Bella will be 3mos next week and she is still sleeping in the bassinet. I know this is my fault, time just flew by. I have been trying to get her to sleep in the crib starting with naps but she just screams her head off. I have also tried at night but that's not working either. I would really appreciate any advice you can give me.
I didn't have this problem with my first one as she was in the crib before 3 mos since I went back to work.
Thanks.
Thank you everyone for suggestions and sorry it is taking me so long to write back. I barely have 5 minutes to myself with 2 LO. I first moved the bassinet into her room so she could get used to it. I like the idea of putting the bassinet in the crib but I don't know if it comes off the base. I'm guessing it would be since it was given to me already put together and I've never taken it apart I don't know. I've been putting her in the crib at varies nap times but she still cries and I come back and check on her and then usually take her out. Today though I just kept going back in there letting her know I'm not abandoning her and it looks like it's working. She's asleep. Yeah!!
She may not be ready to sleep in her crib yet. every baby and every child is different. wait another few weeks and try again. If i remember correctly my son went in the crib when he was five months old and he was fine.
good luck.
r.
Will the bassinette basket fit in the crib? If so I'd try that for a night or two. Then just move her-- you're going to have a few bad nights, but she'll get over it. Swaddle her, put her down sleepy but not asleep, and just get through it. She'll adjust.
I had difficulties with my first child and finally came across a book. The Secrets of a Babywhisper. The book talks about watching for cues from the child and works with the child's individual personality. Just to let you know that it was a process that took about 1 month to complete. My son was much older and I was trying to get him to fall asleep on his own. You make changes in small stages but with huge results. Good Luck!
Hello W.,
Does your bassinet basket lift off the base? If so, put the whole thing in the crib to help with the transition. This worked for my kids. If the basket doesn't come off, then you could try rolling receiving blankets and snugling them around the baby in the crib to make her feel like she's in the bassinet.
Good Luck,
L.
Well I have to say that after 4kids I never expected to co-sleep with my last one but I did and it was a great experience. She's now 3yo and we just moved her into her big girl bed. That's not to say that we didn't try before we did. But I also don't believe in traumitizing them either. I'm not saying that you will traumitize her, but let her tell you what she wants. If she wants to sleep with you make your bed as safe as possible. Enjoy the experience. Trust me they won't be in bed with you until their 18, just until they are ready to be in it on their own
V.
Have you tried moving her from bassinet to crib once she is asleep? At least she'll be in there and waking up in there so it will get more familiar.
I would think a crib seems like a VAST, HUGE space to a baby. Keeping in mind safety, is there anyway to partition off about 1 third or half of her crib so it seems cozier?
Once she's sleeping in there a little bit and getting used to it, put her in when she's very, very drowsy but not completely asleep yet.
I don't think 3 months is too long to sleep in a bassinet...I'm sure my son did, too. She'll get it!
I know she is really little still, but what you might want to try is to have her have play time in the crib, so she gets used to the space, probably with you right beside her talking and playing with her. Mobile or a rattle or just talking to her.
Putting her to sleep first by rocking etc and then transfering is one idea, Another would be to pull the rocker or a comfy chair over to the crib, get her good and drowsy then put her in, but stay and reach your hand through the sides and pat her back or rub her bum what ever. You might have to go through it a few times, but it should work.
Just remember, what ever thing you do to get her to sleep even once, will probably be what she expects FOREVER.LOL. If you rock her she'll want rocked, if you pat she'll want patted every night. It's really a compromise between what you can do to easily sooth her, while maintaining your comfort level.
Try putting her in her carseat and the carseat in the crib. You could also try rolled up receiving blankets or towels or the actual foam sleep positioners. It sounds like your daughter has just gotten used to the feeling of being "surrounded by the bassinet" (for lack of a better term). Although it doesn't seem like it to us, moving from the "small" bassinet to the "big" crib is actually a big jump for our little ones. I just went through a similar situation with my 6 mn old daughter. I'm not sure how you get her to sleep, but if she falls asleep in your arms first, wait until you know she's out (for me it means waiting for the big sigh) and then try to gently place her in the crib.
