New born baby sleeping in box?

What's actually your question? You told us a situation and gave us a resolution. So, what's your point? Any mature grown adult would know enough to handle this situation, as well as how to spell and type. Ready to grow up and try it again?

First relax! I know it may sound hard at this point.... Try and do shifts with your wife. My husband and I did that (our now 2.5 month old has colic) Babies are going to cry, make sure they aren't hungry, wet, and they are happy. I know your doctor probably told you that you should feed him 2-3 ounces every 2 hours, good advice but with my now 3 year old daughter when she was born she was eating 4 oz at a time. Try and feed him more, remember to burp him and just love on him. Patience is a virtue!! Remember if it gets too frustrating put the baby down and walk away for a few minutes, babies can sense when you are upset.

To be safe i would speak to your son and suggest that they buy a travel cot for their baby to sleep in when stopping away from home. This then stops any problems arising from wrong bedding etc... as it would all be provided by the parents and would be usefull when they go away as a family. As for the girlfriends parents prehaps they don't like spending money on things when other stuff will do ie box? Just because they might have the money unfortunatly you can't expect them to pay for things. Its not good for the baby to sleep in a cardboard box but it is up to your son to take responsibility for his son and how he is brought up.

Well first of all, I wouldn't care if they were my parents or not I would not continue to let some watch my baby who made them sleep in a cardboard box! If she doesn't already have one, she should get one of those bassinet/play pens that are easy to put up and take down they usually come with a bag to carry all the parts in and and take that with her whenever someone else has to watch the baby so that he will have something safe to sleep in...if someone put my baby in a cardboard box they would never be watching him again!

OK, the thing about card board boxes is you don't know where they have been, how clean they are or from what country they have been sent from. I bought a pack and play when my granddaughter was born, because I like her to stay over, they really aren't expensive and her son should suggest they get one.

I'd be concerned too.

I would talk to your son. Maybe buy them a pack and play they are perfectly fine for a baby to sleep in on over night stays if they dont already have one.

Well your son and his girlfriend should have more sense to leave a child in the care of morons!!!! He shouldn't have left the child there in first place without some sort of bedding arrangement. If they had no cot to place him then they should have left him in a stroller!!

People like that shouldn't have children if they are unable to care for them adequately.

I would recommend they get a pack and play and if they are going to allow them to watch the baby again they have to use that. It allows a safe place for them to sleep. I would however recommend they talk to them about this. It isn't normal and I think really wrong.

It is not child abuse, just a little odd... anyway, ask your son to purchase a bassinet or pack and play, or you can purchase one for him. That way, they can take it with them when baby spends the night there.

buy the baby a small travel crib. that will keep the peace, and protect the baby.