Transitioning to crib

LaneyPoopers

When did you ladies with babies do this? Is it really as hard as some people say? She's been STTN for about two weeks (in her pnp in our room). So i'm thinking now is a good time to move her to her big girl room.

MrsChelseaP09

I started with just naps, during the day. We fully transitioned her at 5mos. It was harder on me than her.

Mrs.Jason.9.15.07

Just move her over!  

Sounds a tad scary at first but after a few days YOU will adjust.  SHE will be just fine  

GL!  I dreaded moving Macy over to her crib but once I did it was so much better for everyone.   

tashaandsage

DS was really long and outgrew the bassinet, so he went the crib at 2 months. I was okay with it and he had no issues at all.

DD, on the other hand, I just wasn't ready! I kept her in our room until 4 months and only was okay with the moved because she no longer seemed safe in the bassinet once she was rolling over. My H kept saying "It's only across the hall. We're not sending her off to college!" Of course, she did just fine. I have no idea why it was so much harder for me the second time around. Having the video monitor to watch her definitely helped. 

nicoleg1982

I put DD in her crib in a separate room on her first night home.  That's why man invented monitors.

LaneyPoopers

Mrs.Jason.9.15.07:

Just move her over!  

Sounds a tad scary at first but after a few days YOU will adjust.  SHE will be just fine  

GL!  I dreaded moving Macy over to her crib but once I did it was so much better for everyone.   

 

I agree!

LaneyPoopers

THanks!

LaneyPoopers

nicoleg1982:

I put DD in her crib in a separate room on her first night home.  That's why man invented monitors.

 

You remind me so much of Amy, it's scary! LOL

nicoleg1982

LOL.  There are many reasons I am happy she's coming back!  

LaneyPoopers

Me too!! Finally!

mrs.jenRN

I tried moving her over for naps, but she hated napping in her crib till she was over 6 months old. We just put her in it when she was 4 months old one night, I cried, and that was that. No issues for her.

sara76

I would love my LO to sleep in her crib but she screams her head off when she wakes up, which is pretty quickly.  The one time she did I felt amazing, but the next night sheade it very clear she was not interested.  I'm really hoping at 3 months.  I've been on the couch with her in her bouncer (she also won't stay asleep in her bassinet.  I miss sleeping with the hubs.

nicoleg1982

The bouncer can't sit on the floor in the bedroom?  I think I am confused at your setup.

sara76

Yes the bouncer can go on the floor anywhere but my dogs sleep down there in the bedroom and there are huge dust bunnies and I don't want her that close to the floor in our bedroom, yuck.  Our living room floor is new and it's just warmer out there.  It takes her a while to get settled in at night and it can be pretty loud so there are lots of nights I let H go in the bedroom and close the door.  Like tonight.  He will be home around 3am.  He has to go back in from 8am until around 10am for an all staff meeting, then come home, then back in at 4 pm until 3 am.  Then he has to be back in at noon on Sunday, and this is all from Tampa to Brandon so add in travel time and some weeks he gets no sleep.  During his work week I stay in the living room with her so when she wakes up fussing and/or hungry I can just reach down and calm her before she gets crazy.  She's recently found her volume button.  When she starts really sleeping longer at night I'll start transitioning the bouncer into the nursery.  As it is she usually sleeps from 2am-6am, then her major sleep is from 9am until 6 pm (of course waking breifly for changing and feedings).  Now I'm struggling with do I force her to stay awake during the day so she'll sleep at night or let it happen over the course of the next 2 months.   

nicoleg1982

Poor everyone.  

sara76

It sounds pretty shiity huh?  It isn't that bad.  Welll... we have had our share of rough nights, when he gets home from work and I've been trying to get her to sleep for hours and I'm struggling, and I make his tired asss bounce her to sleep for hours on the stability ball while I bawl my eyes out   But every night it gets better.  Tonight I got her first laugh!  and it wore her out so much that she's asleep, so baby steps.