LO Will NOT sleep in bassinet or crib.

AshlynMarshall1019 · October 2012

Since we have brought our little one home, he has REFUSED to sleep in his crib. So, a friend of ours gave us a bassinet to try. He won't sleep in that either. The only way he will sleep is if he is being held or if he is in his car seat. I don't know if it's an incline issue or what. Another friend recommended swaddling him, but he kicks his way out very quickly... every time. He did this even when we were still in the hospital. I have one of the Swaddle Me blankets, and he just sat there and screamed in it for a while. I'm losing sleep because I can't sleep with him on me, and I'm worried about his development sleeping in the car seat. Please help. This FTM and son really need some good rest.

gingerfamily · October 2012

If the only place he will sleep is the carseat, strap him in and put it in his crib.

It's all about survival in the beginning.

jengansert · October 2012

let him sleep where he will sleep. im a huge fan of swaddling and white noise too!

Debra4love · October 2012

We have the Rock n Play and we put out daughter in it and turn on Twilight Turtle and she is out!!!! She absolutely loves it! Good Luck!!

JayandEmm · October 2012

It's all about survival at this age. Lo won't sleep anywhere but my bed.

Also try a miracle blanket. I promise your baby can't bust out of that yet.

Lili_h · October 2012

I second the Rock and Play!

sadsadie · October 2012

Sounds like it could be an incline thing, but babies also just want to be held (it's all about the "outer womb"). Maybe you could put the crib or bassinet mattress on an incline somehow and give that a try? Whatever you end up doing, remember to put safety first and make sure baby is buckled in to the carseat/Rock n Play and can't turn face down.

Good Luck!

sasa625 · October 2012

Our 1st DD was like this. She had pretty bad reflux so she didn't sleep well if she was flat. We put her in the crib and when she'd wake up and refuse to go back down we'd use the swing. She slept in the swing for about 7 months... We needed sleep!
Also, we used the Woombie because she needed to be swaddled but could get out of any blanket we tried. It worked great for us. Hang in there, it does get better!

wifey26 · October 2012

DS was exactly the same! We went with the Rock n Play - it's much safer than the car seat. (The incline of the car seat can crunch their throat/airway and is a SIDS risk.) By 10 weeks, he finally decided to sleep flat in the crib.

Good luck!!

MattysGirl81 · October 2012

For the first month of his life, DS napped in the swing and slept at night in the car seat. Like yours, that is the ONLY way he would sleep. As I remember, I tried him in the bassinet around 5ish weeks and he took to it with no problem. In the beginning, do whatever works!!

Vegasbb · October 2012

Like others have said get a rock and play ! It's inclined like the car seat, but much safer and more comfortable .

Hyaline · October 2012

I can't get DD down at night unless she falls asleep in bed with me. She'll transfer to her own bed (we have an Arm's Reach cosleeper) after that (usually...), but she will not fall asleep unless it's next to a warm, breathing human. At this point I'm going with it. We'll worry about doing it "right" when she's older. For now, like pp said, it's about survival. Do what you need to do for you both to get some sleep.

Aside: DH used to get really anal about "she needs to sleep in her own bed" but after a few days of crappy sleep he got over that notion. We all just need to sleep however we can right now

rnbeth477 · October 2012

Rock n play is amazing, plus it's safer than sleeping in car seat! Its so easy to move around the house too. DD sleeps in the rnp for naps and bedtime.

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