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October 2015 Moms
jasmineluke
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Transition baby to crib
jasmineluke
member
Hello ladies,
My 9 week baby sleeps in a R&P currently and I'm looking to transition her to the crib. She definitely needs a slight incline due to bad reflux so I was going to put a blanket under the mattress sheet to prop it up a little. She's a strong baby who lifts her head and moves her head side to side when she's not comfortable so I'm not too worried about her but any thoughts to make the transition easier ? Has anyone transitioned from R&P to crib?
She started doing a 4-5 hour stretch followed by 3- hours stretch which is a dramatic improvement of waking every 2-3 hours at night so I'm scared to mess this up but would like to start working on her sleeping in the crib before I go back to work in 4 weeks.
My 9 week baby sleeps in a R&P currently and I'm looking to transition her to the crib. She definitely needs a slight incline due to bad reflux so I was going to put a blanket under the mattress sheet to prop it up a little. She's a strong baby who lifts her head and moves her head side to side when she's not comfortable so I'm not too worried about her but any thoughts to make the transition easier ? Has anyone transitioned from R&P to crib?
She started doing a 4-5 hour stretch followed by 3- hours stretch which is a dramatic improvement of waking every 2-3 hours at night so I'm scared to mess this up but would like to start working on her sleeping in the crib before I go back to work in 4 weeks.
Re: Transition baby to crib
Maybe.you can try putting the whole rock n play in the crib to get your lo used to their room first ? Good luck mama!
Edited: stupid spelling
So you didn't put her in the crib for a little and when she fussed put her back in the pack and play? (The rocker is so big I don't think I can put it in the crib).
I just started putting her R&P in her nursery and I sleep in a separate room. She is also very fussy sweeper and can make a lot of noise with her eyes closed. It has helped us to sleep a little bit better although I look at the monitor almost every hour. I'm sure that will get better with time.
To me honest. My saving grace has been the miracle blanket swaddle. She hates being swaddled. She always breaks her arms out then wakes up. This miracle blanket is virtually inescapable! !
She will not sleep long on the crib matress itself. So i use the portable napper. Or this little cute thing called a snuggle nest. Also i put my tablet in with her for white noise. I use an app called babysleep. ( i reccomend buying the full version 2.99 then you can set the timer to up to 8 hours. The free versikn only lets you do a half hour. It has all kinds of noises! Train,heartbeat,womb,fan,music. I find the vacuum setting works best for my lo. Usually shell fuss for a min when i put her down but with in 10 mins shes asleep.
I didnt think wed every get her in her room! Maybe try doing it once for a nap..then you can try different things to see what helps her sleep when youre not so tired and easuly frustrated.
This is my routine.
Around 9 or 10 (last "daytime" feeding ) i throw a blanket or a shirt either her or i dad have used -not washed in the dryer. Then its either a bath with bedtime was. Or i use johnsons bedtime disposable wash wipes (saves the water aspect) then its dim lights, pjs, bottle - 1/2 , grab whatever out of the dryer and put it where shes going to sleep, last half of bottle. And it takes about 5 mins of rocking and shes mostly asleep. I make sure to have the white noise on before i put her down. Take out the blanket and her spot is nice and warm and smells like me or dad.
Honeslty my routine may be crap as i think i owe it all to the miracle blanket swaddle! Im investing in more incase i need to wash it!!!
Edited : to say sorry for the long novel, just wanted to give all my info!
I'm going to try naps today in the crib and see how that works... Will also look up the miracle swaddle blanket thing.
I'm sure it'll take time to transition her. My question is if at bedtime we transition her and she sleeps but then starts fussing say 40 mins later should we continue her in the crib or transition her back to the rocker (which is in her nursery now) ... My worry is that it will interrupt her nighttime sleep as she is so set sleeping from 930-1 at least and I don't wanna mess that up haha. It took a while to get there and I'm worried that transitioning her will wreck her nighttime sleep. She hasn't been easy sleeper at night so 4 hours is a huge deal for us at 9 weeks! I guess what I'm asking is do you ever give up for the night and place her back in the rocker if you see it isn't working ?
Also, did you guys have a period of time where you kept checking on LO while she slept in another room? I'm so paranoid and I lose more sleep haha ... I keep wanting to check on her or turn the monitor on to see what she's doing and if she's fussing (not awake) I get all paranoid and worked up haha. She usually sleeps through the fussing and will settle herself. I know it'll take time. My husband refuses to let me hold the monitor because he knows I'll keep checking it and not sleep. He puts it on he lowest sound setting because he thinks we will hear her cry and should only respond to the cry.
Sorry for the long post just looking for some answers /reassurance!
I'm hoping as she comes more comfortable in the crib she'll sleep longer stretches. I'm trying to make it more cozy to emulate the rocker which seems to snuggle the baby from the sides too but don't want to put any props in the crib either !