Sleeping in Crib Immediately?

martacaroline

I will try my best to have my LO sleep in his crib at night, and nap downstairs in the bassinet or Rock N Play I have, right after I get home from the hospital. I hope that I am not being naive to think that this is possible.

Did anyone do this and find it work well for you?

silvercamaro77

The first 2 weeks LO would nap and sleep anywhere I wanted her to. It was after that she became difficult. 

denise12

silvercamaro77:

The first 2 weeks LO would nap and sleep anywhere I wanted her to. It was after that she became difficult. 

Agree with this.  They pretty much sleep anywhere at first and then it's hard to get them to sleep where you want.  Mine won't sleep flat anymore so she sleeps in a boppy bouncer.  I was too afraid to go right to crib because I wanted her in the room with me.  But if it works, go for it!

rchlbug02

We didn't do it immediately, but our daughter sleeps in her crib for naps and at night and has since she was about 2 weeks old. I had initially planned on going straight to the crib but was more comfortable with her in a RNP in our room when we first got home. She transitioned easily to her crib and pretty much only sleeps there now (which is a pain when we are out and I know she is tired!). Good luck!

LenMont

Both my DS (now 3) and my DD (6 weeks) have slept in their cribs in the nursery from night one.  With DS it was an accident--we put him in the bassinet in our room the first night and realized that it was right at eye level for our st.bernard. We were afraid he'd eat him!!! We put him in the crib and it was fine.  With DD, we decided to try the same thing and she has slept like a champ in her room since the first night.

Kafo25

DS will take naps in his crib while DH works in the next room while watching on a monitor. He is just so little he looks like he's being swallowed up in there!

heymommy

It's totally doable! I'm not sure why more people don't do this. You might want to skip the RNP and just stick to flat surfaces.

mommybrynn

I keep my LOs in our room until 4-6 mos, as was recommended by our pedi as it has been shown to reduce the risk of SIDS.  I just don't feel comfortable not having them within arms reach when they are so little.  DS naps in his crib during the day, however, so we do utilize it.  But at night, I want my lil' man close by!

dizzycooks

Our DD has slept in her own room, in her crib, from day one.  Naps are also in her crib and she does fine with both.  It took a little practice with the naps, but it was so worth it!  Good luck.

Wiscisbliss

heymommy:

It's totally doable! I'm not sure why more people don't do this. You might want to skip the RNP and just stick to flat surfaces.

ditto.  

DS has been sleeping in his crib since we got home. 

DBride2006

For the first little while (couple weeks or so), both of my DSs would NOT sleep in their beds- pretty much only on me. But I kept working at it and they were both in their bassinet in our room after that and then in their cribs in their rooms by 8 weeks. 

So, don't get discouraged if it doesn't work right away... newborns sometimes need to feel you to sleep at first. Just keep working at it and they'll get comfortable in their beds soon.

I EBF, so I liked having them close when they were eating every 1-2 hours. But once we found a groove (down to 1-2 times a night), I was ok with putting them upstairs in their cribs.  

chipdip

I bought a breathable crib mattress (www.securebeginnings.com) , so I only let my LO sleep in the crib.  I was too afraid of suffocation etc....  We had the crib in our room for the first three months, and now she is in her own room. 

TaylorandMel

We're not going to have LO's transition to crib until at least 4 months, because that's when the SIDs risk dives way down.  For some people this may not make sense, but for us it's a good plan.  At that point they will wear their snuzas and be on the video monitor.

Amitchell0626

Worked fine for us! DD was in her crib right from day 1 at night. For naps she slept where ever she fell asleep for the first month or 2.

rxbeth

My LO has slept in her crib at night from day 1. 

I feel it would be more dangerous for her to be in my bedroom since I have a major tendency to sleep walk/wander (worse when I'm sleep deprived) and if she were too close, I think I would end up putting her in my bed when she cried leading to a possibly bad situation since we aren't set up to co-sleep.  This way I have to go across the hall to get her and am less likely to wander OUT of the bedroom.  DH caught me last night messing around with my nightstand freaking out that I couldn't find the baby and he had to tell me, she's safe in her crib. 

In her crib, we dress her in a long sleeve onesie with pants so we can attach her Snuza monitor and then I also have an audio monitor to hear her sounds and amplify the sound of the Snuza.  This is what I feel most comfortable with in our situation.

It is possible if this is what you want to do.

Steph Bez

I didn't read the other responses but my DS slept in his crib for naps and nighttime from the time he was 3 days old. I wouldn't have done it any other way because it worked for us. He had no issues. Hope this helps!

ReeseFox

martacaroline:

I will try my best to have my LO sleep in his crib at night, and nap downstairs in the bassinet or Rock N Play I have, right after I get home from the hospital. I hope that I am not being naive to think that this is possible.

Did anyone do this and find it work well for you?

This is exactly what I do.  My daughter slept in her crib at night (and occassional naps) since the day we got home from the hospital.  If we're downstairs, naps are i the RNP.  We haven't had any problems.