items in the crib?...

Leanne - posted on 06/25/2011

I had nothing in the cot with my daughter apart from a blanket she was wrapped in until she could roll over by herself very easily and crawling was happening, then she wanted her favourite stuffed toy (a little dog) and now since she turned one she puts a lot of toys in her cot before bed and then slowly throws them out until she's left with the one's she wants then goes to sleep.
SIDS is still something to worry about (speaking of which Red Nose day the other day) though when the child is crawling and mobile I don't see much of an issue.

Leanne - posted on 06/25/2011

I had nothing in the cot with my daughter apart from a blanket she was wrapped in until she could roll over by herself very easily and crawling was happening, then she wanted her favourite stuffed toy (a little dog) and now since she turned one she puts a lot of toys in her cot before bed and then slowly throws them out until she's left with the one's she wants then goes to sleep.
SIDS is still something to worry about (speaking of which Red Nose day the other day) though when the child is crawling and mobile I don't see much of an issue.

Valérie - posted on 06/25/2011

I would take everything out..when my son was sleeping in his crib i would put a blanket on him cause i would be always checking on him while still awake but when i would go to bed i would remove the blanket out of the crib.

Amanda - posted on 06/24/2011

It depends on you and your daughter. My son has slept on a boppy in his crib since he was 3 months old. The doctor's office told me to not have anything in the crib either but for my son he wouldn't sleep in there without it (trust me, I spent those 3 months trying everything I could think of). I don't know if it will give you any piece of mine but my son loves having a blanket near or covering his face and he's 13mo now and there have been no problems. He is my second though.

Jenifer - posted on 06/20/2010

I feel like its okay for my son he moves around a lot now and he can move things from his face... I've never walked in to check on him to find the blanket over his head.... So I think if your baby is old enough to get the blanket or toy out of his face its okay..... Of course were not docter's and they say no but like my mom told me she used blankets and bumpers and everything with us and we are still living... Oh and my son sleep on his stomach all the time now or with his butt up in the air.... Anyways I think its about whats best for your baby cuz my son got those things with time and getting big enough to really move stuff out of his way...

Jillian - posted on 06/20/2010

When we were young we all had blankets on us etc. and we survived. My son loves having a blanket over him and also rolls onto his stomach to sleep. To be on the safe side, we invested in one of those detectors you put on top of the babies mattress. If the baby goes 10 seconds without any movement at all alarms sound off to wake you up to go check the baby. I feel so much better in general having that in the crib. Its a little pricey but definately worth it.

Karmi - posted on 06/20/2010

How old is your daughter? I was really concerned about my son sleeping with something when he was much younger. But now at 15 months he sleeps with a blanket and a "fuzzy" which is his small nsecurity blanket. It really does depend on your comfort level though. If she really does need help getting asleep then give her something until she falls asleep and take it out riht away. But do check on her periodically.

Veronica - posted on 06/19/2010

I have a blanket and a few select toys in her crib. The blanket i always tuck under her bum and put it under her arms not on top and the toys if she can't choke on them and they aren't big enough for her to suffocate herself there fine. They say not to put anything in the crib but I think everyone's kids are different

Cortnie - posted on 06/19/2010

my daughter always had a blanket in her bed , but toys i am very cautious about. one day i layed kari down and i knew she was trying to roll over but she hadnt acomplished it yet. i woke up in the morning and she was laying a rattle scared the u know what out of me . stuffed animals i dont see a problem if they are small not big . IDK thats just me that day i can remember as if it happened today still worries me lol but u know ur baby better than that doctor and only u can truly know what you need to do follow ur instinct .

Amanda - posted on 06/19/2010

My best friend's youngest died from SIDS, so I am extremely paranoid when it comes to him sleeping in his crib (I even put the bumper pad around the outside). I keep his crib empty, but his room is always a comfortable temp. He even gets excited at bed time.

