Next to me crib.

Anyone got any advice on getting out of bed after a c-section while using a next to me crib. (Sloth and blanket won’t be there when baby is!)

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Honestly I really struggled tbh, I ended up having to move my pillow half way down the bed so I was eye level with baby so when I needed to get up it would be easier for me as cot wouldn’t be in the way for me then. X

Honestly it’s a nightmare, I used to sleep sitting up right propped up with pillows and then to get out I would just have to scooch down the bed and my partner help me. Xx

We have this exact one - we chose not to have it attached to the bed because it was just impossible for me to get in and out without a cot there let alone with one! Go easy and have grace with yourself. It’s been easier to have the cot a little away from
Our bed so I can roll to the side and get myself up before getting baby x

I’m 10 days post c section and I’ve only just started sleeping slightly lay down, it’s much easier sleeping sat up with pillows and shuffling yourself down the bed past the cot to get out, still a nightmare, but easier

We put the next to me on my husbands side of the bed last time and then he would pass the baby to me, will be doing the same this time until I’m healed a bit x

My husband slept next to our girl after I had my c section, once I was more mobile we swapped back and I slept next to her x

My next to me crib was too short for my bed and bending over to pick up and put down baby was HORRIBLE. For the first two weeks, I had to sleep on the couch, where the next to me was level with it. It was a lot easier for me and my recovery.

I basically slept sat up and then shuffled myself to the end of the bed. Not the easiest so would have interested to see if anyone else has suggestions due another c section soon

I had a Moses basket for downstairs so I swapped that for next to me until baby was a bit bigger. I struggle getting in and out four months later with it there 😂

So I put my cot higher up, level with my head.

To get up, on my side, push up with my elbow and arm till sitting and then stand up. Didn’t hurt at all xx

Partner slept with the next to me next to him and used to pass me her during the night! Eventually i just slept there and bum shuffled down the bed. Also recommend not attaching it and having side up if cant bum shuffle xx

I used my maternity pillow to prop myself up so i could get up! Honestly really helps.

My husband added some small tires to the bottle of the basinet so when i had to get up i could just move it and used it as support

Amazon sell the side bed rails for elderly people. But it came in handy to help me off of the bed on the other sides it slots under the mattress and is easily folded down when no longer in use.

My partner slept baby side for the first couple of nights till I could get in and out better but I found getting on and off the bed harder than moving up and down the bed because of the twisting

I didn't struggle to much I'm 2 and a half weeks pp but iv recovered brilliantly this time my first section was v hard on me I got an infection too but this time iv bounced back very well ..what I done first few nights was lift babu beside me so I'm sat up just and feed /changed him between my legs on the bed at night.then I started sliding down to bottom of the bed slowly to see to baby just listen to ur body take ur time and do what works for u in early days x

I really struggled, we ended up having to switch sides so I could get out the other side for the immediate two weeks after the surgery as I couldn’t pick her up anyway

I had to sleep on my couch for about 2 weeks after my c-section.

I switched sides with my other half so he is on the next to me side. After the c section he was the one who would get him out and just pass to me for a feed so made sense.

I put a single bed mattress on my side of the bed, propped up the wall so I could sleep sitting up. I had to move the next to me crib because I couldn’t shuffle down to the end of the bed to get off or pick up baby

I didn't have it against bed had the side up with enough space for me to get past but also close enough for me to seen in it but with my first (emergency c section) my partner slept at that side until I was able to and just past son to me for evening feeds

I put mine side up, half a metre away so I had some room to manoeuvre and it worked ok, even if it wasn’t the easiest. Then, when I felt better I moved him bedside

I switched sides with my husband for the first few days until I could shuffle down x

My husband slept next to the baby and would help me get up when needed in the night the first few days/week or so after whilst recovering. If you have something nearby to lean on to pull you up (that’s not the crib) it’s a big help x

Crib on partners side of the bed for the first 5/6 days until I could move more easily! X

My baby was on my partners side for a few weeks until I could get out of bed more comfortably. For the first week I’d say my partner had to literally lift me out of bed! I’d recommend lots of pillows behind you or a pregnancy pillow and try to sleep sitting up… (easier than you think!). Also getting into bed… I’d get in on all fours! It’s just what worked for me you might be completely different. Whatever happens… you will be fine!!! Just make sure you have someone to support you ❤️❤️xxx

Honestly, I couldn't. Ended up using the next to me completely separately, still close, but with all the sides up and stand alone so I had a gap to get out.

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