random suggestion for those whose LO's will not sleep in the crib

americanada

last night, we put ds down on a pnp mattress on the floor of his playroom. he slept there for 2 1/2 hrs until we moved him. he would have kept sleeping. the second his head hits the mattress in the crib, he's up. does anyone here think that a crib mattress is just too hard and that's why?

i wonder about a floor mattress. does anyone do this? please explain. or does anyone's LO still sleep in the pnp? 

bancbev

I personally think the reason my DD doesn't like her crib, is because the mattress is so much firmer in her crib than our bed.

robinadorno

I have always thought the crib mattress was not comfy. DS did have a stretch of good  nights in there for a couple months. There is no fooling him now, he knows that the crib is not my bed as soon as his head hits the mattress.. DH and I decided to get a full pillow top mattress soon since his crib converts to a full bed anyway. We're going to try putting it on the floor in place of the crib until he is older.

blueyez09

LO hates his crib and i'm pretty sure it has to do with two things. 1) being confined 2) it's not comfy.

We usually end up bedsharing (we have a futon in his room) in the mornings after he wakes around 3 or 4 till he's up for the day around 7. And Full time bedshare when he's sick or teething.

We actually started putting him down for naps on the futon because he sleeps SO much better on it. If we tried to put him in his crib as soon as he feels us lower him down or his little body hits the crib mattress he's awake and crying.

As soon as DH and I are comformtable we'll be switching him to the full size bed his crib turns into, with a nice comfortable pillow top mattress for him.

StrawberryAlarmClock

Hmmm...interesting. I always thought the PNP mattress seemed hard and uncomfortable. Then again, I thought the same thing about the crib mattress.  Also, I think the crib mattress is cold. Either because I'm not laying on it with him, or perhaps the waterproof material it is made out of. It just seems chillier to me than the bed.

blueyez09

StrawberryAlarmClock:

Hmmm...interesting. I always thought the PNP mattress seemed hard and uncomfortable. Then again, I thought the same thing about the crib mattress.  Also, I think the crib mattress is cold. Either because I'm not laying on it with him, or perhaps the waterproof material it is made out of. It just seems chillier to me than the bed.

Thats what we thought too, we started taking a fleece blanket and wrapping it around the crib mattress and tucking the edges all under (so it's like a fitted blanket), that has helped a little too.

My mom did buy LO a Chamois Crib Sheet that is oh so soft and cuddly from PBK from his Bday.

https://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/chamois-crib-sheeting-boy/?pkey=bboys-nursery-sheeting

two-pink-shoes

When it's cold we'll put an electric blanket (not too hot) in his crib for a while before we put him down so it doesn't feel so chilly.  Granted, he sleeps like crap regardless but at least I feel better knowing he's a little warmer. 

konaboomom

I for sure think that is why my DD did not like the crib. And I know you aren't supposed to do this, but we did it anyway...we put on a mattress pad. It made her crib a softer and much more comfy and she naps in there like a dream.

Below is the one that we use. We had originally put it in our bed in case my water broke in bed. I wrap it around DD's mattress, then put the fitted sheet on. 

https://www.amazon.com/Priva-Ultra-Waterproof-Sheet-Protector/dp/B000FOA7C2/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1294282040&sr=1-1