DS slept in his crib, swaddled, months 3-4. Then close to 5 months he became very agitated in there and didn't want to sleep anywhere but his RNP, so I obliged.
Whenever I place him in his crib, he immediately rolls, and we don't have any bumpers, so he rolls all over the crib until he's smashed up against the side, doesn't like that. He screams a lot. I let him scream for a minute or two, before going in, putting him in the center, saying "night night," then leaving again.
He's going to outgrow the RNP shortly and already flips over in it if he's not tightly fastened in.
I was giving him a pacifier, but he now pulls it out of his mouth and gets frustrated when he can't get it back in. He sucks his thumb for comfort, but it seems like he doesn't think to do it when he's super upset.
I feel like if he had bumpers in there, at least he wouldn't smash into the sides while he's doing his roly poly game. He's very active and can roll tummy to back and back to tummy without any issues. I'd feel fine with them during naps since I'm awake and have a video monitor, but I KNOW they're not recommended and at night I would worry.
Any advice?
Re: Help w/crib sleeping- rolls all over! Bumpers yay/nay?
We use breathable bumpers because he was getting his limbs stuck between the slats.
Honestly, I wouldn't go in and move him. He has to learn to sleep however he ends up OR to move to a more comfortable position.
DS just now got the freedom to move around in his crib and roll over to his back (long story). This first night we basically had to do Ferber, because there's just no other way to let him learn that if he doesn't want to sleep on his back, then he's going to have to roll over. It's not practical to go in there every time he rolls over and roll him back. It took an hour of crying/check-ins and then he rolled over to his tummy and went to sleep.
The past two nights he STTN in a million different positions.
If he's flipping over in the RNP already, I wouldn't let him sleep in it any longer. I would think that's an accident waiting to happen.
We have the breathable bumpers in DS's crib because he kept getting his legs stuck in the slats and I was worried about him hurting himself. But they aren't really thick enough to keep him from smacking the wood sides and getting angry about it. I have a feeling your LO may just need to outgrow the wiggling in the crib.
No bumpers. Even the mesh, breathable ones are not recommended.
DS rolls all over the place and he likes to snuggle in a corner of the crib. We put him in a sleepsack so he can't get his legs stuck between the slats. Other than that, we let him do whatever he wants.
It may take a few nights, but your LO will eventually get used to it.
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We use a mesh bumper.