Crib Transition and Night Wakings

maritimeme

DD will be 4 months old this Friday and we are gearing up to transition her to the crib in her own room. Up until now she has been in the pnp in our room. She has never fully slept thought the night, waking at least twice I assume to nurse. She goes to bed between 7730 and I can put her down drowsy or awake of she hasn't fallen asleep nursing.

My issue is that even though I nurse her twice a night she more often than not wakes around another 23 times minimum. I am guilty for just popping a pacifier in her mouth and she drifts right off back to sleep. It will suck to do this when she's down the hall! I am really hoping maybe I am just responding too quickly and she'll go back to sleep on her own she doesn't wake up crying but fear it would escalate to a full wake up and then I'll be nursing her back to sleep every 2 hrs! I also usually bring her into bed around 56 if she wakes to ensure she sleeps until 7.

We do run a noisy ac unit works as white noise too and will be putting blackout curtains up in her room to help with the transition.

I don't think it's related to the 4 month wakeful as she has always done this. Just wondering if any of you ladies have a similar experience or have any tips to share. I need you to help me be brave!

jreavey

Every baby is different, but I found out once we transitioned to the crib that our monitor doesn't pick up every little whine. Since I wouldn't hear him fuss if he dropped the binky in the night, I wouldn't wake to replace it. He was fine. He does wake and cry when he is hungry, but not so much for the binky.

pinottoparenthood

I used to run in to get my DS and nurse him when I heard him up and fussing, but I discovered that if I just ignore it for a few minutes, he often goes back to sleep on his own. If he needs to eat, he will continue to fuss and/or eventually cry, and then I get him and feed him. Now he STTN.... Hopefully you will have the same experience!

maritimeme

pinottoparenthood:

I used to run in to get my DS and nurse him when I heard him up and fussing, but I discovered that if I just ignore it for a few minutes, he often goes back to sleep on his own. If he needs to eat, he will continue to fuss and/or eventually cry, and then I get him and feed him. Now he STTN.... Hopefully you will have the same experience!

This is pretty much the reason we want to move her to the crib. DH nudges me everytime she starts "talking" and even if he didn't she still keeps me up. I have let her just talk away and sometimes it escalates to crying and others she's gone back to sleep but I am up the entire timing waiting to know what she'll do!

cbaiamonte

We're in the process of transitioning our LO to her crib as well and I am so not looking forward to it! We tried a few weeks ago, establishing a 3-Strike rule (she wakes up three times and we put her back in our room), but she would only stay asleep 20mins at a time, max. Besides, who can stand their little one's crocodile tears?! Hopefully, this time around isn't so hard (on me!).