HELP... DD is sleeping terribly now!

zucchinigirl

So, DD was previously sleeping in a bassinet which was placed in her crib.  She's outgrown the bassinet so we planned on switching her to her crib starting last weekend.  This happened to coincide with an out of town trip where she would be sleeping in a PNP for the first time in our hotel... she didn't sleep to well in the PNP.  The first night she woke up every hour (she normally sleeps 7-8 hrs straight)... the second and third night weren't as bad but were nowhere near normal.  Last night (our first night back home, first night in her crib), she woke up every.single.hour and drove DH nuts.  She woke up around 3am and was wide awake for hours... this leads me to believe it may not even be an issue with the crib and may coincidentally be the wakeful?  Anyone?

In her bassinet, she had a blanket tucked under one side of the bassinet mattress and then the other side laid out over the side of the bassinet so her legs never got tangled in the blanket.  I'm thinking this may be what's waking her up (her legs getting tangled in her blanket).  She also managed to turn herself around 180 degrees last night.

So what do you guys think?  Any ideas on what's going on?  Any suggestions to cure our problems?  Would you chalk it up to the 4 mo. wakeful or do you think it has to do with the crib switch/blankets/etc?

Help!

LucyPevensie

It's a combination of the trip, and the switch to the crib.  She's just kind of jangled up now - after being in the hotel pnp, and now first night at home in a crib - it's just going to take some time for her to get used to the crib.  It also sounds like the crib feels big to her - hence the turning herself around - she probably felt a little unanchored in the crib as opposed to the smaller feel of the bassinett. 

My thoughts are that you need to show her that the crib is safe - just soothe her as much as possible before sleep - tonight maybe swaddle her (snug, not tight) just from the chest down, arms out - so she doesn't feel so lost in the crib, it should give her a sense of being held and being secure.  Good luck!

zucchinigirl

Thanks, I was thinking about swaddling her (at least her legs...) but I'm just nervous because she has never liked the swaddle.  I guess I'll just keep trying!

What about those sleep positioners? Or forming some rolled blankets like a sleep positioner?  Anyone use those or are they no-nos?