Transition to crib

saundraandbrett

Hi! My DS is 5 weeks old and I'm very ready to transition him to his crib in his own room. I've tried putting him down for naps in his crib but they only last about 30 mins before he wakes up screaming. I try to comfort without picking him up but nothing seems to work. I end up picking him up, he falls asleep, I put him back in his crib and the cycle repeats. He's been sleeping in the Fisher Price Rock n Play Sleeper thing. He was doing really well in it but now that seems to be falling apart too. :

Any advice?

ladyjenna13

We just started this with our 6 week old son this past weekend, so we are going into night 4 this evening.  I think every baby is going to be different when it comes to this, so I can only go from what we are going through right now.  Our son is a great sleeper, so our approach has been fairly easy.

The challenge we have had is adjusting the feeding schedule.  So he gets a bottle at 7:00. After that I burp him and we do tummy time for 5-10 minutes. I then take him down to the man cave with me until @ 9:30, at which time I feed him again.

At that point, we shut the house down, my wife takes him and they rock in the glider in his room while she reads to him.  Takes about 15 minutes for him to fall out at that point.

We don't swaddle him in there, but we do put him in a sleep sack.  His arms are free, but his little, kicking legs remain enclosed. Now, he still is waking up for his night feedings, but he is already stating to extend his sleep more and more each night.

Again, our son is a great sleeper, so I am sure that plays a bigger role then anything we are doing. But he sure does love that sleep sack. I think the biggest thing we are doing is adjusting our routine and including him in it. My wife is also feeding him more during the day to ensure that he has enough in his belly for the nighttime as we try to extend his sleep time.

Ms. Lisi

Is the crib mattress cold when you lay him down?  Sometimes if you heat it up first with a heating pad set on low, it helps babies to stay in a deeper sleep (move the heating pad before you set baby down, and turn it off once the mattress is warm).  Also, what has been working for me as far as naps in the crib go is the Halo sleep sacks that swaddle the arms.  DD cant do the startle response that wakes her up that way.  She went from sleeping 2-3 hours a night to sleeping 4-5, which is a nice improvement.  When she wakes up, I change her diaper, nurse her on my side, wait a few minutes until she drifts off, and lay her back down for another couple of hours. (this is at night). I also have a twin bed in her room that I am sleeping on while she transitions.  It is easier on the both of us, plus she doesnt wake my husband, so the whole family is happy.

Good luck! 

saundraandbrett

He is swaddled and he pretty much hates it. One reason I'm ready for him to move to his old room is because I wake up to him trying to get out of it. Little grunts accompany the punching motions he makes. I have tried all kinds of swaddle brands, except the HALO which I think I'll get today, and he gets his hands and arms free in all of them.

I don't know if I'm trying to push him out too early or not. I'm a FTM and feel guilty about any decision!

kpearse99

Lo has been in his own room since night 3 and it was the best decision we have made. Not only do we get more sleep cause we don't hear every little movement but he has been doing great and he is used to his own room and doesn't depend on hearing us breath our anything like that. I just transitioned him to his crib from his rnp last week and he has been doing pretty good, hasn't really affected him sttn! He won't nap long in it though