Where does your baby sleep at night????

[DrakesMom]

I was wondering....I have a crate and a playpen for Drake and have been keeping him in his crate during the night! The last few nights, he has pooped in it when I get up in the morning! I got up at 3:30 this morning to let him out to do some business, if he needed to, but he had already pooped in it!

I'm assuming it's not normal for them to sleep and/or hold "it" all night....do most of you get up with your little ones during the night? Drake is only 11 weeks old!

My question is....should I put his crate in my bedroom at night, so I can hear him, or should I let him sleep in his playpen, so if he needs to go, he can?

I normally only use the playpen for when I have to leave the house for longer periods of time and can't take him with me! I don't use it hardly at all when I'm at home with him because I want to be in control of the pee'ing and pooping, if that makes sense!

Anyway, if you all could give me your input on the crate or playpen during the night, I would really appreciate it! Thanks in advance!

Karla

[Marie]

Gucci sleeps next to my bed on her bed. She is 7 months now so she gets up and uses the pee pad if need it. When she was younger she use to sleep in a close hallway with a baby gate that lead to the bathroom where the pee pads was, so she use to get up and use the pee pads. I havent use the crate or playpen so im not of help in that area. Your baby is young so is hard for them to hold the pee old nite so there are going to be accidents.

[aimee]

Tia sleeps in her crate at night, it is on the floor by my side of the bed. It has a see through top so she can see me if she needs to. I do get up with her once during the night, usually, but she's slept through the night for the past few nights - so I'm not sure if that is a thing of the past or what.

She hasn't gone in her crate yet. I put a blanket and the shirt I wore that day in there with her. Before she goes to bed, I take her to the laundry room to go potty then to the crate. I say "night night" and get into bed. She now doesn't cry when it's bed time. As soon as we wake up in the morning it's back to the laundry room for potty time. If she goes on the pad she gets a treat, if not, no treat but still a hug for going in the right area.

I use the playpen for when I go somewhere she can't. Since she doesn't have all of her shots yet, she can't go with me very much - so I'm like you in that area.

I hope this helps you a little - this is what I'm doing anyway

[Lexi's_Mommy]

My Princess Lexi sleeps in a huge crate on the side of my bed. She was 12 weeks yesterday and she sleeps through the night with no messes. Has been doing so for almost 2 weeks. I have her bed and a wee wee pad in there for her, but she will not go in her crate. She is also almost potty trained she goes out most of the time and on her wee wee pad the rest of the time, with very few accidents.(knock on wood)

[orinskye]

toby sleeps with me in my bed, if we leave the ouse we put him in his crate, but he is really good about going on his pads during the night, and this way i dont have to get up at all

[miezzi]

Weegie sleeps in bed with us at night!!! I know many people do not agree with that but too bad!!! He loves to cuddle!! He's our little cuddle bug!!! He starts out on me when we sleep and then ends up on Ray's head in the morning!!! Its sooooo sweet!!! In the begining, he would wake me up usually around 4:00 am by licking my face when he had to go outside. Such a good boy!!! But now he slleps thru the whole night!!! He is my new alarm clock!!! He wakes me up every day around 7:00 am!!! And we go outside!!! He actually loves his crate during the day!! He knows when I am getting ready to leave!! He rounds up all his toys to put in there!!! But doesn't quite get them in the crate yet!! Working ont that!! And if I am home during the day, and wants to take a nap, he goes into his crate!!!!! :Puppy:

[bld2751]

Hercules sleeps in his crate, and he has since we first got him. I tried waking up 2 times in the middle of the night when we first got him (at 10 weeks), but he didn't go at all. So I was like, yeah I'm not going to wake up if he isn't going to do anything! So he has been able to hold it all night.

I would definitely put the crate in your room at night, if it isn't already in a place that you can hear him. Hercules' crate is not in our room because it's very close to our room, we sleep with the door open, and I'm a light sleeper. So if he whines, I'll hear him and take him out. So, assess your sitauation, and make a decision based on that. Good luck!

[Chelsey]

We bought a baby camping bed for ours before the little one came home, on the one end i put the pee pads for her incase she needs it during the night and on the other end i put a cosy little bed for her to sleep in... nice thing with the camping bed is that she cant get out and the big dog cant get to her for a "playtime" during the night... the camping bed is on my side of the bed so that if she needs me or wakes up im right there ... dont need to get out of bed when i go for a shower and get ready she goes in there and i know shes safe!

[Esme's Mommy]

Esme sleeps in her crate by my bed at night. She holds it the entire night unless she wakes up when I go to the bathroom! Then carry her out and put her on her pee pad so she can have a chance to go too, (it's only fair). When we first got her, she would cry and scratch to be let out in the middle of the night. We would let her pee on her pee pad and then she would go right back into her crate and go back to sleep.

Esme is older than Drake. We got her when she was 12 weeks old. I think that if his going in his crate is a problem, then you should let him sleep in his playpen until he has a more regular potty schedule. Also, Esme's crate is VERY small and she has a very large stuffed animal in there that takes up space. Maybe his crate is too large. I read that the crate should only be large enough for them to stand and turn around in. Maybe he is going in his crate because he has extra room.

Good Luck!
Ma

[Duke's mom]

Duke sleeps in his crate at night, and he loves it! I have a faux fur lined snuggle sack on top of his crate pad, and he loves to snuggle in there all night long. He looks pretty darn adorable peeking out of his little snuggle sack too.

In fact, Duke loves his crate so much, that in the morning when I let him out to go potty, he usually runs back upstairs to snuggle for a while longer!

[lilbumbleybees]

I wish I could be of help! Bouncer sleeps in the bed with me, although when he was a pup he did sleep in his play area with some pee pads b/c he wasn't fully house trained yet. Now he'll jump off the bed and use a pee pad or he'll bark to let me know he needs to go outside to potty. I'd suggestusing a playpen though so that she can use the pee pad.

[bettyeanne]

The Toto sleeps with Patrick and me. We started off on the right foot ... one of her crates sitting on a chest next to our bed with a nightlite where she could see us. She did great! And then ... she would lay on our bed with us while we watched TV ... she would fall asleep and we just didn't have the heart to move the little darlin' ... so we began to just let her sleep on our bed ... before we knew it, the little brat took over our bed!! We bought the biggest king sized bed we could find and I still find myself hanging onto my side of the bed!!! On the up side ... she has her little booster stool next to the bed and gets down all by herself at night and goes to her wee wee pad!!

[Dolce's Mom]

Dolce sleeps in her playpen with her blanket at one end (although by morning its on the other end) and a wee wee pad on the other end. She has done this since she was about 2 1/2 mths old. I dont know if she actually used the wee wee pad during the night or its her 'morning' thing, but there is sometimes pee on the pad when i go to get her out. The playpen is actually in another room about 6 ft down the hall from my room and I usually listen by the door when i put her to bed so i can see if she is alright. I also leave a little nite-lite on for her so it is not totally dark in there. She has never cried once and she knows when it starts getting light in the room it is time to get up so then she starts crying for me. She is really good about going to bed...my mother gets mad because she says that Dolce has her own ROOM in the house...she even refers to it as "Dolce's bedroom" when people are over...lol

[dollymix]

Mitzy sleeps in my bed, beside me as well as my son, who climbs in, in the night, and my hubby!
Molly sleeps in the kitchen at the moment, until she is more housetrained, then she will come up with us.
Hubby isnt too impressed, as we are all squashed up

[MissNicole]

I really enjoy this thread, please keep up with the responses