when did/will you transition to the crib in own room?

sparks2987 · May 2012

When did you/will you transition to the crib? How did you do it?

I was planning to transition around 3-4 months but now that it is here, I dont want to do it. I love waking up and seeing her little face next to my bed. I am also worried about the switch from RNP to crib. Her room is just across the hall but seems so far away!

Did you slowly lead up to it, starting with just naps or did you do it cold turkey?

bikitybinx · May 2012

We did it at 8 weeks. It was actually fairly easy - we started by doing the first leg of her nighttime sleeping in her crib, and then after that I would put her in our room. We did that for a week or so, and then started all night in her room. She took to it like a champ, much better than I did. The first night without her, I barely slept - jumping at every sound on the monitor. At the time, she was only napping on me during the day. Now, she does all naps and nighttime sleep in her crib.

livinginashoe · May 2012

We did it around 2 months. She wasn't sleeping well in our room anymore, and so one night we just put her in the crib. She slept much better than she had been, though I was up most of the night listening to the static of the monitor. A few more days, though, and I was sleeping much better, too.

KellyP888 · May 2012

We started around 6 weeks. I wanted her sleeping in her own room by the time I was back to work (8 weeks...boo!). First we moved her basinett into her room and she slept in that for a week just to get her (& us) used to her room. Then after a week we moved her into her crib. She did great with it!

ferris0906 · May 2012

bikitybinx:
We did it at 8 weeks. It was actually fairly easy - we started by doing the first leg of her nighttime sleeping in her crib, and then after that I would put her in our room. We did that for a week or so, and then started all night in her room. She took to it like a champ, much better than I did. The first night without her, I barely slept - jumping at every sound on the monitor. At the time, she was only napping on me during the day. Now, she does all naps and nighttime sleep in her crib.

This almost exactly. I had intended on waiting longer, but my son's grunting was so loud that I could not sleep with him in our room anymore. I feel like he's such a little man by sleeping in his own room, and I still get to watch him on the video monitor.

noryang · May 2012

Probably around 6-7 months. But we have an overseas move to factor in. I am not goingto try and transition her with that kind of change looming or immediately after we get there. So - in reality - probably at 6 months at the earliest.

88eve88 · May 2012

ferris0906:
bikitybinx:
We did it at 8 weeks. It was actually fairly easy - we started by doing the first leg of her nighttime sleeping in her crib, and then after that I would put her in our room. We did that for a week or so, and then started all night in her room. She took to it like a champ, much better than I did. The first night without her, I barely slept - jumping at every sound on the monitor. At the time, she was only napping on me during the day. Now, she does all naps and nighttime sleep in her crib.
This almost exactly. I had intended on waiting longer, but my son's grunting was so loud that I could not sleep with him in our room anymore. I feel like he's such a little man by sleeping in his own room, and I still get to watch him on the video monitor.

This is us too! By 8 weeks, I couldn't take all the "night noises" DS was making ... the grunting, squealing, sighing, etc. so we just moved him to his crib cold turkey. We did do playtime in the crib for a few days beforehand so he was familiar with his crib and room. He transitioned very well! Like PPs though, I strained my ears to hear every little sound on the monitor for a while ... now, the monitor is across the room so I only hear the "loud" sounds.

ssm250 · May 2012

I want to do soon, but we haven't eliminated the 3am feedings yet. Hopefully the Dr will tell us okay at the 4 month check up.

We have her taking all her catnaps (groan) in the crib now so I expect the switch to overnight will be harder on Mom & Dad then on her.

We will probably do a test run this weekend because DH & I have a black tie event to attend Sat that will keep us out past her bedtime. It will be easier for us to get ready for bed without waking her if she's next door....

MrsLindinger0905 · May 2012

We just did it this past weekend. DD is long so her little feet were hanging over the edge of the RNP! I didn't do anything special, just stuck her in there, and she slept through the night without incident!

louberrypie · May 2012

5 weeks - DH worked over nights and i was totally delirious from lack of sleep. so, i let her nap in her crib in her room (across from ours), at the end of 4 weeks. by 5 weeks, sleeping nights in the crib. it was really nice, i would just wake up and feed her in the chair and put her back to bed. when i went back to work that next week, i was already sleeping much better. it made me feel a little better because we have these super cozy soft crib sheets, i can't remember what they're called, but - she loves them and that makes me feel better.

you can do it!

AnessaDaneen · May 2012

I switched at 3 months. My sons bedroom is upstairs and my husbands and my room is downstairs, so it was a big transition! First week I slept in the trundle bed in his room . . . He woke up often, more than the two regular nursing times, so I am glad I stayed up there. Now I am back in my own bed . . . I have to admit though, climbing those stairs at 2 and 5 is dreadful!

harmonicbabe26 · May 2012

At 8 weeks. Cold turkey. No issues whatsoever. That was the best decision ever. We're all three sleeping so much better now.

poobear2015 · May 2012

We did it at 2.5 months and thats actually when she started sleeping 9-10 hours! She likes the mattress better there. And she's always been happy in her room (maybe the colors?) I did it one random night - DH had to hold my hand through the process ha! We had the monitor up all the way to hear every breath. About a week later, I was turning the monitor down. It made our nights a lot more relaxed too - DH and I "do more" if you will haha!

BoilerUp1 · May 2012

Hearing all these success stories makes me hopeful that it helps us get some better sleep, as we are still up 3-4 times a night. We're doing the switch this weekend and I have mixed feelings about it.

hizah05 · May 2012

Mine is still in my room in the RNP and I'm also worried like you on the switch to a crib. He's always hated laying on his back to sleep...in fact I'm not sure he has slept on his back since maybe a couple weeks old. I'm hoping to keep him in there until 6 months but I don't know that my DH is on board.

laura.noel · May 2012

His Daddy wants to do it now, but I am not ready! I would prefer to wait until he outgrows the co sleeper Ina couple of months. His room is connected to our room, though, so I really have no excuse!

frasey · May 2012

harmonicbabe26:
At 8 weeks. Cold turkey. No issues whatsoever. That was the best decision ever. We're all three sleeping so much better now.

This. Except at 3 weeks bc DH couldn't sleep with all her little noises!

michelle7482 · May 2012

Not planning on moving her out until 6 months. SIDS scares me too much!

ctodd498 · June 2012

We moved last week at 3 1/2 months. He sleeps like a champ for the most part. I think we were keeping him up more than he was keeping him up. So I moved him cold turkey to his crib in his own room. Easy peasy!

We still do naps in the pack and play, though, since his nap times don't coincide with our little girl's naps. I prefer him to be in sight while she's awake. And her playing doesn't seem to disrupt his naps at all.

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