baby in a drawer

[princessellie]

im going to see my gran on wed and cos im going on the train i cant take the moses basket there with me and i dont want to buy a new one just for a few days so my gran suggested i put her to sleep in a drawer lmao

shes gna look sooo cute, i almost cant wait

i just wondered though, do i put a pillow in there for her to lie on or is that dangerous? i cant lie her on the hard wood but i dont know wot else to put in there? a couple of blankets? surely those will be more dangerous than a pillow?

anyone know?

x

 

[AppleBlossom]

I would put down a few blankets or a thicker blanket. I wouldn't put a pillow in as she is still very small x

 

[milkmachine]

you could sleep in the same bed as your baby..

 

[lcside]

I would but a couple of blankets down first and then a sheet on top tucked in well for her to sleep on top of. xx

 

[Tegans Mama]

Lol, this thread is gonna get some interesting replies! Personally I too would either have baby in bed with me, or I would make her a makeshift bed on the floor which IMO might be a bit safer than in a drawer which could be hard if she hit her head. A Six week old baby isn't all that mobile, so you do have a few options!

 

[alice&bump]

i'd put a a fleecy blanket down, a pillow's too soft.

actually, i'd have her in bed with me, but if i were to put her in a drawer i'd do the blanket thing

 

[alice&bump]

whoops, double post!

 

[missjacey44]

I would of just had baby in bed with me if there was no cot/moses basket! I know some people say sleeping with your baby isnt safe but surely the drawer thing is just as safe as sleeping with baby anyway?! Depends where you are sleeping yourself i suppose..

 

[brownhairedmom]

When my cousins came down from Ontario with their baby this summer, they padded out a laundry basket and slept her in that!

one like this, of course:

https://www.skevi.com/images/0053178.jpg

 

[xKimx]

i would put her in bed with me i would be scared the wood would hurt her?

 

[sam's mum]

I'm sure she'll be fine with a fleecy blanket to pad the bottom of it. You can always put a sheet over the top of it, up the sides and under the base so that there's nothing for her to get wrapped up in. At 6 weeks she shouldn't move enough for it to be a problem. I like Rae's laundry basket idea though x

 

[Serene123]

I'm sure alot of babies used to sleep in draws in the olden days!

 

[alice&bump]

yea they used to put them in bottom drawers. my mum ended up in one, she was a missed twin!! i thought rae meant like a dirty laundry basket at first - couldnt see how it would work!!

 

[brownhairedmom]

nope! A clean laundry basket!

 

[oOKayOo]

Im a drawer baby

Pad it out with blankets! It will be perfectly fine! For those that say its abit unsafe , sleeping with LO has far more risks!

 

[jenstar]

What type of pram do you have? As it might be suitable to sleep her in.

If I was putting a small baby in a drawer I would fold up a thick blanket(s) to the exact size of the base of the drawer (no gaps) and put a sheet over it then the baby. Also check the inside of the drawer or whatever carefully for sharp edges she could cut herself on.

 

[malpal]

My friend took her baby to see her friend in a Prague, she was travelling on her own so couldn't take a cot or basket so she opened out her suitcase and padded it out! Have a good break xx

 

[BlackBerry25]

My nurse said people used to always have their babies sleep in drawers and laundry baskets. I would just fold up a few blankets.

 

[Faerie]

I've always wanted to put a baby to sleep in a drawer.. is that a strange thing to want to do?? Hee hee, I think I must've seen it in a movie and thought it looked cute!

I would swaddle her and put down a few blankets with a sheet over the top like someone else said.

 

[bev309]

As long as you pad it out so no sharp edges etc. then it will be fine. A baby won't care where it sleeps as long as it is comfortable & warm, which I am sure she will be!!!!