When to transition to crib?

JennyLo26 · December 2012

LO currently sleeps in the rock n play at night. He gives me 5 hour stretches some nights and is currently 6 weeks old. I have started to put him down for naps in his crib but he doesnt last very long in there. I have put in a crib wedge and use white noise machines but still doesn't last long. Any advice? I don't think I want to put him down in the crib at night just yet but I am curious as to when everyone did the switch.

albjag · December 2012

Switch when you feel comfortable. our guy is still in the PNP in our room and is 2 mos old. he does take most of his naps in his crib. Just keep trying to nap in the crib if that's what you want.

Mrs&Dr2b · December 2012

Our LO has been in his crib since day one. It just depends with what you are comfortable with. We just always make sure to swaddle and use white noise machines.

starsinger17 · December 2012

I started putting him in his crib at 3 weeks.

jeffsteph1207 · December 2012

we just switched our son 2 days ago, and he has been doing good so far. we are all sleeping better.

Anjvatier · December 2012

I was going to post the same thing. Our LO is sleeping through the night in her rock and play. And she is swaddled. She started rolling over the other day so I know when we put her in the crib we are not going to be able to swaddle her although we have one of those wedges in there also. I am just afraid that she is not going to sleep through the night when we move her in there. I know how lucky we are that she is sleeping through the night and why mess with a good thing. But we are going to try it this weekend.

laurenhankey · December 2012

We went to the crib at 4 weeks only because I was sooooo exhausted and couldn't take sleeping on the couch anymore. LO lost a ton of weight in the hospital so regardless of how much she COULD sleep I still had to wake her every 3 hrs to eat. I slept right beside her in her RnP, or bouncer, at first it was the carseat...it was a total mess. So, at 4 weeks we started on a loose bedtime routine so at the very least the little bit I was sleeping was a good, restful sleep. She didn't do any better or worse in the crib. Maybe transition only for naps at first and slowly get into night time sleeping there. Transition when you're ready but I believe the longer you go the harder it'll be.

Newsie96 · December 2012

My daughter is 12 weeks today and still in the RNP. A friend of mind kept her babies in it until they were too big. Right now her crib is full of her Christmas presents but after Jan. 1 I plan to put her down for her naps in it and my mom will do that at her house. But I think I am going to put her crib wedge in it because she hates being flat.

arilevine · December 2012

My daughter just turned 12 weeks as well & she has been sleeping in the cradle that attaches to the top of the pack & play in our room, she is now too big for it (her feet reach the bottom) & I need to start transitioning her into the crib. I have tried it a few times and she screams the minute I put her in it. She is sleeping through the night now... from about 10 pm- 630/ 7 am and I know that is going to come to a end when she is in the crib. I am absoultley dreading it cause I know its gonna be so hard. I have a feeling I waited to long & now she is only going to want to sleep in our room.

Kissty · December 2012

I didn't put my LO in his crib until about 1 week befroe 3 months. We started out by going into his room and just laying and playing in the crib for a couple days, then naps in ther crib for a week and now he sleeps in it naps and bedtime. Before that he was in his pnp in my room. The transition has been easier than expected.

JennyLo26 · December 2012

Thank you all! Still trying the naps in the crib. For now he only lasts about 30 minutes but before it was 20 so we will keep trying. We shall see how it goes.

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