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Christine,
From the time that my baby was born she slept in a bassinet but in my room. Once she started sleeping through the night at about 3 months is when I put her in her own room. It is each parents choice as to when you move them to their own room though. I have know parents that from the first day their baby has slept in its own room. Personally I think that when they start sleeping through the night is a good time to try to make the transition to their own room. Has she been slepping in a bassinet or in the bed with you? If she has been sleeping in a bassinet then it should not be hard to get her to sleep in her crib? Also with my baby once she was like one month old she took naps in her room in her crib, so if she has been slepping with you then maybe you can try nap time for a while and then night time. Hope this helps. |
| posted by Brenda on 07/08/2007 09:59 AM
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| Brenda is right it just depends on you. How old is your baby? Is she sleeping in your bed, if so you might try to get her to sleep in the bassinette first and take naps in her crib and slowly move her to her crib at night . I just depends on you the parent, I move my son to his room at 1 1/2 months after he selpt in our room in a bassinette for that long. I did that because I figured the longer I waited it would be harder on him and me.He has slept there no problems ever since. |
| posted by Amber on 07/08/2007 10:23 AM
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| posted by Amber on 07/08/2007 10:24 AM
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Hi Christine
My baby boy is 3 months old and has just recently started sleeping through the night, but still sleeps in a co-sleeper in my room at night. He sleeps in his crib during the day for naps. I haven't transitioned him to sleeping in his crib at night yet mostly because of my own worries. I feel better having him near me at night and think I will wait until he is about 6 months before I have him sleep in his crib during the night. I think the risk of SIDS goes down a bit after 6 months, I like being able to wake up and look at him just to make sure he is okay. Like I said this is my own fear, and each family is different so do whatever feels right to you. I too will be on this website about 3 months from now asking how to get my baby to sleep in his crib at night. |
| posted by Leticia on 07/08/2007 11:42 AM
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| Well my baby is 1 month. My problem is that she wont sleep through the night at all if I don't hold her. The past few nights I have been putting her in her car seat because she sleeps a little more like that than any other way. I don't know how to get her to sleep in the bassinet, and I think she is too little to cry herself to sleep. I tried it one night but she didn't stop crying and only got worse and louder. I'm lost! |
| posted by Christine on 07/08/2007 03:30 PM
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Christine,
I remember going through the same thing when my baby was about 3 to 4 weeks old and I remember crying because I was so sleep deprived and stressed out thinking that I was doing something wrong, but rest assured things do get better. I couldn't let my baby cry either, I would always go to him. Some how between my husband and I taking turns and once in a while having my mom come by to help we go through it. My baby just seemed to out grow this stage and once he got closer to 2 months he started gradually sleeping more. The only thing I can say is try to establish a routine of eating, and sleeping and your baby will gradually catch on. I swaddled my baby which he really liked and it helped him to sleep better, but keep in mind that if you swaddle then eventually you will have to wean him off of it. At about 2 months I started to feel like I knew my baby more and he knew me and we established a routine and things just got better-- so hang in there. It sounds like you are doing a great job! Keep us posted. |
| posted by Leticia on 07/08/2007 04:07 PM
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| Christine my daughter was 10months when i put her in her own room. She always slept in a cradle and then in her bed in our room but at 10 months i moved her to her own room. i had started about amonth earlier putting her to bed awake and she did great so i thought it was the perfect time. |
| posted by Natasha on 07/08/2007 05:46 PM
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| also Christine my daughter did not do to well sleeping at first so for about1month she slept in her swing . i was afraid the transistion back to her bassinet would be rough but she started sleeping through the night then at about 8weeks |
| posted by Natasha on 07/08/2007 05:49 PM
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| A baby at 1 month old is crying b/c they have a need that should be met - hungry, wet, etc. If your baby sleeps good when she is being held or in a carseat - she likes that "tightness" like when she was in the womb - I recommend swaddling. We swaddle our baby from day one and she slept great - only woke to eat. I recommend the Miracle Blanket swaddler - check out their website. We swaddled up until 4 months - we tried without it earlier than that but she did not sleep well - so we waited longer and then weaned her from the swaddler - one arm out for a couple of nights and then 2 arms out but body swaddled and then no swaddler - give it a try. |
| posted by Emily on 07/08/2007 07:26 PM
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| As soon as I brought my daughter home from the hospital she slept in her crib. Every one is different and has there own opinions on this issue. It is really up to you. I am not really sure what to tell you because I never put my daughter in my room to sleep with me and my husband. I would get up to feed her when she woke up and then I would put her back in her crib after she was done eating. She starting sleeping through the night at 2 months. I believe that a routine will be your savior helping your baby sleep good. Good luck and let us know what you decide to do. |
| posted by Michelle on 07/08/2007 08:56 PM
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| my daughter slept in the crib from day one. i swaddles her and put pads on either side and she was fine. she is 8 months old now and she will only sleep in her crib. if i were you, just keep putting here down to sleep in her crib and just keep doing it until she is use to it. dont waiver on it or she will never sleep there. |
| posted by MARYANNE on 07/08/2007 08:59 PM
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| My son slept on his owon room whe he was 3 months old. It will be your choice but it work for us so well and since them we do not have any problems at nights. You can get those toys to put them on their crib but before put it on your clothes so will have you smell and baby can feel better and think you are next to him. Good luck!! |
| posted by Angela on 07/09/2007 11:39 AM
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| I, too, believe that it's what will work best for you all as a family. It was really about 3months when we put Micah in his crib...I started with naps during the day...and then we moved to night time...at the time it seemed like a really huge ordeal, but I think it was much harder on us parents than it was on him :0) We just realized that we didn't want to be fighting him on it when he was older, so we chose that time. Also, we weren't getting good sleep because he'd wake us up and we'd wake him up and he wasn't beginning to learn to self-soothe (which is usually a tool they begin to hone around 3 months) But, everyone is different. This is what worked for us. Oh, and it took about a week or so for him to sleep well in the crib. We just stayed consistent with his nightly routine. It was good for us all! |
| posted by Kelly on 07/09/2007 03:51 PM
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