Montessori newborn bed

Image source: Belle + Beau I've written a lot about the Montessori floor bed and I get asked this question via email, so perhaps it's time to discuss and get your ideas! Where does a Montessori newborn sleep? Caspar (my first child) slept in a crib until he was around six months old then he transitioned to a floor bed. When he was born I didn't know anything about Montessori, and sadly I knew very little about children. When Otis was born I tried him in a crib (with one side open against our…

We would love to have another child so Montessori infant rooms are still very much on my mind. If you are preparing for the birth of a baby or setting up an infant room here are a few ideas and suggestions. The Child The child is in the Symbiotic Period (the first 6-8 weeks). The child spends most of their time feeding or sleeping and for me, the focus of this time was building a relationship with my infant. While the environment is still important, my focus was on caregiving, handling and…

Our decision to shift from using a Montessori Floor Bed to a crib...for now.

Montessori bed review after one year of using a floor bed.

A few pictures from around our home this week. Above Otto on his floor bed. He doesn't really sleep here at the moment, he generally sleeps in a co-sleeper in my room. We have a gorgeous Gonzagarredi (Italian) wooden bed frame, which we have removed for the time being, we will start using it once he can crawl in and out of it. We are moving houses in around three months so we haven't entirely baby proofed this room as we normally would have. Once Otto is crawling we will need to reconsider…

Common attributes of a Montessori baby room plus roundup of baby rooms and resource posts; includes information about floor beds for babies.

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Here is a quick DIY montessori floor bed frame. This is essentially a crib or twin mattress placed on the floor in a bed frame.

I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on what the most important, helpful, valuable things have been for me over the course of raising four children. Starting over with a fresh newborn, six years later has reminded me of what some of my favorite items and habits are. These types of things are deeply roo