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For those of you giving up the swing...

tinarayetinaraye
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We went cold turkey on the swing four days ago. Ugh. I'm not going to sugar-coat this - it's been a rough transition. That said, DD is sleeping in her crib right now. 

I rock/nurse her into naps and to sleep for the night. Once she fell asleep we laid her in her swing and she slept... typically for an hour or even two. Since putting the swing in storage, we have to wait nearly hour to put her down in the crib without waking. She has to be in a really deep sleep; otherwise, her eyes pop open and her arms spring out, and she's wide awake. So I'm logging many, many hours in that glider! Thank heavens it's comfy!

For those of you who have been through this, how long did it take for baby to accept the crib as the new norm?

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  • MrsEllis10MrsEllis10 member

    We stopped the swing cold turkey about 3 weeks ago and it has been hell on earth. Only the past few days she as finally caught on. I think because we have incorporated a routine into naptime that it has helped. She loves Baby Einstein videos so when I see her getting sleepy I will put her in the recliner with me let her watch about 5 min then start to rock her. She HATES being rocked and will fight me for so long, once she closes her eyes (still crying) I bring he to her crib, put her down and pat her bottom for about 5 min and she is out!

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  • SmileandLaughSmileandLaugh
    DS is still in his swing, I've tried and tried but he cries bloody murder if I put him to bed in his crib.
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  • luvmyducksluvmyducks member

    We did it cold turkey at almost 3m.  But we swaddled her so I think that helped.  It was probably a good week before it got better.  The first couple days were horrible and I may have slept on the nursery floor....

     

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  • leigh1103leigh1103
    Yup... I hear ya.  Naps used to be 2 hours or so in the swing, now they are about 40 minutes in the crib.  We put her into the crib when she seems sleepy.  Sometimes she fusses, but most often she just looks around and talks to herself.  We do give her a lovey and she will usually roll around and just eat its ears for a while before she falls asleep.  We also turn on the mobile to soothe her for a few minutes.  If she is upset on her back we just turn her onto her belly and then she usually calms down and falls asleep within a few minutes.  HTH!  Good luck :)
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  • Hopeful1!Hopeful1!

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    DS is still in his swing, I've tried and tried but he cries bloody murder if I put him to bed in his crib.

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    I have never won the battle of the swing, he always outlasts me. I would totally do CIO but I can't have him keeping up the other 2 so I always have to give in once he really gets going and put him in the swing. I am really at a loss as to what to do. I feel so bad for the other 2 b/c they are such good sleepers (thank god) and W wakes them up with his crying and takes all of my attention. sigh.

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  • ClickMamaClickMama
    We gave up the swing recently in a bit of an awkward fashion.  I had been a bit terrified about giving it up the swing as that was her only place of napping.  I noticed a few weeks ago that she wasn't loving her naps in the swing but hadn't shown any interest in the crib.  Well, one day she just flat out reflused the swing, so I had to take her to her room and rock her.  3 minutes later she was out.  So that was our transition to the crib.  The first 10 days her naps were crap in the crib, short (30-45 mins) but now has lengthened them to almost 2 hours. 
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  • caraleebcaraleeb member

    We gave up the swing cold turkey at about 5 months, but we had to ferber and teach him to go down awake but drowsy, most times it works sometimes it doesnt but its not easy i do know that so i feel for you! At first his naps went from 2 hrs in the swing to 20 minutes in the crib, now hes back up to 1.5 hrs in the crib so it just takes time =(

     



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  • katie4253katie4253 member
    this post makes me feel so much better about myself.  We are just now trying to wean from the swing too.  I'm so glad I'm not the only one who was still using it. 
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