When to transition to crib

cowpoly959 · July 2014

There have been tons of sleep threads this week so I will add one more. When is the right time to have LO sleep in their own room in their crib?

I have an arms reach co sleeper that is next to our bed, it is not attached so it is like a mini crib with a flat surface. He is not sttn yet, but we get five hour stretches. I like having him that close but I do think I lose a bit of sleep with him there. Our classes and books recommend LO sleeping in same room until 6months. My monster is almost too tall for the cosleeper but he is comfy in there. He is also sleeping without being swaddled. I have him take 1 or 2 naps a day in his crib in his room.

Is it just what works for your family or are there other reasons to move them sooner?

cowpoly959 · July 2014

I'm thinking about doing the angel care when the time comes. I feel like the snuza would be hard to put on once he's sleeping and the angel care would always be there and working. Anyone have experience with an angel care sound and movement monitor?

laurblum · July 2014

I have the Snuza and it goes on so easily. We normally put it on after bath time, but sometimes I forget and have to sneak it on when she's asleep. It has never been a problem. I guess maybe if your PJs were complicated that might wake them up, but we do zippers mostly. If she's wearing snaps I literally only open 1-2 snaps and slip it on the diaper. It has been perfect for us. As for putting her in the crib, I'm not sure. I'm definitely waiting till 3 months at least. Honestly, it's me who isn't ready. She would probably be fine, but I just can't yet.

usernewname · July 2014

We use the angel care. I like the snuza but I have a mover and flailer it would be knocked off all the time.

What to expect has a good artitle on when to move. With factors such as not fitting in the bassinet or Co sleeper.

Mt midwife said this. If you put baby in their own room all doors closed then yes they will need to be with you until 6 months. But if your a few steps away. All doors open with a monitor even it's fine. You need to hear them as much as they need to hear you.

We moved ds to his room at 8 weeks and we all sleep better. I use the angel care monitor as a piece of mind and I am getting a video one too. He.barely fit his bassinet and was smacking the sides and kept shimmying down for some odd reason. And he's weird but he likes flat mattresses. He was always so comfy when he was in our bed.

apinkpelican · July 2014

We moved to crib about 2 weeks ago and I think we all sleep better. Just have a video monitor which I really like. Not too sensitive that you hear and wake up to every grunt but enough to know when she needs you. DH just put her down in the crib one night after getting her to sleep and we've just kept her there since. Otherwise I may have been too nervous myself! No issues from switching from the RNP either. Good luck!

Ziegeficker · July 2014

The best time is when you want to. With DS, we moved him at two months, and it was fine. He wasn't STTN by that point but was giving us longer stretches. With DD, she is two months today, and we aren't ready to transition. Just go with your gut and do what's best for you and your comfort level. The proximity of your room to the baby's room may make a big difference too — our baby's rooms have always been close to ours, so it makes the move a little easier on everyone.

letal316 · July 2014

We transitioned DD to her crib at about 8 weeks. I always had in my mind that I would wait until 3 months but she was so flaily and loud and would be disrupted every time I moved (she was in a bassinet next to me), so one evening we just decided to try her in her crib and sure enough, she's been there ever since (is now almost 11 weeks ). She sleeps about 12 hrs through the night and seems to love her crib. I have a video monitor so when I wake up during the night I check it and it's reassuring to be able to see her and see that she's sleeping soundly.

haylo33 · July 2014

I just talked to my pedi about this. We talked about the SIDS recommendation of at least 6 months but the doc felt that was because parents did not sleep well. She also said that only reduces SIDS by a few percentage points. She didn't do it with her 4 kids that long. She told me when I was ready baby would be ready. My guy is 9 weeks so I have some time before bad habits start to form. He has been doing 1 six hour stretch then every 2-3 but last night he STTN so I hope to transition to the crib soon. @cowpoly959 I have the angle care movement, video, and sound monitor. I've only used it a few times but love it. It took me a while to get the hang of the controls but once I read the manual I was good. DH set it up and he said you have to follow the instructions really closely. We tested the movement pad and it worked when we took him off. No false alarms yet.

RachelCA29 · July 2014

I think it will depend on your baby. We moved Colin to his crib just before he was a month old. He sleeps really well in there, better than when he was in the bassinet beside our bed. He is a mover, so he would hit the sides of the bassinet and wake himself up in the bassinet. He can move all he wants in his crib and it doesn't wake him. We swaddle occasionally, usually just when he is over tired to calm him down to sleep.

We have an Angel Care monitor and love it! I would highly recommend it to anyone, it's a great sound monitor as well as having the reassurance of the movement/breathing sensor.

usernewname · July 2014

kitchencolors said:
We've never used a monitor of any kind. The AAP actually recommends against using movement/breathing monitors. <--- I don't say that to start a debate, just makes me personally feel okay going without one.

No debate here. Why do they say that? I'm quite curious.

haylo33 · July 2014

florassecret said:

kitchencolors said:
We've never used a monitor of any kind. The AAP actually recommends against using movement/breathing monitors. <--- I don't say that to start a debate, just makes me personally feel okay going without one.

No debate here. Why do they say that? I'm quite curious.

I asked my pedi this. She felt they say not to use them because parents may become reliant on them and try risky behaviors (blankets/toys in crib)

usernewname · July 2014

@haylo33‌ that makes sense. One girl I know posted a photo on fb of her lo snoozing in their crib and there we're 2 boppy pillows. Toys. Blankets. Stuffies. I was like oh my.

I use the angel care but there's nothing in his bed and no blankets. Just a baby who should be sleeping.

spinsoffresonance · July 2014

DD1 slept in the cosleeper in our room for 8months. I had intended to keep her 6 months but because she was srill nursing every 3 hours i felt it was easier keeping her in the cosleeper. We moved her to the crib in her own room when she started crawling and the cosleeper was no longer safe. Pedi recommended moving her to her own room by 8months because the transition would be harder afterwards. DD2 will stay in our room at least 6months. Then she'll go sleep in Dd1's room if she STTN, otherwise she'll stay with us longer.

kuvande · July 2014

We transitioned at 3 weeks. We have a video monitor which is nice.

Marcella05 · July 2014

We started transitioning at 2 months old. Pediatrician said we should do so when DS starts moving/wiggling a lot in his bassinet. Sure enough, it seems like overnight he went from being a still sleeper to a wiggly one and was moving all over his bassinet. Since we started doing naps in his crib at 1 month, the transition was easy. (I use the Levana Keera video monitor and like it).

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