Next 2 me or Moses Basket

Hi,

First time mum here 👋

What are we all doing in terms of sleeping arrangements for our little ones once they arrive?

I'm leaning more towards a moses basket for bedtimes, 💭 any experience or advice welcome 🫶

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we’ve got both, moses for the livingroom napping and next to me bedroom at night Xx

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Same as

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Same as too

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Both. Initially they’re very likely to only sleep in the Moses basket as next to me’s are massive so newborns often don’t settle well in them but they quickly outgrow the Moses by 8 weeks old my son didn’t fit in it x

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For my son as well as this time round we will have both. Originally we had a next to me for the bedroom and a Moses basket downstairs however we quickly learnt that my son preferred the Moses basket and slept upstairs in this until he grew out of it, then he was in the next to me xx

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Next to me in bedroom, moses basket downstairs

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Thank you all! 🫶 potentially use the Moses basket, upstairs and downstairs and then size up to a next to me afterwards!

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We have a bassinet which he does primarily sleep in. And then he also sleeps next to us either on top of the comforter or on the sheet with the comforter pulled down. We also have one of those baby lounger dock a tot things which we use for naps on the sofa

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With our first we just had a moses basket and kept taking it downstairs and back up again. This time Iv got a joie roomie for upstairs and the Moses basket will be staying downstairs

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I’ve got a next to me for both upstairs and downstairs. I find them better than Moses baskets as babies outgrow Moses baskets quite quick

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My plan is to use a moses basket, and once they outgrow that I’m going to get a travel cot, as it’s something I’ll need to buy anyway.

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I have a moses basket for Down stairs just because i have a chihuahua and i dont know how he Will be around baby yet - if not for the dog baby would just be napping on the sofa as its very wide - i have a next to me upstairs and a baby cot in the nursery…

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We got the Najell sleep carrier and it can also be put into a cot and the pram bassinet which is so handy!

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Next to me in the bedroom, Moses basket downstairs. We did try this with my daughter when she was born but she preferred the Moses so we ended up using just that until she outgrew it but I’m determined to try the next to me upstairs again when our son is born just to save carrying the Moses basket up and down everyday

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I had Moses basket downstairs and next to me in bedroom. We bought the rocking attachment for the next to me though - life changer

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My girl preferred the moses at first as more cosy then went in next to me, so anticipating the same

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Ftm and I have both moses basket for downstairs and next to me upstairs works perfect for us!

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