Nichole - posted on 06/19/2010

I let my son sleep with his favorite blanket every night. There is the ups and downs. The baby sleeps and gets to sleep but you always have to worry about the blanket or blankie over their face. I usually after about an hour of him sleeping move the blankie away from him and he rarely ever notices

Erika - posted on 06/19/2010

My son has slept with a heavy fleece blanket with frayed edges since he was a few weeks old he is now 6 months and have never had a problem with it he sucks on the frayed edges if he wakes up oh and he has a pillow to. My nieces always had blankets toys ect... in their cribs and we never had a problem with them either

Erica - posted on 06/18/2010

I never swaddled my son and he has several small stuffed toys in his bassinet as well as his blankie. He squirms a lot and too and it's never been an issue. I think it would be more of a concern to me if the blankets were thick and the stuffed animals were larger to where if your baby rolls over on top of it it could smother them. What you have sounds fine to me and wouldn't you rather have your daughter get some rest than take something away from her that most likely won't hurt her at all. Think about it. Children suffocating on things in their crib is a rarity, you hear about it a lot becuase it is so rare. It;s just like how people are scared of planes crashes becuase they are always on the news thus have a fear of flying when in reality your more likely to be killed in the car driving to the airport.

Melanie - posted on 06/18/2010

My daughter is 13 months old and I still won't give her a blanket, but make sure to dress her so that she stays comfotorable. Can't be too careful.

Amy - posted on 06/18/2010

My son, he's six months and for the past few months will ONLY sleep with his blankie up by/on his face. At first I was nervous about this, because I was afraid he would suffocate. So I'd let him fall asleep with the blanket where ever he wanted and then once I knew he was fully asleep I'd go in and move it from his face so it was just snuggles against his cheek, but he could still feel it, and that's what I still do. My hubby doesn't think I should worry, but I still do. He also has a teddy bear in there and a positioner thing, I guess it makes him feel secure.

Kendra - posted on 06/18/2010

I always covered my son up with a blanket with a corner of the blanket tucked under the crib mattress so he couldn't kick it up over his face. I'm doing the same thing for my daugther. Works everytime.

Aneta - posted on 06/18/2010

As soon as my 6 month old daughter started rolling I removed the blanket, instead she is accompanied by her favourite toy, which is not riscky at all...I dress her in pijamas and she sleeps with the airconditioner on allthough the night. The temperature in her room is 24 C, but normally they say after 6 months it should be around 19C (which i dont dare to go down for yet).

Stefania - posted on 06/17/2010

My daughter is almost 15 months & loved being swaddled & we kept a blanket tucked into her matress so she could have a soft material on her face, still does :) At the other end of the crib she had (has) 2 baby stuffed animal dolls, one from my mom & one from my hubby. Her crib set is Winnie the Pooh so she also has Winnie & Piglet, 2 rattles & a prayor bear. She used to sleep in a pack N play & all that stuff wasnt in there but there were still a few things. How old is your daughter? If she is old/strong enough to pull herself up then I really wouldnt worry. Thats just me though. My girl never shifted to the other side of the crib until she woke up.

Melody - posted on 06/17/2010

My son who is now 3 1/2 hated to be swaddled but loved to have stuffed animals to look at. We laid him down on his back with a single receiving blanket lightly covering him in the summer and a little bit thicker blanket in the winter (but we live in Canada and winters can get cold where we are, so blankets are kind of necessary) and kept stuffed animals down to his 2 favorites, and these were at the foot of the crib, in the corners, from the time we brought him home from the hospital. If your daughter is too young to move away from something covering her face then she is probably also too young to move herself into a position that would put her in danger. I think a light blanket is fine and a stuffed animal in the crib but away from the child is fine. If they are mobile enough to get to the corner, then they're mobile enough to move away from their blanket/toy if it gets on their face. But as always, Mommy's discretion and intuition is often best. You know your baby and even the doctors are not always right about what is best for baby. Something you could try that may make you and your daughter more comfortable would be to lay the blanket down under her instead of over her, that way she still has the texture to comfort her but you don't have to worry about it getting over her face, as it'll be no different than the sheet that covers her mattress.

