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Hi everyone... I'm due to have a baby in the next month and I'm having trouble deciding on a sleeping arrangement. I want to have the baby in the room with us and very close to me for at least six months, but probably much longer than that. I would really, really like to co-sleep but my husband and I are both sleepwalkers and talkers and I won't feel comfortable putting him in bed with us till he's big enough to defend himself.
Here are the options I've investigated:
I have a Baby Delight Snuggle Nest, which I bought it so we could nap separately with him but I don't think I'll feel comfortable with him in it all night. Plus he will outgrow it quickly.
I have a Graco Pack and Play travel crib that someone gave us and it sags badly in the middle. It looks super uncomfortable. That apparently is a popular complaint with the model I have. My other problem with Pack and Plays is that the bassinets seem to only accommodate a baby up to 15 pounds and we're going to want him in the room with us for longer than that.
I looked into the Arm's Reach Co-sleeper, which seemed to be the perfect option, but people were complaining about the thin mattress. When I looked at it at BRU, it seemed pretty crappy, like a piece of cardboard with a little padding, but at least it accommodates babies 20-30 pounds.
I can't sidecar a crib due to space.
I don't really have the money for a portable crib and it seems wasteful to have more than one crib since we have a full-sized one for when he's much older.
Is there some other bassinet/contraption out there that I'm missing that will accommodate an average-sized kid up to about six months in age or probably even older? I'm willing to revisit bedsharing when he can hold his head up and roll over, but I don't want to get him home the first night and find that the crib, which is in another room, is the only safe and comfortable option. :(
Here are the options I've investigated:
I have a Baby Delight Snuggle Nest, which I bought it so we could nap separately with him but I don't think I'll feel comfortable with him in it all night. Plus he will outgrow it quickly.
I have a Graco Pack and Play travel crib that someone gave us and it sags badly in the middle. It looks super uncomfortable. That apparently is a popular complaint with the model I have. My other problem with Pack and Plays is that the bassinets seem to only accommodate a baby up to 15 pounds and we're going to want him in the room with us for longer than that.
I looked into the Arm's Reach Co-sleeper, which seemed to be the perfect option, but people were complaining about the thin mattress. When I looked at it at BRU, it seemed pretty crappy, like a piece of cardboard with a little padding, but at least it accommodates babies 20-30 pounds.
I can't sidecar a crib due to space.
I don't really have the money for a portable crib and it seems wasteful to have more than one crib since we have a full-sized one for when he's much older.
Is there some other bassinet/contraption out there that I'm missing that will accommodate an average-sized kid up to about six months in age or probably even older? I'm willing to revisit bedsharing when he can hold his head up and roll over, but I don't want to get him home the first night and find that the crib, which is in another room, is the only safe and comfortable option. :(