Mattresses

My baby hates the crib too but will sleep in his pack and play next to my bed. Have you tried that?

We got desperate and at first had a travel bassinet on top of our mattress, then got a baby "nest" or lounger as he got older, still sleeping on it between the two of us. Also put those "keeping kid from rolling off bed" bumpers just in case he rolls out of the nest while one of us runs to bathroom

He really has to struggle and be awake to make it it out of the lounger, but just in case ... It lets us pay him if he has nightmares and I can feed him pretty easily if he is wakes at night.

Lets us pat him 🙄

He loves sleeping with you, he doesn’t care about the mattress 😁

she equally hates the pack and play :(

Crap!!! Sending you all the luck mama. That's tough.

I used to do that too. I had a travel bassinet and then used the snuggle me lounger for a while. But she outgrew that :( is your “nest” the same as the snuggle me lounger?

I keep trying to put her in the crib but all I’m doing is losing sleep 😭😰

I was on the same boat and I gave up. He only sleeps the first streches in his crib

I know this won’t last

It is actually larger I think, has one, but got a backup one in case of accidents. I looked up baby loungers/nests/portable cribs. Not sure of name but one is like the "Mestron" lounger, the other is more like the "Genevrier Portable Crib." Both open up at the bottom to let their feet out as they get longer. I can check once I get home...

I heard this isn't safe at all..

My family gives me issues about still sleeping with our baby but we’ve definitely gone the extra mile to make it safe we have two king mattresses on the floor against the wall with no pillows or blankets around her and my husband on the other side of me

We did the mattress on the floor thing for months. Our pediatrician knew about us keeping him in a bassinet on our bed. We didn't set out to bed share, and it has it's problems. We have made it as safe as possible until he was past 6 months of age (most cases of sids happen before then). We keep blankets, pillows, etc out of his space, to reduce suffocation risks. We researched ways to reduce the risks but this is what works for our family. There was an article by NPR about safer bed sharing, esp if done along with breastfeeding. There are books, too but it has been awhile since I read them, one was by la leche league I think.

Well, we slept on the floor until 6 months of age, then upgraded to bassinet on bed approach. We still keep him separate from our sleeping area and keep pillows and blankets away from him.

I have coslept with all 3 of mine from day one. Follow the safe 7 rules and use the c curl and you will be fine.