Next to me!!

I have a next to me, my little boy is nearly 10 weeks old... I've never put him in it, as the first night I got home I put him in and he looked to small for it so got my partner to get the moses basket. I'm wondering if anyone put there little one it from birth... I really want him to use it now xx

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We did the same, our girl started getting to big for the Moses now so for about 4 nights we put the Moses inside the next to me whilst she slept and we’ve now transitioned her into the next to me itself and had no issues

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We put a sleeping pod into our next to me as she wouldn’t go in it when we first brought her home she was lost in it but she’s been in it about two weeks now without the sleeping pod and was fine

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My little boy was 7 weeks premature, we were allowed home after 3 weeks in NICU and put him straight into the next to me!! He looked tiny but slept very peacefully

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My little girl is nearly 9 weeks and she been next me cot since I ve brought her home

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Yes we’ve used our next to me since birth now 10 weeks old

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Yes we used it from birth, he actually preferred it over the Moses basket 😂 x

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My boys been in it from birth x

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Mine has been in his Next To Me since birth. X

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We put a sleeping pod in our next to me forever as she always ended up on the side of it and she sleeps there during the night.. she doesn't want to nap on it though...

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I put my little one in the next to me from birth. She sleeps so well in it. I'll be gutted when she grows out of it

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My first didn't like the next to me until he got a bit bigger, maybe around 7-8 weeks. My second is now 6 weeks and he has been in it since rhe day we got home

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My boy has been in it since birth. He prefers it to any bassinet!

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My sons 10 weeks on Monday and he’s been in his next to me since he came home from hospital xx

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Our baby used it from birth without issue, he was only 6lb 12

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We’ve used ours since birth and have a Moses basket downstairs for day naps. She used to way prefer the Moses basket but now at almost 11 weeks she definitely prefers the next to me

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All you ladies actually get your little one to sleep anywhere other than on/near you 😱 so impressed.

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I've used ours from birth now 9 weeks old x

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We were the same. We put the moses basket inside the next to me. We transitioned into the next to me when my LG was big enough to go in a sleeping bag and I do prefer it as it’s easier to see her whilst lying down.

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Used since birth and my little girl was only 4.13lb - she loves the Next to me my older boys I used Moses baskets and prefer the Next to me- I have the Moses basket in the living room but we don’t really use it I don’t think she’s a fan either

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