Next to me cribs?

Hi all.

I'm expecting my first in a couple of months so after some advice on next to me cribs.

We plan on putting baby next to dad's side of the bed - we've heard it can help them to settle. We totally might change that if it doesn't work but that's the initial plan.

We don't want to sleep with the side of the next to me down just for babies safety (I know some people do it and feel safe, and I pass no judgement on whatever works for anyone else, but personally we don't want to).

So we think having a zip down side might be too tricky in the middle of the night so we're thinking a button-style one might be easier?

We're maybe thinking the mamas and papas Lua? Does anyone have experience (good or bad) of that?

Are there any benefits to having one where the sides come down fully if we don't plan to co-sleep?

First time parents here so after any advice on things in relation to this we might not have thought of please!

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Only used the next to me crib for the first week , baby was waking up every 10 min , been sleep deprived so decided to safely cosleep. Saved my life, my sanity , baby is 5 months old and healthy and happy, sleeps through the whole night since decided to cosleep. My mom has done it with me, literally all my family has done it, so many cultures practice it and is the best choice i have ever made. If you do it safely and breastfeeding, you might save yourself some wasted money on the crib. Tried to dad’s side, no difference, still woke up. Baby is used to feel warmth and being held tight, not left alone on a cold mattress since the moment they are born. My opinion.

We had a zip down side next to me but didn’t really unzip it as we didn’t fully connect it to our bed. We had the ‘see through’ side closest to us and then just lifted baby out when we needed to.

I have a button press next-to-me Ickle Bubba ready, they're on sale for £125 on the Ickle Bubba website. Came with a 'basket' underneath where we've put a changing mat, muslins, nappies, wipes, and cleans for easy nappy changes too.

We’ve been using the Chicco Next2Me Magic Evo since we brought our baby home and it’s been great. The side slides up and down so it’s really easy to put the side down if you need to in the night, but we keep it up nearly all the time. The sides are mesh as well, so it’s easy to check on baby without having to put the side down.

I had the Snuzpod and to be fair I left the side down, because when the side was up I couldn’t see her when I was in bed which every little noise had me jumping up to see her which was just way too disruptive 😂 from what I remember it was a button one. There’s still a bit of a barrier that stops them from falling out, but honestly they don’t roll around for a while. X

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