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Newborn sleeping crib vs. arms

SLMckinnonSLMckinnon member
edited September 2014 in August 2014 Moms
I know there have been lots of posts about sleep but I'm an end of the monther and most of those were before I was ready, plus I'm mobile and searching is hard...

LO is 12 days old, and we are having a terrible time getting her to sleep in the PNP beside our bed. She will sleep great being held, but only for 30 minutes in the PNP. We have occasionally gotten 2-3 hours in the PNP but that felt like a miracle and is definitely not the norm. Any tips on getting her to sleep in the PNP? I know I will sleep better if she's in there than now when she's on my chest!
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  • jendem8jendem8 member
    Have you tried white noise? You can get free phone apps. It works sometimes to either keep our LO quiet or help her fall asleep
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  • cachoquecachoque member
    I've seen advice on warming it up beforehand with a heating pad. I haven't tried this yet but I can tell that my body heat is what LO loves the most!
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  • dawnangela79dawnangela79 member
    We went through this as well, and about the same time, around 2 weeks old. Just hang in there and keep trying, eventually she will get back to sleeping in her own bed, it just takes time. 
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  • SherryBaby2014SherryBaby2014 member
    dawnangela79 said:
    We went through this as well, and about the same time, around 2 weeks old. Just hang in there and keep trying, eventually she will get back to sleeping in her own bed, it just takes time. 

    Unrelated to post- I'm usually Mobil so I don't see signatures but you photo is amazing! She's so small in comparison it almost looks photoshopped! Super cute (plus patient dog).

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  • Eena1242Eena1242 member
    Maybe sleep with her swaddle (if you swaddle) or her pajamas. My smell calms my guy when he's fussy, so it might help your LO stay sleeping. And I second the heating pad to warm before putting her down.
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  • tracey007tracey007 member
    Swaddle or swaddle sleep sack. Or put her on one side of the pnp with a tightly rolled receiving blanket on her other side, if you are comfortable with that. We use halo swaddle sleep sacks. Dd1 could break out of them by two or three months though. We later used baby Merlin's magic sleepsuits (yep, that's what they're called!) when we were having trouble transitioning from rnp to crib. Can't wait to use them again!
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  • SLMckinnonSLMckinnon member
    edited September 2014
    SherryBaby2014 said:


    dawnangela79 said:

    We went through this as well, and about the same time, around 2 weeks old. Just hang in there and keep trying, eventually she will get back to sleeping in her own bed, it just takes time. 






    Unrelated to post- I'm usually Mobil so I don't see signatures but you photo is amazing! She's so small in comparison it almost looks photoshopped! Super cute (plus patient dog).


    Thanks! I'm really hoping we'll get there soon!!
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  • SLMckinnonSLMckinnon member
    Thank you for the tips everyone! We have been swaddling which helps her fall asleep quickly, but she still wakes up after 5-10 minutes in the PNP. I downloaded a white noise app so we'll try that and these other suggestions and hopefully find something that works.
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