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Moving baby to crib...NEED ENCOURAGEMENT!!

ltcamacholtcamacho member
in May 2015 Moms
Okay, so our LO will be 10 weeks old tomorrow (whaaaaaat??) and I'm thinking about moving her to her crib for nights. She already sleeps in her crib for naps but sleeps in her RNP in our room. There are a couple of things stopping me: her room is on the complete other side of the house (we do have a video monitor) and I'll miss her!!! :((

However, it would be kind of nice to have my room back! Also, she is such a LOUD sleeper and I, apparently, am a really light sleeper.

Looking for words of encouragement and success stories!!
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Re: Moving baby to crib...NEED ENCOURAGEMENT!!

  • KCE14KCE14 member
    I was just about to post the same topic! Lol However, my LO doesn't take his naps in his crib yet, he sleeps in our bed
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  • gtelliergtellier member
    @ltcamacho you will LOVE having your bed and sleeps back (somewhat, let's be real haha). Check on the baby as many times in the night as you want until you feel comfortable (your husband WILL mock you :) ) but once you complete the transition, it'll be wonderful! You got this!!
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  • carliejo7carliejo7 member
    Do it! It's great, my little guy was in a bassinet in our room, and he also was so noisy! He sleeps much better in his room, 7 hour stretches!
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  • erin79erin79 member
    You can do it!  You will probably find that you and your daughter will get better sleep when she's in her own room.  You won't wake up with every little noise, and she'll have a chance to try to put herself back to sleep if she wakes up but doesn't really need to eat.
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  • HeatherC21HeatherC21 member
    As soon as I moved DD to her crib in the nursery (She was in the rnp next to our bed) she started sleeping through the night.
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  • jowen0606jowen0606 member
    You're gonna cry, and the first week you are going to run in there with every noise...But it's worth it.
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  • jame1380jame1380 member
    Do it!! Another noisy sleeper over here. I swear it helped not only me sleep better but it helped my relationship. DH and I were both so exhausted so we would fight. We moved him into his room at about 6 weeks. We have nights where he is still in our room. That mostly happens when we have trouble getting him to sleep or we have people staying with us. Once he gets going, he is loud!

    And the self soothing he does now! You can say we did the CIO method a bit a guess but he's 3 months so not really. We wouldn't go get him until he was crying or on the verge. My LO will fuss for a few seconds then go back to sleep so I stopped jumping at every little noise. Since he discovered he controls those hands (and can't keep a pacifier in his mouth), he will suck on his fingers and put himself back to sleep. It's awesome!!
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  • chicago1985chicago1985 member
    We just did this transition. I took the fabric part of the rock and play out and put it flat on the crib. She slept on top of it for a day of naps and then that night I took it away. I also put a towel in a U shape under the sheets to hug her body like the rock and play does. This was the last thing i took out the next night. We started the transition on Friday and she was sleeping in the crib with no more props by Tuesday night!

    Also we trasitioned her out of the swaddle at this same time because she Kept breaking out of them. We use the Merlin magic sleep suit. It looks hilarious on them, but it works! See attached picture! Also, that is a pillow case under her head that I used for a week to let her have my scent for some comfort :)
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  • flutterby120flutterby120 member
    So ladies how did you do it? I have tried putting my son in his crib when he falls asleep. But as soon as I put him down he wakes right up. I have started putting him in the crib but I pick him up as soon as he cries. Should I try letting him cry himself to sleep? He's 13 weeks old now and I would like for him to enjoy his crib and his own room. I need help too please. He sleeps in a RnP at night and I am usually out when he takes his naps...
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  • ltcamacholtcamacho member
    Thank you all for your encouraging words!! I'll let y'all know how it goes when I move her :)

    @chicago1985 I definitely plan on mimicking the RNP in her crib at first! And that sleep suit is TOO cute on her!!

    @flutterby120 I've been lying my LO down drowsy but awake for about 4 weeks now and she has gotten really good at putting herself to sleep, which I'm hoping will make this transition much easier! I would definitely try to start putting him down slightly awake. There will be some crying but you don't have to let it get out of control. You can go to him and try to soothe him by patting/rocking whatever bed he's in. That's what I did. Now I don't have to because she'll fuss for a few mins and then fall asleep. Also, I'm able to put her down more awake than drowsy. Self soothing is such a good skill to teach these babies even though they are so young :) Hope that helps!
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  • flutterby120flutterby120 member
    That helps thank you I have put him in the crib awake and he's fine for a while then he starts to cry. I would like to have him in his crib soon but I notice every time I put him down half asleep he wakes up because of the startle reflex. I was looking into either a halo sleep sak or the Merlin magic suit. I let him go as long as he can without getting worked up.
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  • kaitlynn_kkaitlynn_k member
    You can do it! I was sad too, but it really helped both of us sleep better. She is on the other side of the house here too. But it only took a few days until I was very comfortable and sleeping better. Plus you get to go into their room on the morning and they might give you a big old Good Morning I missed you smile. :)
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  • jodi1008jodi1008 member
    @flutterby120 we use the micro fleece halo sleep sack since day 1. Our hospital gives those as gifts and he's been sleeping in it so great ever since and still does. He's been sleeping all night since 3 weeks old and before then we were just up once to eat then right back to the crib asleep. He gets very comfortable in his sleep sack, that's how he will sleep on his own.
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  • flutterby120flutterby120 member
    Thank you @jodi1008 I am just really nervous to put him in his crib too lol. I know I am going to miss him sleeping in our room. So the halo sleep sak helps with the startle reflex?
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  • jodi1008jodi1008 member
    @flutterby120 it really works for my ds, he won't sleep on his own in his crib without it because his body movements wake him up. He likes to be very snug and swaddled for long lasting sleep. He relaxes so much in it that he doesn't wake when I move him to his bed either. Sometimes I will put him to bed drowsy and he he can put himself to sleep while wearing it too. All babies are different but it's worth a try :) We joke that he's going to be wearing these forever lol
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  • alliebsmithalliebsmith member
    We put our LO in her crib around 5 weeks and she loves it! She never slept in our room, she has always slept in her nursery since we brought her home and she's so used to her room by now. She sleeps MUCH better in her crib at night, we get 8 hour stretches every night from her and she is still swaddled. I have a video monitor too and she's a loud sleeper so it's nice to have my room to myself with my husband. I just click on her monitor if I'm nervous. You can do it and you'll be so much happier when you do!!!!
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  • flutterby120flutterby120 member
    The thing I worry about is he won't sleep through the night in his crib he sleeps through the night now. Last night we put him in his RnP at 9:20 pm and he woke up at 8:00 am. I am so lucky I feed him right before bed and he's satisfied. So that's why I am Leary lol. Plus he's a quiet sleeper
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