Any other RnP users starting to think crib transition is going to be impossible?

carawestt · July 2012

I've been trying to have LO take one nap a day in his crib to get him used to it but his crib "naps" consist of being in there about 10 minutes then he wakes up. Last night we tried to have him sleep in there swaddled but he would wake up immediately after being put down. We eventually gave up, after 5 tries, and just put him in the RnP where he slept from 10pm-6am straight. I want to get him to sleep in the crib within the next couple weeks but nothing seems to be working.. He hates being in there, swaddled or not.

babybug11 · July 2012

I am starting to think naps are impossible in her crib.She just screams and waves her arms around.

Andplusalso, last night I laid her in her crib about 9:15 and she just laid in there "talking" until 11:20 when she fell asleep. I did change her at 10:30 though. Where as when she is in her RNP she falls asleep instantly.

ImThisBabysMom · July 2012

Madelyn had a rough week transitioning from the bassinet to her PNP. But we put her in the PNP every night and she adjusted. I'd just keep doing it. It'll be tough until he adjusts, but he will.

Jonvic04 · July 2012

This is EXACTLY what we are going through. I've been trying to get LO to nap in the crib for over two weeks now and he'll nap for about 30 - 40 mins before he wakes up. We haven't tried the crib at night but last night we tried the Pack n Play to try to get him used to sleeping on his back and it was a total bust. He was up every half an hour from 12 to 4 at which time I couldn't take it anymore and I moved him to the RnP. In the RnP he sleeps from 9pm to 5 am straight.

I don't know what to do. His pediatritian told us that he should be out of the RnP by 4 months, even though he won't be 25 lbs, because they become dangerous once the child can roll and start to get into a sitting position.

danandbethg · July 2012

carawestt:

I've been trying to have LO take one nap a day in his crib to get him used to it but his crib "naps" consist of being in there about 10 minutes then he wakes up. Last night we tried to have him sleep in there swaddled but he would wake up immediately after being put down. We eventually gave up, after 5 tries, and just put him in the RnP where he slept from 10pm-6am straight. I want to get him to sleep in the crib within the next couple weeks but nothing seems to be working.. He hates being in there, swaddled or not.

I could've written this post myself. He was STTN in the RnP...now he won't sleep. H and I are getting frustrated...but don't know what to do.

carawestt · July 2012

babybug11:

I am starting to think naps are impossible in her crib.She just screams and waves her arms around.

Andplusalso, last night I laid her in her crib about 9:15 and she just laid in there "talking" until 11:20 when she fell asleep. I did change her at 10:30 though. Where as when she is in her RNP she falls asleep instantly.

My LO won't fall asleep on his own unless he's in his swing. He's very clingy, has been from the start, so he has to be rocked to sleep. If I put him down awake/drowsy but awake, even in his RnP, he cries as soon as I leave the room.

sometimesalwayschaotic · July 2012

I would say give it time. DD1 was a swing sleeper. One day she started being more fussy in the swing so we tried the crib and she did fine. She was just ready. I remember reading in Happiest Baby on the Block that he never knew a kid who still needed to sleep in the swing after 5 months. I would just keep trying and eventually he'll just be ready. I think it's more of a developmental thing and this young it is hard for them to be in that big open space. If it isn't working, give it a few weeks and try again. I sure hope that this Lo has as easy of a transition out of the swing as her sister!

carawestt · July 2012

Thanks, all you ladies give me hope! I'm just hoping he'll get the hang out of it by the end of August when we go to see my mom in CO. She has a mini crib at her house for him, so his RnP will not be coming with us!

schmood · July 2012

he's been at DC for 1.5wks where they have him nap in the crib. I'm going to give it another few weeks until he's used to the crib there before I try our crib at home for nighttime & naps. He STTN most nights in the RNP

Ladybug32110 · July 2012

I'm holding off because we are going on a trip on a few weeks and I want to take the RnP so I don't want to get her started in the crib only to backstep for 8 nights and lose our progress. Good luck though, it will just take some time

MrsA71208 · July 2012

I'm having trouble with DS transitioning as well. A few weeks ago we made the transition from RNP to bassinet just so DS would get use to sleeping flat of his back. Everything was going great until this Tuesday and since then he's been terrible at night. I don't know what to do but just keep trying. Hopefully things will get better again, I got use to him sleeping 10-12 hours a night!

ADub09 · July 2012

One thing that I think helped us have a smooth transition was putting him in his crib for times other than nap time. I would put him in there with his mobile on while I put his clothes away or used the bathroom etc. He got used to it and to his room. We have had a wonderful transition from bassinet to crib. GL

laurack · July 2012

I transitioned out of the rnp a few weeks ago,it took at least a weekor maybe two. I would put her down flat and sort of jiggle the bassinet, then when she eventually dropped off she would wake after an hour then I'd put her back in the rock n play. The next night she might go two hours, then when she woke I'd move her back to the r n p.

Eventually she was spending the whole night in the flat bassinet.

Now I'm transitioning her to her own room and the crib which is not going great as she keeps moving and getting her face jammed up against the bars, or last night i found her screaming with both legs stuck in between the bars.

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