Sabrina - posted on 06/17/2010

My son is almost 4 and till this day I'm so scared. I still keep everything out. Of course he has a blanket with holes. and his baby jaguar. Just recently I let him have a pillow which I remove when I go to sleep. My son does like to cover his head so I still have to check on him before I go to sleep and take out the blanket from his head. I also check on him if I wake up in the middle of the night. But that's just me. He's still in his crib and there is a bumper on it. If your child needs to have something close to her let her sleep next to the bumper if you have one and if she's still in the crib.

Danielle - posted on 06/17/2010

My son only had a blanket and a crib mobile until he was 6 months old. When he was 6 months old I took the mobile down and placed a stuffed animal named "Scout" in there that plays music, and also attached a Baby Einstein toy to the crib rail. He is now 14 months old and also has a pillow (he loves to use them during down time when he watches TV). We allowed the pillow in his crib at about 12 months. Also, he's been burying his face into his blanky every night since he was around 9 months old. He just loves it.

Naisha - posted on 06/17/2010

i always put the little blanket toward both my sons face because it helped hold their pacifiers when they were sleeping and they slept peacefully...without the blanket their pacifiers would fall out and they would wake up until i put it back in their mouth...i dont think there is a problem just dont let the blanket cover the babies whole face just put it on her cheek...probably just the feeling of it makes her peaceful and help her sleep

Yaremie - posted on 06/17/2010

My daughter loves to fall asleep with her blanket. At babiesRus, I found these small, thin burp clothes that I use as her sleep blanket that work great because she LOVES to rub the blanket all over her face when she is falling asleep. You can breath right through them, no worries there. Then, when she falls asleep, I take the blanket away from her so that if I walk away I don't have to worry about her. If she wakes up throughout the night, I give her her blanket, let her fall asleep again, once she's asleep I take the blanket away again and all is safe. :-)

Jasmine - posted on 06/17/2010

I've always had stuff in my sons bed, just keep an eye out,I know its scary, but long as you monitor its ok.

Amy - posted on 06/17/2010

How old is your baby? Keep anything that isn't necessary out of the crib until your child is rolling over and able to move a blanket if it got over there face. Light weight or not the baby could suffocate from it. If your child needs the blanket for warmth add an extra layer to there clothing.

If your child is rolling over and moving more (crawling or close to crawling) then personally I don't see any issues with having a stuffed animal.

Ashley - posted on 06/17/2010

my daughter has stuffed animals and blankets in her crib & we have never had an issue...but she is good @ moving around so i am not too concerned about it! i think u just need to trust ur instincts & if ur comfortable with it then do it...mommy knows best:)

Lora - posted on 06/17/2010

My daughter had a "taggie" it's like a little piece of fabric that all around the edges has little tags of ribbons, she loved it! Maybe something like that would be a good idea. The fabric was maybe 6 inches tall and wide.

Danyell - posted on 06/17/2010

it scares me when kids having something in their crib, I worked at a peds office for 5 years and SIDS is scary!!!

Nikkole - posted on 06/17/2010

we have blankets and stuff animals in are lil girl crib. she had about 6 stuff animals in her crib she love to sleep with them. she always crawls down to the end of the crib to get one or two.

Letitia - posted on 06/17/2010

My daughter has her coverlet (blanket) in her cotbed but has it under her matress so it can only go up so far and she has 10 teddys at the bottom of her cotbed , when she starts crawling around her cot then il move the teddys other wise they are fine where they are ...

