#Doc a tot grand in crib free#

*Bouncy seat, like the Bright Starts bouncer. He would nap in there sometimes, but he liked to chill too. Things I put baby in when not holding him: The Ergo 360 is also good if you're going to be doing long outings or airport travel. It's all about personal preference and sometimes you don't know what will work until baby gets here. Loved the Baby K'Tan, as it is two loops held together by another loop and was easier and quicker to get on with DS1. I personally found the Moby wrap too long and difficult to put on during recovery. I got the Moses basket bc the sides are a bit higher and we have a 1 year old that I'll be trying to wrangle from poking the baby too much. I got a Moses basket for this baby ($70 from Amazon) but still plan to use both.

DS1 slept in it when we were downstairs during the day: It's really pretty and sturdy I probably would've gotten it if I planned to cosleep. I was intent on buying a Doc-a-Tot, and I used my cousin's when we visited them and didn't find it to be worth the money. Otherwise if they're sitting around with me on the bed or on the couch with me monitoring them, well they can lay on the bed or on the couch. just something to put the baby in, like a Dock-A-Tot. Besides that, I'd rather have 'parking spots' that have something for the baby to look at or reach for, like a bouncer or a swing vs.

#Doc a tot grand in crib free#

Reason being, they aid with development of visual perception, and good ones promote strength because the baby will have free range of motion and an incentive to look from side to side and eventually reach/kick. If you are looking for another daytime parking spot where your kid will lie down while they're awake, probably the best thing for them developmentally is to get them on a good playmat/activity gym. Otherwise you're introducing something for them to get attached to, and it'll make things harder for yourself once you try to transition them away from it. If the baby takes well to a bassinet, crib, pack 'n play, or other flat sleep-safe surface, you're going to be best off. IE, it improves sleep quality for the baby in-crib, or people using it for co-sleeping.īefore you invest in something that's supposed to help with sleep quality, maybe wait to see if your baby even needs any help in that regard? Like maybe your kid will be a sleeping champion and will sleep anywhere. Pretty much every review I've ever seen about the Dock-a-Tot has to do with babies sleeping in it. There are enough arguments against the use of Dock-a-Tots that I feel I can safely say they are not an 'absolutely necessary' piece of baby gear.