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Sleeping in his crib
Added: 1049 days ago.
Added by: LuvinBrayden
Section: General.
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ok so the day has come where he is out growing his bassinett right next to my bed and he will soon need to start sleeping in his crib. when he cries, do I just let him cry himself to sleep? how am I supposed to do this? help me!!

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Debra - 1049 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i pretty much did the same things as rosye13 stated below.

Debra - 1049 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) can you set up the crib in your room to start? or start having him sleep in his crib for naps. I set up a routine and did a bunch of stuff (all on my VIP site if you want to read) and he cried it out for about 4 nights or so and that was it. Now he sings himself to sleep and is happy everytime he goes to bed. My son is 16 months now and goes to bed willingly and happily both for naps and bed time. He sleep from 8pm to 730/ 8am and naps for about 1.5 hours or so around 1230pm.

gr8scottswife - 1049 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Good Night, Sleep Tight by Kim West. Buy it. Don't let your baby cry it out. She teaches you how to comfort your baby.

jaydsmom - 1049 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Do you put him in his crib for naps? That is a good way to start him getting used to sleeping in it. I moved my son into his crib and he was doing wonderfully. He was 10 weeks when I moved him in there. He was sleeping 10 hrs straight and he didn't change that habit when I moved him into his crib. I also did the bath, bottle, bed routine. Except really it is bath, 1/2 a cup of cereal, bottle, bed lol. Unfortunately when he started to teethe, all that went out the window. He is now 5 months old and is getting up every 2 hours - ish. I used to brag to all my friends about how well he slept. Ha ha mommy!! Anyway good luck, but you may be surprised at how easily he makes the transition.

xolblondieox - 1049 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) You know what I should include, in agreement with rosye13, that we do the "Bath, Bottle, Bed" routine too. I never read about it I just created it on my own. Every night at 7:15pm we start baths (I use lavender wash) by 7:40pm we are on to bottles and in bed by 8:00pm. The bath is now like a trigger that bedtime is approaching. They've never missed an evening bath a day in their lives. I really think there is something to be said about this routine and I strongly agree with the other girl that it's a great idea :-)

rosye13 - 1049 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I conditioned my baby to sleep through the night between 8 and 12 weeks. We used a system that I found on the internet and I guess is sort of a compromise between the "cry it out" method and the people who say you need to respond to the baby. Anyway, what we did was first, start with a bedtime routine. At least 3 things that you do each night in the same order and in the same way. After a week or two the baby will see this routine as a signal that it's almost time for bed. For my daughter we do a bath, then p.j.s, then a bottle in the rocking chair next to her crib (with the light out). Then we lay her down. When she cried we let her go for 15 mins. This was very hard for me and sometimes I only made it 10. lol. Then you go in and soothe him/her without picking them up. (Give them a pacifier, rub their belly, sing, speak softly) Then you leave the room. When they cry again you repeat the strategy. If it goes on for an hour of the baby crying and you soothing, then you can go and check if the baby needs changing or a bottle or anything. But if you have to get them out of the crib you don't speak to them at all or turn on the light. You want them to understand that this is sleepy time. After you check that all their needs are met, you lay them back down and start again. It can be rough for a week or so, until they understand, but it worked. My baby goes to bed with no problem and sleeps like an angel. She wakes up for a bottle sometimes during the night, but if she cries, we just go in, feed her and then lay her right back in her crib and she goes right to sleep. I know that was in depth but I remember feeling quite lost when we were trying to get the hang of having her in her own crib.

xolblondieox - 1049 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I kinda disagree that a baby can't be sleep conditioned before 5 months. That's really old. My twins were conditioned to sleep in their own cribs, in their own room for the entire night (8pm-8am with no waking) by the time they were 7 weeks old. They are 10 weeks now and have never looked back. It took some crying it out but nothing hideous- not hours and hours of it- minutes at best. They don't wake at all anymore but when they did I knew that they weren't hungry so I'd peek my head in to see if they needed repositioning or a blankie, ect. If all appeared well I left. I would never pick them up, just re-adjust them if need be. Now I'd say I 'just got lucky' if I had one kid, but I had two and it worked like a dream on both so there's some good truth to it. Good luck dear :-)

mariettap - 1049 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I just visited your page. He's beautiful! But still a little on the young side. Go ahead and use the crib, but consider waiting until he's 4 or 4 1/2 mos old before you leave him to his own devices. This gives you a little more time to explore various approaches and see what feels right for your family.

canadababy - 1049 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) My little girl never slept in a bassinette, always in her crib across the hall. We have a baby monitor on and I go to her when she starts crying..sometimes she's not even awake so I do let her cry for a minute or so to make sure she really wants me, but I would NEVER let her cry herself to sleep. It's not good for them :) Your baby is crying because he wants something, most likely he's hungry if he's waking up in the night.

lizzie287 - 1049 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) There are many different tactics to get your baby to sleep on his own, but really they all take time and patience. I tried everything personally and the only thing that worked for my daughter was crying it out, which, let me make clear, I was STRONGLY against. The important thing is that your baby learns to self-soothe. It's a very important skill to learn, and if they don't learn it at a young age, there is strong evidence that shows that a lot of children never end up sleeping properly. One thing though - you can't start any sleep-regime until your baby is over 5 months. They are too young to be conditioned to sleep through the night before that point. When I was having sleep problems with my daughter, I went and got the book "The Sleep Book for Tired Parents". It outlines 4 effective ways to get your child to sleep, the pros and the cons. It really helped me :) good luck!