Blankets/Toys In the Crib

I think around 8-10 months our pediatrician waived our fears aside. Prior to that our daughter's crib had been a desolate wasteland. Since then she has had first only one little stuffed toy with a rattle, then increasingly more friends with her in the crib. I try to limit it to 5 small ones, one medium counts as two.
She had a blanket since around 12 months. She loves the waffle blankets and would not be without one now.
All this sure helps her in the morning. Some days she wakes up and talks to one of the toys, which I think is great for learning to play alone, since otherwise there is always someone with her. Sometimes she falls asleep again after a little bit of play, so this might help you with some more sleep for you or a cup of tea in peace.
She also has a good-size mirror in the crib that was really meant for the car but did not work with ours. She loves talking to the baby in the mirror because it always smiles ;) so that might be another idea to try.

D.

My daughter is 1 and has a blanket and toys in her crib and it seems to keep her busy for a while, while I listen to her through the monitor. You can always get those attachable mobiles that attach to the side of the crib so they can hit the buttons and play with that too.

I added toys at about 10 months and we have 2 crib toys that attach to the crib wall that we have had there since about 6 months I find that he likes those a lot and will play for 20 minutes in the morning before I need to get him. Hope this helps :)

Hi S., my little guy is five months old. He has a stuffed toy, small, in his crib and a favorite blanket that he sleeps with. I just started putting both of those in within the last couple of weeks. I think it is ok as long as they know how to roll over and hold their head up and turn it sideways for air. Mine seems to do fine. He lovews his favorite blanket. It is small and they call it a "Lovie". It is square that is maybe 6inch by 6inch. i always lay it by his arm and head and he wraps his arm around it and snuggles his face into it to go to sleep. I always check him after he falls asleep to make sure he is ok. hope this helps. J.

I started putting toys when I had the feeling that my daughter knew when she could not breathe and could throw them out if she wanted to. I started putting a light blanket on her that she could breathe through(like quilted ones) about that same time. She started sleeping with a pillow and reg blankets when she got into a big kid bed. I have always had a fear of SIDS because I knew someone that had it happen

All 4 of my children had something or other in the crib from day one (a binky, doll, nursing blanket, rattle, etc.) But they really seemed to use them more once they were able to sit or scoot.