Crib sleepers/Mobile/Soother

hohmanam · June 2013

We spent over a month trying to get DS to sleep in his crib to no avail. We have regressed back to the RNP and I am completely fine with that for now. However, in a few weeks we are going to try the crib again and I was wondering if anyone had luck with a mobile or soother. We have the turtle that puts stars on the ceiling and we play music and that is fine for the RNP. He goes down drowsy and falls asleep, but the crib is a different story. I've tried the FP seahorse and that doesn't work.
I was thinking of getting this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007HZ9W0A/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Any other suggestions, ideas?

jobiann · June 2013

We have our iPod playing Baby Pearl Jam and Baby Weezer that we downloaded from iTunes all night long.

82Sonia · June 2013

We have this:

https://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-W9894-bConnect-Digital-Soother/dp/B0080D58GA/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1371239816&sr=1-1&keywords=fisher+price+digital+soother

It keeps her entertained long enough for me to use the bathroom or make lunch but it doesn't help her fall asleep. Sorry, not a real suggestion, more like a "I don't suggest this one" suggestion.

mandapear · June 2013

We use the sleep sheep and a box fan. The combo seems to work well.

loreeann86 · June 2013

We don't have a mobile, But I have the disney and Bob Marley lullabies on my phone that we play all night for her. I did think of getting her something like what you posted to keep her occupied when she wakes up.

lafayettegirl · June 2013

We have the Gentle Giraffe and the Fisher Price Precious Plants Mobile. I don't like the mobile to put him to sleep - it is a little loud. But the Gentle Giraffe has a great heart beat sound and a white noise/waterfall sound that works really well. And you can control the volume.

We also use some of the Rockabye Baby CDs - we have Prince and Dave Matthews - and some baby hymn CDs. These, on a low volume setting, often really help soothe him to sleep.

Also, and this is just a suggestion based on our experience, when we transferred DS to the crib when he came home from the hospital, we noticed that his problem with the crib was the amount of open space vs. the tiny bed he had in the NICU. He slept better when we swaddled him and surround him with stuff that prevented him from moving and made him feel like he was in a smaller space - rolled blankets usually. However, that was long before he was mobile and moving around. I don't know that this would work for you now. But what you may be dealing with is going from a smaller sleeping space (the RNP) to a larger sleeping space (crib). If you can figure out how to get him used to the larger space, you may have an easier time getting him to sleep.

Allison546 · June 2013

We use sleep sheep and fisher price precious planets mobile.. Although I usually nurse him to sleep and put him down sleeping so dont always use the mobile. I always put the sleep sheep on though.