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We had separate rooms from the first night home and it worked really well. Baby’s always been a really great sleeper and were better rested.
My thought was that if I’m asleep and SIDS is sudden then I’m not going to catch it in time anyways. I know it sounds awful and callous, but I can’t be a good parent if I’m burned out and exhausted. Living in an anxious state and sleeping with one eye open to catch a sids incident isn’t practical.
The next to me bassinet lasted exactly one sleep cycle and that was it.
Comment by Exact_Attention3150 at 25/01/2025 at 20:33 UTC*
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Those are exactly my thoughts as well. Sure it can *maybe* alleviate *some* anxiety for *some* people to have them right there, but I feel like for me it would just make it worse. I'd probably just feel the need to check all the time and then where does that leave me? It made me anxious with my niece when she would sleep over while she was young, I had her right next to my bed...I can't imagine with my own child. 100% if you're sleeping, you're not catching anything as much as some might think and hope. I also want to prioritize my relationship and needing to whisper and have it completely dark just doesn't appeal to me lol. I have a one bedroom condo so it's not like baby will be too far, so I am going to get a monitor and maybe the Snuza hero for the first few months and call it a day.