need help getting DD into her crib!

ertopp

we finally got into our very own house which means kylie can finally have her own nursery with her very own crib! her room is all done up with dr seuss and looks soooo cute but i cant get her to stay in the crib!

i tried doing naps which sometimes she will nap for about a half hour there. but once bedtime comes if i try laying her down she wakes right back up or only sleeps for a few hours then wakes up! we got her a really cool mobile too which she loves but she will just watch it for about 20min then scream! she used to sleep in her RNP but lately she will sleep on her belly in her PNP yet i still cant get her into her crib! WTH?

 

any tips or advice?

TIA ladies!

Erin0922

Drew slept in RNP for 6 months, and transitioning to crib was HELLACIOUS.?

After about a week of solid enforcement, he's now a pro. If he woke up (and didn't NEED anything) we just ignored him. It sucked, but it worked.?

Luv-a-Bug

Sleep training, IMO.

Look in to Ferber, HSHHC, etc... find one you think you can make work for you.

ETA:  What Erin said-- if your child is not sick or in pain, at her age a little crying isn't going to hurt her.  When our doctor gave us the go ahead, it took us 3 nights. The first night was difficult, but each night got much easier and DS has slept like a champ ever since... I can count on one hand the times he's woken up and needed my help since then.

Dreamsicle23

Erin0922:

Drew slept in RNP for 6 months, and transitioning to crib was HELLACIOUS. 

After about a week of solid enforcement, he's now a pro. If he woke up (and didn't NEED anything) we just ignored him. It sucked, but it worked. 

Ugh...this is NOT encouraging.  I have a RNP addict. 

ertopp

oooohhh nooo! not sleep training! i dont know where to even begin! i HATE hearing her cry.

the one night i was here alone and she wouldnt go down at all so i finally put her in the crib and went downstairs to take a breather! she laid up there and cried SO HARD for 6 minutes straight! to the point where she was like choking and coughing! i watched her on her video monitor the whole time and she was just a total mess.

i dont even know what to do.

sucrets4

Where is the RNP?  Start with putting it in her room to get her used to that.

Erin0922

ertopp:

oooohhh nooo! not sleep training! i dont know where to even begin! i HATE hearing her cry.

the one night i was here alone and she wouldnt go down at all so i finally put her in the crib and went downstairs to take a breather! she laid up there and cried SO HARD for 6 minutes straight! to the point where she was like choking and coughing! i watched her on her video monitor the whole time and she was just a total mess.

i dont even know what to do.

The longest Drew cried was for 30 minutes, and that was the first night. The second/3rd nights were about 15. Then he went to 5-10. Now he cries when I walk away, but by the time I'm out the door he just babbles to himself (or moans) himself to sleep.?

mojito14

When Harrison was younger, one thing that helped with us is that I would sleep with his sheets for a few nights (getting my scent on them). This helped a lot until he got used to being in his own room, etc.

Good luck!

WildcatPrincess

mojito14:

When Harrison was younger, one thing that helped with us is that I would sleep with his sheets for a few nights (getting my scent on them). This helped a lot until he got used to being in his own room, etc.

Good luck!

I would suggest this as well.  Also the idea of moving the RnP into the room first isn't a bad one.  I'm sure the move, a new room, and a new bed is a whole lot to take.  When DD went from the bassinet to the PnP we had a week of disrupted sleep and that was just one change.  GL!