Crib advice

Jennybabe0706

Anyone have any advice on how to get my little girl to feel more secure/like her crib more? We tried a bassinet in our room and she didn't like that either so we are using the rock and play right now, which she loves. I think she likes that it keeps her nice and snug. But, I wanted to try and transition her to the crib soon, At least for nap times. She breaks out of swaddled like it's no ones business so that doesn't seem to help. We put her down and she screams her head off, even if she was sound asleep prior. Any suggestions are welcome! Thanks

brandeeteer

We've found that warming the crib with a heating pad first really helps. Also once I put him down I keep my hand on him. Sometimes he'll start crying but usually if I leave my hand there he'll calm right back down.

MrsBynum0505

We warm our LO's crib and also turn on a heartbeat bear that's right outside her crib. We slowly started putting her in there after she'd fall asleep on one of us, but a week after she could fall asleep on her own in there.

beccaxbooxbear

MrsBynum0505 said:

We warm our LO's crib and also turn on a heartbeat bear that's right outside her crib. We slowly started putting her in there after she'd fall asleep on one of us, but a week after she could fall asleep on her own in there.

Fall asleep on her own? Please Fill me in on your secret!

Amcabbott

Try a swaddle sack like Halo! My son hated his bassinet and crib because he liked being really snug too but with an actual swaddle sack it keeps him really snug and cozy! Now he'll sleep in his crib but won't when we don't swaddle him in one!

jegoehle

We just struggled with this! Our LO hated swaddling, but since using a swaddle me blanket, it's great. We also play lullabye music (rockabye baby Beatles... These discs are great!) and turn on sleep sheep.

4musketeers

I use the Halo swaddling sleep sack I love it my daughter was having the same issue and this has helped a great deal

Mum2Be28

I'm having same issue. My LO is almost 8 weeks old and hates the pack n play and crib. He's been sleeping on me or beside me in the hook of my arm since birth. I always start him in the crib at nap and bed time, but I ultimately give in and let him sleep with me or in the swing. If I go over and pat him and shoosh him that will work for all of 5 more minutes.

So I've decided I'm going to really commit to this crib thing this coming week. At what point do you pick them up? Should I pat him and shoosh him and walk away. Then if he cries repeat that over and over and over again? Or after a few tries pick him up and walk him back to sleep and lay him down again? I know some of these times he will need to be fed. But it's the times I know he's just crying because he wants to be snuggled up to me that I don't know what to do. I'm worried this process is going to make him over tired. I swear If he could sleep on his tummy he would sleep for hours straight in his crib. But I'm not going to do that. Thanks for any advice y'all!

brandeeteer

I will normally leave him there for a few tries of patting him. If he continues to scream I'll pick him up and rock him back to sleep. Then try again. I don't let him just scream but I can tell the difference between screaming and just fussing.

Jennybabe0706

Thanks everyone! I am going to grab the halo sleep sack and see if that helps a bit!

roseec

My LO is 6 weeks. We transitioned him to his crib 3 night ago. He has always needed to be swaddled in order to get solid sleep, but has never been able to sleepf on his back...he hates it! Instantly wakes up no matter how soundly he was sleeping, so we had him sleeping in his swing. Our doctor really encouraged us to transition him because babies are a lot smarter than we give then credit for. We have been amazed at how he has been doing in his crib. We have been doing the Cry It Out a Method...which I always thought was so awful, and those first two hours of crying are really hard not being able to pick him up (just talking to him and stroking him) but it works like a charm! The first night he slept 7 hours! (He's now going through a growth spirt, so he's waking up more often to eat...but is going to sleep faster and faster every night.) My advice is even though it's hard, don't give in to picking your baby up! They are happier and you are happier when you are both well rested! Good luck!

Mum2Be28

roseec said:

My LO is 6 weeks. We transitioned him to his crib 3 night ago. He has always needed to be swaddled in order to get solid sleep, but has never been able to sleepf on his back...he hates it! Instantly wakes up no matter how soundly he was sleeping, so we had him sleeping in his swing. Our doctor really encouraged us to transition him because babies are a lot smarter than we give then credit for. We have been amazed at how he has been doing in his crib. We have been doing the Cry It Out a Method...which I always thought was so awful, and those first two hours of crying are really hard not being able to pick him up (just talking to him and stroking him) but it works like a charm! The first night he slept 7 hours! (He's now going through a growth spirt, so he's waking up more often to eat...but is going to sleep faster and faster every night.) My advice is even though it's hard, don't give in to picking your baby up! They are happier and you are happier when you are both well rested! Good luck!

I'm for letting LO cry some- but I could never let him cry for 2 hours. After 10 min of crying he gets so worked up he has pauses in breathing and gets so sweaty and hot. So I never let him cry to that point unless I'm going to the bathroom or driving and really can't help it.

The last two nights I have been picking him up from his crib the minute he starts crying and bouncing and shooshing him for a couple minutes and laying him right back down. That has worked well so far.

bglovesbabyk

I have heard they can damage their vocal cords crying that long. I also have other kids in the house so letting him cry that long would result in some very upset siblings. Good to hear he is adjusting to the crib, but I could never do it like that. I have to start soon and am dragging my feet.