# Where would you put this (fictional) baby to sleep? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 20, 2016, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-put-this-fictional-baby-to-sleep/746612 "2016-02-20T05:57:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-put-this-fictional-baby-to-sleep/746612/21 "2016-02-22T04:02:02Z")
> [@delphica](#): > > Some of it depends if you are trying to make the father seem very MacGyver-ish about it – or if the character is more concerned with all the safety things that aren’t recommended nowadays. > > The most creative way I ever saw someone put a baby down to sleep was when my cousin-in-law pushed a loveseat against the wall, so that the back was facing out to the room. Oh, that reminds me…when my son was small and napping at my grandmothers, I’d push a couple of dining room chairs (they were heavy suckers) up to the loveseat so that they made a barricade. I’d totally forgotten about that! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-put-this-fictional-baby-to-sleep/746612/22 "2016-02-22T10:44:15Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > Cardboard box with some padding at the bottom. [It’s good enough for the Finnish](http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22751415). The Finnish maternity box thing is fascinating! A practical, helpful support for mothers. And the box even has condoms in it. 🙂 Can you imagine how that would go over in the US? “The gummint can’t tell me how to dress **my** baby! Next thing you know they’ll be issuing uniforms for **all** of us to wear! I don’t want my tax dollars buying stuff for those welfare/crack moms who’d rather have babies than work! _Where’s my gun?_” ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-put-this-fictional-baby-to-sleep/746612/23 "2016-02-22T20:02:21Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > The Finnish maternity box thing is fascinating! A practical, helpful support for mothers. And the box even has condoms in it. 🙂 > > Can you imagine how that would go over in the US? “The gummint can’t tell me how to dress **my** baby! Next thing you know they’ll be issuing uniforms for **all** of us to wear! I don’t want my tax dollars buying stuff for those welfare/crack moms who’d rather have babies than work! _Where’s my gun?_” There is [a hospital in Texas](http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/01/20/if_fennoscandian_baby_boxes_can_come_to_texas_then_anything_is_possible.html) that is implementing them. OK, it’s Austin which isn’t really Texas, but still. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-put-this-fictional-baby-to-sleep/746612/24 "2016-02-22T20:17:42Z")
I would just buy some cheap used baby stuff at Goodwill or garage sales. I can’t imagine $50 wouldn’t be enough for the basics, and the baby will probably need new stuff by the time the living situation becomes permanent (or not). Partly that’s because I don’t sleep well with people in my bed. The baby might do fine in my bed, but I wouldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-put-this-fictional-baby-to-sleep/746612/25 "2016-02-22T20:31:02Z")
I remember when my son was a baby, I set him on the bed, (he was asleep at the time) while I went into the kitchen to grab something. While there, I heard this big “thud” emanating from the bedroom. My heart sank, and I became even more petrified when I did not immediately hear any crying afterwords. So I ran into the bedroom as fast as I could. Only to find baby crawling his way towards me with I big ol’ smile on his face. Not that I’m advocating leaving babies unattended on a bed, as that was phenomenally stupid of me. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-put-this-fictional-baby-to-sleep/746612/26 "2016-02-22T22:08:47Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > The Finnish maternity box thing is fascinating! A practical, helpful support for mothers. And the box even has condoms in it. 🙂 … _Where’s my gun?_" I think you’ve hit upon the solution for making this happen in America! _Baby’s First Glock_ would be a big hit, I think. ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-put-this-fictional-baby-to-sleep/746612/27 "2016-02-22T22:49:28Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > There is [a hospital in Texas](http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/01/20/if_fennoscandian_baby_boxes_can_come_to_texas_then_anything_is_possible.html) that is implementing them. OK, it’s Austin which isn’t really Texas, but still. San Antonio != Austin. It’s no Dallas or Houston, sure, but it’s not Austin. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-put-this-fictional-baby-to-sleep/746612/28 "2016-02-22T23:15:02Z")
What about a sturdy appliance shipping box or packing crate? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-put-this-fictional-baby-to-sleep/746612/29 "2016-02-23T16:11:18Z")
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