Transition to crib from ......?

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My son is coming up 6months old and has been sleeping in his bouncy chair since about 3weeks of age. He won't sleep flat on his back, at least not for more than 20minutes, and in his chair he sleeps at least 8-10hours straight. I have learned that my niece had to have the head of her crib raised when she was a baby because she would not sleep flat, as I have 2 other friends that had to do the same thing with at least one of their children. I plan on doing this very soon. For those of you who had babies sleeping in alternate places other than cribs (basonettes or other) for the first while, when and how did you find the transition to a crib? He has been sleeping in his bouncy chair in his crib, so he has been in his own room since 5 weeks old. This is a whole new experience for me as my daughter was sleeping in her crib from 5 days old with no problems.

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He rolls all over the floor so I'm 98% sure he will just roll onto his tummy to sleep, my daughter was a tummy sleeper as soon as she was able to roll herself over, no matter what I tried, she would always roll onto her tummy and settle in for the night. I'm not one to go rushing in to pick him up when crying either, so I don't have to worry about breaking that habit, even if I do have to let him CIO for a bit. I'll just try raising the head of the crib at first and see how it goes....thanks!

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You could try putting a boppy around him in the crib with the mattress inclined to be as much like the bouncy chair as possible?

Leslie · Answer

They make cushions for babies with reflux that are basically foam with cuddle blanket sewn over and it straps baby in to sleep safely. This might be a bit cheaper than raiseing the crib, however, it will just be another habit to break. The only thing about raising the crib, is that now that your baby can roll over, since he has only slept in a chair, when you lay him down, he might prefer to sleep on his stomach other than his back. I would try him out first without raising the head of the crib, and if it doesn't work out then go for it. I have never had this personal problem, but transitions can be tough when a baby is so used to things, especially six months becasue he's much more aware. It might take a week or so for him to get used to it!

onlyme212529 · Answer

You can raise the head of his crib up to make him adjust better but you may want to just lie him flat and let him fuss it out for a bit so he eventually gets used to sleeping this way because the older and bigger he gets,the raised crib bed will only make it easier for him to get/jump/climb out of his crib when he gets to that stage and trust me they all get there eventually. All my daughters(3) were in bassinets for the first 2-3 months and then were switched to their cribs. I just put them in there and let them fuss for a bit. I would come in and let them know that I didn't leave them by theirselves but I didn't pick them up because I found with my girls that the cry it out method worked very well and if I stuck to it,it stuck for them. If you choose to try this method the best way is to put him in his crib.Let him fuss for a little while.You can come in there and show him that you are still there and didn't go anywhere and let him know that he is fine but do not pick him up. If you pick him up he will figure out then when he fusses he knows mom will come in there and pick him up whenever he wants and will continue to do this and this means MANY MANY MANY sleepless nights for mom(even more than you have now if you do) Some babies just refuse to sleep in certain places or in certain ways,and once they've adjusted to what they want it is extremely hard to switch the routine or place My daughters would NOT sleep on their backs.They refused. Switching them to the crib was a dream compared to tryin to get them to sleep on their backs.They were tummy babies which I mean I guess wasn't that bad considering since they always slept on their bellies they learned to hold their heads up a lot sooner... but yeah I tried and tried to get them to sleep on their backs but they wouldn't have it. They are now 5,2,and 1 yrs old and still sleep on their bellies and RARELY sleep on their backs. Also if its the space that may be the issue with him in the crib(because babies love to be bundled and feel constricted when sleeping,gives them the sense of being in the womb and safe from falling) then you can always go buy one of those baby bumpers. It has to round pillow shaped puffs on both sides and a thin piece of cloth that he would lay on attatching the pillows this way he would be snug and not get the sense of being out in the open and the sense of he may fall. Best of Luck to ya =)

Transition to crib from ......?

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