Give Me All Your Tactics for Putting LO in Crib

StrawberryAlarmClock · July 2012

DD can sense the crib from 6' away! She will be out cold and as soon as I even think of putting her down, she's awake. She's even slicker than DS was at this age (2 weeks old).

What are your tricks? I'll try anything short of a Benadryl IV.

Kdrake8 · July 2012

We got a graco PNP with pop out cuddle cove. For the first 3 months, we put her in her halo swaddle and then put the cuddle cove in her crib and her inside the cuddle cove. She slept great in there and got used to her room and being "in" the crib but still nestled close.

Now that she's over 3 months, we bought the Magic Sleep Suit and got rid of the cuddle cove and the swaddle. We put her in the magic sleep suit and set her directly in her crib. The first night she slept 1045-5, woke to eat, back down 515-730. The second night she slept 11-630.

PaulnEmilie · July 2012

Halo sleep sack swaddles FTW. DD loves hers & at most will only fuss for 5 minutes when we put her in her crib.

PaulnEmilie · July 2012

PS, just noticed your user name & I approve. Lol. That's awesome; it's nice to know someone else has heard of them.

sjones771 · July 2012

Until my LO was about 3 weeks I would fall asleep with him on the couch out of sheer exhaustion. Trying to put him in his crib was horrible. It didn't seem to matter how deep his sleep was, he just knew I was putting him in his crib. He does fine now though. I started putting him down for naps in the afternoon hoping he'd get used to it. At night I'd try and get him down early and he would go in his crib just like the afternoons, no problem. After a few days I guess maybe he got used to it because he would wake to nurse and immediately go back to sleep and in his crib. I also made sure I kept him wrapped in a blanket while I was holding him, and I would hold him sideways so when I did put him down, he was already warm and in a position to where I wouldn't have to move him much.

wh288205 · July 2012

My little guy will take naps in his crib and will start out the night sleeping in it, but after he wakes up the first time (usually after 3-4 hours), he will only sleep again if we put him in his carrier which we then put in the crib. He has an issue with his spine, so I attribute that to his hatred of sleeping on his back for long hours though.

angelfire02 · July 2012

We use the Kiddopotamus swaddles and they work awesome.

jasrun80 · July 2012

I rock and nurse, after changing diaper & I juts double swaddle. Once she's asleep in my arms I kind of walk to the crib & set her in and I let her wake a little so she gets used to this. I guess it will help once she starts to self soothe. I read it in parenting magazine & I know I could've used the advice with my first.

StrawberryAlarmClock · July 2012

PaulnEmilie:
PS, just noticed your user name & I approve. Lol. That's awesome; it's nice to know someone else has heard of them.

Haha Love SAC!!! Yes

StrawberryAlarmClock · July 2012

kdrake8:
We got a graco PNP with pop out cuddle cove. For the first 3 months, we put her in her halo swaddle and then put the cuddle cove in her crib and her inside the cuddle cove. She slept great in there and got used to her room and being "in" the crib but still nestled close.
Now that she's over 3 months, we bought the Magic Sleep Suit and got rid of the cuddle cove and the swaddle. We put her in the magic sleep suit and set her directly in her crib. The first night she slept 1045-5, woke to eat, back down 515-730. The second night she slept 11-630.

Hmmm. I must look for this Cuddle Cove you speak of!!

StrawberryAlarmClock · July 2012

sjones771:
Until my LO was about 3 weeks I would fall asleep with him on the couch out of sheer exhaustion. Trying to put him in his crib was horrible. It didn't seem to matter how deep his sleep was, he just knew I was putting him in his crib. He does fine now though. I started putting him down for naps in the afternoon hoping he'd get used to it. At night I'd try and get him down early and he would go in his crib just like the afternoons, no problem. After a few days I guess maybe he got used to it because he would wake to nurse and immediately go back to sleep and in his crib. I also made sure I kept him wrapped in a blanket while I was holding him, and I would hold him sideways so when I did put him down, he was already warm and in a position to where I wouldn't have to move him much.

Starting at nap time is a good idea. I say this as she's napping on my chest while I bump. Oops.

StrawberryAlarmClock · July 2012

Those of you who swaddle, does your LO grunt and lift his/her legs in the air?? I can't tell if she's fighting the swaddle or gas!

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