Melissa - posted on 06/16/2010

my son's crib always had a blanket and a couple stuffed animals in it... but i guess just be careful...my son is 13 months old and he still has to hold on to something when he falls asleep

Medic - posted on 06/16/2010

Both of my kids (4 years and 5 months) sleep with blankets and both like to burrow down under them. I have an angel care monitor on my baby so I will know if she stops breathing which has never happened. When my son was an older baby prolly 9 months till he was in a bed at 15 months slept with random animals of day and how ever many blankets he could con out of me or daddy. To this day he has half a million animals and blankets on his bed and I actually have to look for him when hes in it.

Mellanie - posted on 06/16/2010

My daughter was born in the summer so she was rarely ever swaddled early on. By the time winter rolled around she refused to be swaddled. She has since day 3 (not day one cause they wouldn't allow it in the hospital) slept with a blankie. Since she was 3 months she's pulled it over her own face and will NOT sleep without it. She also HAS to have a blanket on her when she sleeps (in the winter it is a quilt, in the summer it's just a cotton receiving blanket)and I have tried tricking her with sleep sacks without luck. She also has her sock monkey in there. I figure if I want her to wake up happy and not scream at me first thing in the morning, the least I can do is give her something to entertain herself.. .. ..

Jaimie - posted on 06/16/2010

My daughter is almost 6 months and she has always slept with a blanket. Since she has learned to tug on the blanket I have to tuck her in well with turking the blanket behind the mattress real well. Sometimes i let her fall asleep with her little bear (when she needs/wants it) and then i either take it out after she falls asleep or push it back to the corner of the crib. I did recently removed the bumper from her crib cuz she started tugging on it.

Sara - posted on 06/16/2010

My son has always slept with stuff in his crib! The couple of bigger toys that play music he likes just live in the corners with straps if they have them so they can't be moved. He never had any problems once he could turn his head away if he wanted to.

Jessica - posted on 06/16/2010

I took out my son's bumper pads now that he is able to move around a lot more. Stuffed animals are also out. Blankets on the other hand....my nurse told me to cover them under the nipples and tuck it under them. Mine seems to be happy with this. Do what you feel is right!

Katie - posted on 06/16/2010

From the time she was born til now I have always had somthing in the crib with my daughter. At first it was just a recieving blanket and her wind up cat. Now that she is 19 months I have one or two baby blankets and two of her favorite stuffed animals. I think as long as you don't over crowd the crib with blankets and stuffed animals your little one should be fine.

Rachel - posted on 06/16/2010

A small blanket or stuffed animal is not going to cause any harm in the crib. I always go in and check on my son before I go to bed and then we have a monitor too so I don't worry about anything happening. There's even a monitor that will sense if your baby stops breathing for 20 sec and will sound an alarm. I would say let her have her blankie because she needs that comfort to fall asleep. And with the monitor you can be at peace too.

Hannah - posted on 06/16/2010

thank you all for your advice! this site is great at getting feedback! i'm glad others are following what they think too! atleast i'm not the only one doubting other people :o)

Denise - posted on 06/15/2010

My daughter wont sleep without her blanket or her scout puppy. I think as long as it's not alot of stuffed animals or blankets in her crib its ok. Just 1 blanket and stuffed animal in my opinion is fine.

Shaniqua - posted on 06/15/2010

i had nothing in my childs crib untill 8 months after the time of sids has passed but jus put on long jammies to keep warm

Aimee - posted on 06/15/2010

how old is your child? i have 5 children all my babys have had teddys in the bottom of there cots my son is know 13 months old a would not sleep with out his teddy next to his face. at the bottom of his cot he has 8 teddys and a book fabric 1. its upto u if u want to put things in there cot its your child. good luck with what u dicide to do

Joanna - posted on 06/14/2010

My daughter never liked sleeping with a blanket (we'd have to double up on her jammies in the winter - thank goodness we're in California, if we were in cold weather she would've froze), and it wasn't until she was 2 that she started to allow sleeping with a blanket, and even then we tucked it into her bed tightly, but she never had a problem with it over her face. She has, however, slept with the same stuffed cat since she was 7 months old, and that too, has never posed a problem.

