Anyone use a Snuggle Nest in the crib?

[colleenfs]

This baby is due in just a few weeks. I don't want to use a bassinet in our room this time. Instead, I want to keep baby in her crib from day one. (Her big sister was and is such a bad sleeper that I want to get this one used to the crib right away.) But the crib is so big for a newborn, and I want to try something to make her feel more cozy. I was thinking of using a Snuggle Nest in the crib. Any experience with this?

~Colleen
Mama to Julia 1-10-02
Baby GIRL! due 7-23-05
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[lmariana]

We used the Snuggle Nest everywhere and loved it! It worked well in the crib too.

My only advice is to buy LOTS of extra sheets for it! Especially with a newborn's tendency to leak out (or spit up), you'll be changing those little sheets often. :) We'd improvise by wrapping a receiving blanket around the mattress and placing a lap pad between the two layers.

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[MarisaSF]

If you don't plan to use it elsewhere, I wouldn't spend the money. We sold our Snuggle Nest after realizing that it took up too much room in our bed. Plus, DD didn't like sleeping in our bed as a newborrn. Plus, we had the older version of the Snuggle Nest. The new one has some sort of sleep positioner pillows. The older one wasn't very cozy; in fact, there seemed to be too much room (width-wise) for a newborn.

Our solution:
We had a crib bumper with ties. I tied it so that it effectively split the crib in half. Then we used a Dex 3-in-1 sleep positioner to have her feel cozy in the crib. We also swaddled her FOREVER. Cozy little bear.

[caroliner]

We used it in the cradle and crib... My first slept with us and I really did not want #2 to do so... this made the cradle and crib more cozy.

[samiam]

My ds hated the Snuggle Nest from day one - would not have anything to do with it. I started him in a basinette, but in his room, not ours.

[Janeinnyc]

We received our snuggle nest as a gift and our baby loved it. We used it in his crib, in his pack n play bassinet, and on the chaise part of our sofa. I think our baby being able to feel the sides of the wall of the snuggle nest. Helped make sleeping go a little better in the beginning.