to our bed. DD1 was 8 when DD2 came, so I never worried about little hands trying to reach in or scale the basinette in the middle of the night.
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We stuck it next to the bed, and DDs would just go back and forth between our bed and the basinette through the night depending on how much space I needed at a given moment, and how asleep she was.
This time, I have a 2yo DD. She sleeps across the hall most night, but is a total night owl. She likes to appear next to our bed with a book to read, or climb on in bed, or just whatever she wants to do for fun at 2am.
I worry that with DD3 coming, if I put her in the freestanding basinette, that DD2 will wander in and decide to catch a peek and this if new DD is not in our bed, but in the basinette we have now, she will tip it. There is an Arms Reach mini I can get used for $75. I am thinking I may feel better since it kind of attaches to the bed.
I have never seen a cosleeper in person....is my thinking above logical?
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This time, I have a 2yo DD. She sleeps across the hall most night, but is a total night owl. She likes to appear next to our bed with a book to read, or climb on in bed, or just whatever she wants to do for fun at 2am.
I worry that with DD3 coming, if I put her in the freestanding basinette, that DD2 will wander in and decide to catch a peek and this if new DD is not in our bed, but in the basinette we have now, she will tip it. There is an Arms Reach mini I can get used for $75. I am thinking I may feel better since it kind of attaches to the bed.
I have never seen a cosleeper in person....is my thinking above logical?
