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How to get LO to nap in the crib?

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We transitioned LO to sleep in his crib about 3 weeks ago and he's been there ever since. He's not a great sleeper - needs to be rocked/nursed to sleep and then wakes up between 2-4 to nurse some more, then up at 5 (at which point I usually give up and bring him into the guest room bed with me until 7 or 8).

We are waiting for the ok from our pedi to night wean. I'm assuming he'll say ok when we go in this week for the 6-month appointment and we'll do that, and then ferber soon after. Anyway, we have our nights figured out.

But for day, we need a solution. LO is home with DH during the week and DH is not very good at doing the hard work of changing routines. So when LO grew out of the napper in the pack n play, rather than transition him to the crib, DH let him nap in the swing and now that's the only place he'll nap (or in bed with me). Over the weekend, I tried the crib a few times, but no luck.

My feeling is that we just need to do it. And he may have a day or two of cranky awfulness, but that eventually he'll get there. Any suggestions to make it easier?

 

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  • hollacehollace

    I started trying to put our LO in his crib for naps a few weeks ago knowing I would try to night transition this week.  It isn't always easy and he doesn't always end up there, but I try to do a modified night routine to soothe him.  At first he woke up multiple times.  The other day he slept for 2.5 hours there.  It's just going to take time and your husband will have to be persistent.  I know that can be hard for husbands :)  Mine thinks you can swaddle and let a 7 week old cry himself to sleep...

     

     

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  • umdbrideumdbride

    If the swing is in the area where your DH is? (like ours is in the living room and DH often works at the dining room table)  If so, maybe set up a pack'n'play there for the baby to sleep for a few days, then move the PNP to the bedroom, and then baby from PNP to crib? 

    I think my DH found it easier to continually go to or settle down the baby if he was nearby, rather than upstairs in a separate room. If that's the case for you, maybe at least a PNP nearby would ease the transition for your DH and DS :)

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  • DCtoLowcountryDCtoLowcountry
    If Ferber's on the horizon - and LO is napping in the swing - why rock the boat? I would let him nap in the swing for a few more weeks and then Ferber in the crib consistently when you're ready.  
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  • SofkaSofka

    imageDCtoLowcountry:
    If Ferber's on the horizon - and LO is napping in the swing - why rock the boat? I would let him nap in the swing for a few more weeks and then Ferber in the crib consistently when you're ready.  

    agree, if it works, why not let him nap in the swing for now?

     

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  • belizeitornotbelizeitornot

    imageDCtoLowcountry:
    If Ferber's on the horizon - and LO is napping in the swing - why rock the boat? I would let him nap in the swing for a few more weeks and then Ferber in the crib consistently when you're ready.  

    I agree with this. He's napping in the swing and then you can tackle a longer STTN/napping in crib in one fell swoop with Ferber.

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