Do you own a cot or a pram?

[captainscaptain]

Just curious. DS sleeps in a cot and only comes into my bed around 3-4am. He also has a pram that I take if I go to a reasurant etc so that I can feed him to sleep when he's tired and lay him down in it.

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[Lillynix]

Yep, we have a cot and a pram, but they don't get used for the babies ;)

I always baby wear until toddlerhood when they get a bit too heavy for me to carry fulltime and they start to enjoy being in the pram on some outings. And the cot, while used as a sidecar, is mainly so they don't fall out of the bed when bedsharing :laughing: and don't tend to start using it as a full time bed until they're toddlers (2yrs+)

[Gypsybum]

Yes both. My daughter loves the pram and it saves my back now that she's bigger. If she cries I just take her out of it. Simple. I don't think there are really rules like prams are evil and should never be used or something!! Haha

The cot however is hated equally between me and my daughter. We co slept and was good when she was sidecar and then cot mattress on floor when she could crawl. But she needed her own space and kept waking cos she could hear me so I'm thinking of a bed now at 13 months. She hates the cot and I feel mean putting her in it!!

[shinebrite]

Nope, threw my cot out after dd1, she loved the cot and I hated her being in it so I wasn't putting another baby in there! Dd2 didn't leave our bed until a couple of mths ago. We have a hammock for day sleeps which is next to our bed. I have a pram but also baby wear. In this heat I find it hard to go on long walks with dd3, dd1&2 usually sit in the pram cause their legs get sore from all the walking I do!!


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[Thermolicious]

Nope, no cot here..I had a hammock um yeah that lasted about an hour before I re-confirmed that co-sleeping is more my style. I do have a double pram, not really for the baby more for the older boys but she does use it and will fall asleep in it, unlike the car seat where she screams 7/10 times. I tend to babywear her though, love my ergo :goodvibes:

[Witwicky]

Yep!

I use a cot as a sidecar, as my mattress is not suitable for co-sleeping. I need a particular mattress due to issues I have with my tailbone.

I have owned FOUR prams in my time :D I love a good pram! I usually wear DS2 and DS1 goes in the pram. He is 2.5 and runs away otherwise. Sometimes I put them both in the double pram (if i'm going clothes shopping and need to try clothes on, or if it's stinking hot). If i'm with FOB, he will wear DS1 and I wear DS2 or vice versa.

Attachment parenting isn't about ALWAYS babywearing and ALWAYS co-sleeping. It's a philosophy. You just do what works - I know people who exclusively breastfeed, babywear, gentle disciple etc but don't co-sleep. Likewise I know people who co-sleep, babywear etc but formula feed.

There aren't strict rules, it's a frame of mind :goodvibes:

[MsMummy]

Thankfully, I was given an old cot for my son, given he hated it. we won't bother with one for this baby.

I love my pram though. I regularly use it for 5km walks, including hills. I get some neck and shoulder pain, and can only carry so far in a carrier. I keep my pram rear facing though.

[Gandalf]

We have a bassinet (just incase, for occasional daytime naps while bubbi is still little - since the toddler is a bit of a rough-nut), but no cot.

And yes, we have a double pram, and a stroller - because the toddler likes to go to sleep in it *shrug* whatever floats her boat. Its convenient to have (sometimes) i think