Jonna - posted on 06/14/2010

all 3 of my kids had blanket and a stuffed toy. I disagree with most of the carzy advice about crib and sleeping safety. Its not natural for babies to go to sleep flat on their backs with nothing to snuggle with. I'd like to see adults lay down flat on their backs with no blanket or pillow and try and sleep that way through the night! haha... good luck, you have to do what you are comfortable with.

Adrienne - posted on 06/14/2010

Hi Hannah,
I have to agree with Jennifer Heron. All three of my boys have slept with blankets in their crib. My third son is 3 months old and is sleeping in his crib with a blanket all the time. I do have two stuff animals in his crib with him like I have done with my older boys. Also all 3 of my boys preferred to sleep on their stomachs, if I put them on their backs they wouldn't sleep at all! All three of my boys are happy and healthy.

Jodie - posted on 06/14/2010

nothing in there! my son loved the swaddle til he started busting out of it too. he adjusted by sleeping very close to the side of his crib. we DO have bumpers in there with him, but theyre well tied, light weight, and basically keep him from knocking against the crib rails. we will take them out when he can start using them to climb on. hes not climbing yet at 6mos. but he is able to roll and scoot. so I know he wont get stuck and not be able to move away from the side if he needed to.

Jennifer - posted on 06/14/2010

hello hannah i feel people worry too much, all 3 of my kids use too sleep on there bellys when they where infants thats the way they all 3 preffered to sleep, they had stuffed animals and blankets in there beds too they rested so much better, go with what u feel is best for ur baby advice i use to hear when mine where infants!!

Rebecca - posted on 06/14/2010

It's really up to you to make the distinction between playing it safe and being overprotective. You'll need to ask yourself what the likelihood is of something bad happening in any given situation over the course of your daughter's life - whether it's letting her go on a date, letting her climb a tree, or, yes, even letting her sleep with a blanket.

So ask yourself the following first, and make a decision based on that:

-Is she able to roll over and turn her head from either side while lying on her back or belly?
-Is she frequently in a different position than you laid her down in when she wakes up from her naps?
-Have you, on multiple occasions, found her with a blanket bunched around her face when you check on her while she's asleep?

If you said yes to the first two, it's probably okay to let her have a blanket, or at least one of blanket square/stuffed animal toys (my twins love theirs!) I'd stay away from pillows and stuffed animals until she's at least a year to fourteen months, but if your little girl is presently capable of repositioning herself, if her mattress is firm enough, and if the blanket is light and airy enough, then I'd let her have her blankie.

Besides, what would you do if it was winter - not give her a blanket at all? Of course not. -=0)

If you said yes to the last one, you can give her a blanket - but play it safe by staying in the room with her until she goes to sleep. This way you can ease the blanket away from her when she's drifted off.

Either way - it's up to you to decide what you're comfortable with. We all have those crazed mommy moments when we think of every imaginable way our babies could get hurt. That's what makes us good mommies. -=0)

Keshia - posted on 06/14/2010

i think alot of people just worry too much i dont think a little stuffed animal or blanky is going to hurt and worse than if your child moves around in the night and gets a blanket stuck over his head my son is 10 months and the onyl way he sleeps is on his stomach even though the doctors dont reccomend that either am i supposed to go in there every 10 minutes when he rolls to his stomach? well he sleep with this stuffed puppy that you pull the back and it plays music i always used to have his leap frog scout in the crib but its broke so now he just has his puppy and you know those little square silk blanky things they have for babies with the little animals head well he sleeps with that too and ive never had anything to worry about so i think its just your opinion

Nikki - posted on 06/14/2010

i just now let my son sleep with his fave stuffed animal as he falls asleep and then I take it out after and he is One , I never let him sleep with a blanket bc he puts it over his head, I just wouldnt risk it to be honest, perhaps nothing could happen, but the slight chance it did is enough for me not to