Advice/help for crib transition at 3 months old?

Reilly626

At first my son did fine, but now he is waking hourly crying- I believe he feels like he is falling and jerks his arms. I swaddle him and he tears out of it, he doesn't like it. They were in RNPs but they are too long for them. Should they be in crib prior to their midnight feed? My husband puts them in their swings- I go to sleep early so I can make it through the night. After I feed them I put them in their cribs. Any tips/suggestions? I see their ped.'tomorrow and will ask. 

 

Ps I think I would not recommend the RNP anymore to you newbies- go with 2 pack and plays as big and uncomfy as they are. I went with them because of the C section and not doing stairs to their room but my kids grew out of them so quick- they are long and now I'm having transition troubles...

Missa_g

Are they in the crib at any other time? We started doing naps in them just watched sleepy cues then moved to bedtime. It's a big open space that they're not used to, so I would try to get them more familiar with it at other times too.

CourtneySue

Thats tough. My 2 GF's had terrible trouble with the transition & I wish I wouldn't of stayed quiet when everyone was buying the RNP but some babies do just fine. My twins have been in their crib since 7 weeks but have always slept flat. However they are swaddled for every nap & night time & I think that it wouldn't work for mine if they weren't. They also sleep in the same crib for now for a few more weeks till we get the new camera.

I would suggest getting a smaller/better swaddle if he is able to break out. Many babies fight it becasue they are overly tired/stimulated so it is also important to know their sleep cues & get down drowsey. It might be a few days, but it really does work.

Breezy8407

Ours both fought the swaddle for a week or so, but we knew they still needed it. We used/use Halo Sleep Sack Swaddles...they have busted out maybe a handful of times in 6 months. I rec. the fleece ones. 

As for the transition, I think it took us about 4-5 days. We just replaced nuks when they woke up at first, and it was less daunting than I thought it would be.  We started by moving the RnP's into their bedroom so they got used to the room, sounds etc. (we use a fan for white noise)

BananaPancake

We generally keep them close to us and in smaller sleeping spaces until they're 6m old, and at 6m we drop them in the crib with a paci and white noise and let them work it out. Swaddling has always been a huge curse for us because tehy get so dependent on in and then we have to wean them. Our first was a a terrible sleeper and we approached things from a much more relaxed "see ya in the morning!" stance with number 2 and on. It just seems like they're not ready to leave Mama's arms so early and once they hit 5/6 months they're really ready to start soothing themselves a little better. I'm not sure how it'll go with twins, but we'll probably go from the RNPs to the Pack n Play and then to individual cribs in their rooms a little later on. 

Reilly626

I found my answer ladies!!!! I got twin teethers on my hands! They turned 3 months Saturday- crazy they started teething and screaming the same time!!