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fisher price rock n sleeper

kayce126kayce126
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My daughter just turned 5 months old. She has slept in the rock n sleeper since 1 week old. She falls asleep easily but starts to toss and turn in the middle of the night. I think she is outgrowing it but will not sleep in her crib. I think she likes being elevated. Any tips?
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  • stacinseanstacinsean
    What about rolling a towel or blanket up and putting it under one end of her crib mattress? I would do this with DS when he was congested and the elevation helped him drain. Maybe she'd like that transition? Also, are you swaddling her? The RNP sort of cuddles them and the crib is wide open. Maybe if you aren't swaddling her you could try that too. 
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  • ceelee4ceelee4 member

    I just got the RnP at my shower yesterday and want to use it in my room for the baby.  I was concerned that it wasn't firm and flat enough (like a crib is) for sleeping.  It sounds like you guys had a lot of success with it though.

     Did you buckle the baby in?  Did you put down a blanket or something first in case of leaks?  Any other tips for nighttime sleeping?

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  • stacinseanstacinsean

    ceelee-I don't actually use it for night time sleeping. I've had DD in her crib from night one. She sleeps well in there and we get much better sleep at night. I have the monitor on so I can hear her. I figure I'd have to get up and change and feed her in her room anyway, and it's close...so crib it was. I must add that DS was in our room for 8 weeks in a bassinet and the night we moved him to his crib both he and we slept a ton better. That's why DD went right to the crib. 

    We use the RnP for day time naps and keep it downstairs. For now I don't buckle her in because I'm in the room and she's not moving much, but I will once she starts wiggling more. I swaddle her, so I guess that contains anything, but we have been lucky so far with no leaks. 

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  • ceelee4ceelee4 member
    That makes a lot of sense!  Thanks!!
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  • DowagerCountessofNJDowagerCountessofNJ

    You can buy a wedge to put under the mattress if your LO likes to be elevated.  It's about $15 at BRU.  You can try swaddling but I thought it was unsafe to swaddle once baby started rolling over (it's difficult to lift your head off the mattress if your arms are restrained).

    Do you have a bedtime routine?  DD has been sleeping in her crib since the first night.  We give her a bath, lotion, feed her and put her in the crib either asleep or on the verge of sleep with her pacifier.  She outgrew the swaddle about three weeks ago.

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