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Any Ideas for getting 7 month old in his own crib?

MrsFerringtonMrsFerrington
in Babies: 9 - 12 Months
I have co-slept with my little boy since we brought him home from the hospital and I have loved it from the start, but now that I'm 23 weeks pregnant.... the bed is getting a little crowded between me, my preggers belly, my little boy and my husband... We have tried putting him in his crib during nap time and he won't nap long unless we are sleeping with him... and he wakes up screaming when he realizes that he is by himself. And at night when we put him in the crib after feeding him, giving him, a bath, and reading him a book he just cries and screams so hard that he makes himself sick. I can't handle letting him cry like that... it just seems mean. And everyone keeps telling me that I need to just let him cry it out, but if he is crying so hard that he is vomiting and hypervenitlating where it takes me like 20 min to calm him down, then I can't do it. But I guess I'm just hoping that maybe someone else has gone through this and knows another way other than the CIO method to get their little one to sleep in their own bed. Thanks! 
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Re: Any Ideas for getting 7 month old in his own crib?

  • MarriedBestFriendsMarriedBestFriends member
    I haven't read Ferber but I think it discusses?vomiting?in there, somewhere. Are you letting him CIO by himself or checking on him? Both Ferber and Sleep easy Solution (what we used and liked)- very similar- discusses progressive intervals for check-ins. He may be more bothered by the sight of you, or he may need this for reassurance. I'd read the books- GL!
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  • Brooke81Brooke81 member
    Could you try having him sleep in a pack and play in your room? Then he wouldn't be in your bed but you would be there. DS slept in his bassinet in our room until last week :( He has been sleeping in his crib for naps since about 3 months but we just moved him in there for the night too. He was getting a bit big for the bassinet. From about a month andf a half or 2 months going down for a nap meant lots of screaming even though I don't let him CIO ( I am there holding his hands or have my hand on his cheeck so he knows I'm there). He is finally getting better. anyway at night he seems to wake up a little more and be harder to sush and get to go back to sleep since we moved him. I think he sensed that we were in the room before and I was able to resopn quicker when he started to stir. Maybe you could use the PNP as a transition. Just a thought. Sorry that I am rambeling :) 
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  • katlizabethkatlizabeth member
    Can  you somehow make the transition easier?  It seem to me that going from your bed with lots of people to alone in a crib is a  lot to take at once!  I agree...maybe the pack n play in your room?  or have him fall asleep in your arms and then lay him down?  I don't know, but I can see how he'd protest going from a nice comfy bed with mom and dad to a cold crib all by himself.
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  • ncbellencbelle member
    The No Cry Sleep Solution has some ideas that may work well for you - good luck!


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  • Emcat1980@yahoo.comEmcat1980@yahoo.com
    I second the No Cry Sleep Solution book. I haven't tried it yet (DS still sleeps with us too) but I plan on implementing it soon, and I've heard good things for moms who don't want their babies to CIO
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  • MrsFerringtonMrsFerrington
    Yes I have tried the playpen in the bedroom, but he is now pulling up on stuff and I caught him standing in his playpen.. which was a very scary sight and if I move it to the bottom part it is very hard for me to get him in and out... especially with a bump in the way... I will get the No Cry Sleep Solution book, and go from there. Thanks everyone for the suggestions everyone! 
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