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How long does a baby sleep in a Bassinet or cradle for?

How long does a baby sleep in a Bassinet or cradle for?

Public Response to How long does a baby sleep in a Bassinet or cradle for?

1. As long as you keep putting them in there. You don't need to use a cradle or bassinet. I put my baby in her crib right from the first night home.
2. About 3-4 months.
3. My baby is now 9 weeks, she was in her crib by 4 weeks. She is so long that her legs kept hitting the sides and waking her up.
4. my son just out grew his at 6 months old he is now in a crib in his own room :(
5. my son is 4 months and since i don't want to leave him upstairs in his crib for naps during the day, he still has a bassinet downstairs in the living room. i think its ok to have them in there until they are too big for it or are able to try to get out of it.
6. It depends on the baby & the bassinet/cradle. The instructions should have guidelines & weight limits. My daughter slept in her bassinet right next to our bed for about 5 months. Ours had a weight limit of 15 or 18 pounds and after they could push themselves up on hands & knees.
7. It depends on the bassinet. My son's is only good up to 15 pounds, and at 10 weeks old, he's already 14 and a half pounds, so we are starting to transition him to his crib.
8. there are weight limitations on both of those. just check to see if the baby is too heavy. the limitations should be printed on a sticker on the side.
9. My son slept in his cradle until he was 5 weeks. He only ever woke up once a night so we decided to put him in his crib when he was taking a nap to see how he liked it. He did. Normally at night when i put him down for bed in his cradle he kicks around and flails his arms (but he always does that anyways) but when I put him to bed in his crib the first night he was amazingly calm and fell right to sleep without the legs/arm movement. I dont know what it was but he was always more content in his crib than in his cradle.
10. Simple rule - when they look like they are outgrowing it, then put them in a cot. A friend of mine had her son in one till he was 6 months. He was a small baby but you just have to play these things by year. If you are worried about buying it and not getting much use from it (as what happens with a lot of baby gear) bypass the bassinet and go straight to a cot. I did. When I wanted my baby to stay closer to me, I would put her to sleep in her stroller. She liked it.