Baby Box

[tinkerbell23]

My baby box is coming tomorrow!

Free, courtesy of the Scottish Gov!

https://www.scotland.org/about-scotland/scotlands-stories/baby-box

What do you think of it?

I think its great, especially for those who are tight on cash!!

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[pixie374]

Or that it is an "initiative". It isn't new.

[barry1010]

The box is filled with low-cost essentials that most new mothers will receive as gifts from friends and family or can be bought bit by bit through the last months of the pregnancy. It's the expensive items that some new, first time parents struggle to buy.

I do think it's a nice thing to have but the Scottish government could better distribute the money to the more needy new parents.

[tinkerbell23]

Well Barry... free to me at point of contact as I am sure you know what I meant!

Its nice as a mum to be to have delivered..... but I do understand the points x

[barry1010]

tinkerbell, I'm sure you'll be almost buried in baby clothes, blankets, toys and towels from friends and family :) When is the baby due?

[tinkerbell23]

I am!!!!!!!!

January 18th xx

[Vagus]

Tinks, two of my three girls who live in Scotland, received one of these and were delighted with them.
They both found the temperature thing very useful, and the stretchy baby carrier whatsit was used till the babies got too heavy.
From what I remember, the baby box itself, as a ‘cot’ for baby to sleep in, is to encourage mums not to co sleep with a small baby, apparently this is fairly common and quite dangerous.
All the very best to you for a wonderfully happy outcome in January.

[barry1010]

We co slept with all our children from birth. Seemed the right thing to do.

tinkerbell, you have every excuse to put your feet up and do nothing over Christmas. Make the most of it :)

[pixie374]

Barry, I coslept with my four.... in spite of all trendy advice. All animals do. They sleep better and don't wake you up in the night!

[tinkerbell23]

Yes it has a mattress in it and is safe for babies to lie in!

Im so putting my feet up i finish work on 18th! Woohoo!

I bought one of those “next to me” cribs - the side comes down so kind of like co-sleeping xx

[tinkerbell23]

Oh & thank you for the well wishes much appreciated xxxx

[Vagus]

Both of the girls co slept (one still does) with their babies. I feel it’s more for those parents who are likely to have a drink or take drugs and aren’t really aware.
Could be wrong, and I’m not making any judgements.
One of our sons and his partner had one of those next to me cribs, very useful, wish we’d had one all those years ago.

[anneasquith]

Next to me , cribs are great tinks .

[andres]

Over 60 years ago cots had one drop down side. The cot could be pushed up to the side of the bed . Baby was safer in the cot than sleeping in the parent;s bed.

[barry1010]

In your opinion, andres. Years ago there was a big media campaign about the dangers of cot death, not that that influenced us as our children were in their own beds by then.
Parents must do what is right for them - and it is guaranteed that it be wrong for somebody else.