Post by monicageller on Apr 10, 2017 21:13:38 GMT -5
So I am currently attempting to transition from the Rock N Play to the crib. I saw in the ransoms today tha pivot and dancerspose and others are getting close to transitioning as well. So, for those of you that have already done it, or were successful with older children, please share your wisdom (and a drink!).
Well we were in the dockatot in the bassinet in our room. So he's been sleeping flat since day one. We're just moving the dockatot to the crib for now and then will slowly transition out of the dockatot. He's been asleep since 830 est so so far so good. No real advice for transition from RNP to crib other than maybe elevate the mattress so it mimicks the RNP incline and then slowly let it down a little at a time until it's flat?
I'm scared because he's such a good sleeper and I'm afraid its going to mess up his groove but I really need him to be in there when I start work.
I would also say we're not changing any other part of his nighttime routine other than he's in a different room. So still bath, lotion/massage, swaddle, bottle, burp, rock to sleep, put in crib.
ETA: We put a heating pad on the crib mattress before bed (part of her routine for a while) with DD because the shock of the cold crib mattress/sheets would wake her. We do the same with DS. We put the pad on the bed before we give the bottle and take it out right as we're putting him down.
Post by monicageller on Apr 11, 2017 0:35:06 GMT -5
So far so good with night 1. The first time or two I put smhim down in the crib he woke up (he had been asleep in my arms). But was never too upset about it. Eventually I put him down and he was awake, so I gave him the binky and he eventually put himself to sleep. Up now for the first wake up and it was a pretty typical stretch of time he had been giving me lately.
Ugh..sadly I think it may be close to time to move. Debating if I move this week since I go back to work next Friday 4/21 or if I wait till the RnP is no longer "safe" (twins are able to roll.)
They'll be down the hall across from LO1. Unsurebif wellbput into same bed or not.
One night we just put DS in there, and the rest is history. It was not as big a deal as I was anticipating. I hope that's true this time?
I'd also like to remind you that there's no pressure to move your LO if you/they aren't ready. Last I knew, the AAP recommended room sharing until 12m. No way am I following that, but it also doesn't need to happen right now if it's not the right time for you/LO.
Post by flyinghorses6 on Apr 11, 2017 6:08:34 GMT -5
The only reason we moved R is because she has benefited from it. I'm on a mattress on the floor in there since she's been so congested. She does a combination of sleep in the crib and RNP still. Hoping to get rid of the RNP all together soon, but I use it when she sounds super congested still.
We do have the crib mattress slightly elevated. Not even close to the RNP, but just slightly to help with her reflux.
With K she did 3 months in the RNP and a lot of napping on me; and it was very hard transitioning her. We did it way too close to the 4 month sleep regression; and it was a very hard time for us. We also never swaddled her. So moving her to the crib flat, with no swaddle was NO GOOD.
I'm happy to say R does at least 2 naps a day in her crib. Yesterdays were an hour and half and 2 hours. It's also nice because her sister isn't waking her up. When she's downstairs she cat naps but it's because toddler. I also put her down for naps on her belly to get used to that; and she loves it. I am able to watch her obviously because I am not sleeping during this time.
We moved DD the night before I went back to work last time. I was terrified because I was about to start a new job and she wasn't a good sleeper in our room. DH said he would take all the nightttime stuff that night so I could sleep. She STTN.. She continued to do well after that. Don't feel pressured though and if you try it and its a horrible night it's ok to go back to them sleeping in your room until you're ready to try again.
DS slept from 8:30-4 and then 4:30-Present so I'd say we had a successful first night over here!
I'm planning on making the move on Monday night after we're back from Easter. B has been sleeping flat in his bassinet, so I'm not worried about that part, it's just a different room. I'm also planning on keeping his bedtime routine exactly the same too (bath, lotion, pjs, nurse, swaddle, sleep). I'm a tiny bit worried that he won't do as well in the crib because the bassinet (baby bjorn) has springy legs and gives him a bit of a jiggle when he moves/fusses that I think helps him go back to sleep if he wakes up in the motn. I guess we'll see.
At some point I need to start thinking about stopping the nursing to sleep part...but one thing at a time!
Post by monicageller on Apr 11, 2017 9:45:25 GMT -5
I'm happy to report last night went great! He pretty much did the same sleep stretches he has been doing lately. So he seemed pretty much unphased by it. 😀
We do naps in the crib and he sleeps at night in the RNP in our room. Sometimes he does his first stretch at night in the crib. He is sleeping so well at night, I'm hesitant to mess with it just yet.
DS1 was a terrible sleeper all around and the crib transition was a total mess. The only thing I learned from that experience was to establish a consistent bedtime routine, but he didn't STTN until age 1 so I have zero wisdom to pass along.
We do this too, unswaddled naps on belly when we're in the same room. Z seems to love it so much it's becoming her preferred nap method.
I can't be in the same room because the toddler. But I have the monitor on and am constantly checking on her. I bet once she starts rolling she prefers her belly.
Post by monicageller on Apr 11, 2017 20:54:29 GMT -5
For those that lay the baby down awake. How long does it usually take before they fall asleep? Would you put a limit on it? R laid up there in his crib for probably 20 minutes awake. Eventually he started fussing so DH went up to rock him. I just felt kind of bad having him just sit up there in the dark all alone for so long. Even though he was content for most of it.
Well no luck on getting kiddos to nap in the crib just yet. G startles himself the moment you lay him down. O was good for maybe 15 minutes. Guess we'll try again tomorrow!
LO is sleeping flat for the first time ever (except for short crib naps). It's been over an hour and no issues. I'm crossing my fingers. If she does well, idk....we may be headed to a crib transition.
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