Transitioning to crib

AlisonLynn

DS is still sleeping in a pnp in our room. My mom has told me multiple times that I should start getting him adjusted to his crib. My mom usually isn't the type to tell me what to do or how to do it. She is always supportive of how I choose to raise my son. Not sure why she keeps pressuring this. Is anyone else still keeping LO in their room. I am just nervous to move him. I have separation anxiety I guess. Plus I am BFing so its easy to grab him, change him, feed him, then put him right back down.

IrishBrideND

LO is still in our room. We want her there until at least 4 months (the height of SIDS risk)

prazenjc

our LO is still in our room, too. he was a preemie, so i think we use that as our reasoning. dh and i have been talking about transitioning him to his crib after the 4th of july weekend. during the daytime, we have been laying him in his crib for his naps. he was used to sleeping 1-2x/day in his crib when grandma was w/us for the 1st 2 months of his life, b/c she took 1 daytime & 1 night time feeding, providing me a chance to get some sleep.

americanada

still in our room.  not even making a plan yet...do you think he'll still fit in the pack n play until he's 5?

StephE623

DD is still in our room and I don't plan on moving her to her room until she outgrows her bassinet.

AlisonLynn

Haha! If he curls up he might fit in the pnp at 5! Yeah I don't plan on letting him sleep with us every night when he is older. He is just over 3 months. Its not like we are forming a bad habit.

lindsaynjason

DD slept in her room for the first time last night.  I don't like it.  She's been STTN since about 9 weeks, so my excuse for having her neaby for middle of the night BFing has not been necessary for quite some time.  DH has been pushing for it for a couple of weeks.  I know if I really pushed, I could keep her in our room.  We went out and bought a video monitor over the weekend so that I would feel more comfortable. 

ShariL

DD still sleeps in the pack n play in our room.  For awhile she was pretty much sleeping in our bed.  We just got her in the pack n play and not in our bed at night 2 weeks ago. (ofcourse in the morning she can come in and snuggle).

We were thinking of trying to put her in her crib after the 4th of July weekend.  DD is 15 weeks now...  I really want her to stay in my room for a little longer because I EBF too, but DH thinks it's time.

 By the way.. my mom has been the same way.  Every day she asks where DD slept last night. 

asiabutterfly

You can all tell your moms that it has been proven that babies who sleep with their moms or nearby are actually more independent than those who don't and have less health problems. Back in the 50's there was a claim that it was bad to share "breath' in the night and couples started sleeping in separate beds and this is when babies were put in their own rooms and cribs. This was of course completely false. Then Formula companies told mothers that Formula was best and it was even "scientific" and so mothers kept their babies in their own rooms and bottle fed. Well then came sleep problems. Babies need to be close to their mothers and they started crying. So what did modern society tell us... "Babies need to cry to develop their lungs" This too is false. Then we invented sleep specialists to tell us how to take care of our babies when all we need to do is follow our instincts. Babies who sleep close to their mothers don't feel the need to fight for their mothers attention and are more independent during the day because they get that much needed closeness at night.

I am in no rush to put DD in a crib or in another room. She sleeps either beside my bed or with me in bed and she is the happiest little baby and during the day, she can sit and play with toys by herself and she probably cries maybe 10 minutes in a 24 hour period. She is 5 months old.

Sorry for the long reply!