My baby is almost a month old and she is sleeping in a bassanet in our room right now. When should she start sleeping in her crib? I don’t want her to get so used to our room and not be able to sleep in her room…
When Should I Start Having My Baby Sleep In Her Crib?
I moved mine when they started to roll over.
What I would do is to start off by putting the crib in your room beside your bed where her bassinet is currently. After about three days, I would move the crib to the middle of the room, after three more days to the door, three more days to the hallway…and gradually move her out of her room. This kind of gradual change would be less traumatic and although it seems time-consuming, it may be easier than just putting her in her room and allowing her to ‘cry it out’ or wake you up every 15 minutes to come get her! Just know that it will take time for her to adjust and keep your patience! Good luck!
I moved my son into his crib when he was 3 months old. He didn’t seem to notice the difference. I didn’t want to wait so long that he would realize he wasn’t with mommy!
I think you could try it and see what happens.
All my kids slept in cribs in their own rooms from the first night home. I suggest doing it sooner than later. My nephew refused to get out of my sisters room for years.
I put my son in his own room, in his crib and in the dark at 2 months old. He did just fine – Now trying to get him to sleep on his own (without me rocking him) was a different story. But as long as your willing to put her in her crib I think she’ll do JUST fine – PROMISE =)
My baby has slept in her crib since she was about 6 days old. She is now 21 months and a great sleeper. To each her own, but that is my experience.
My oldest and youngest slept in the crib from day 1. My middle one had to be in our room for a couple of months as the duct work that took heat to his room had colapsed and we had to wait for our landlord to fix it. It took a few sleepless nights for him to get used to the crib.
you could start trying now only if your ready as her mother to try that…she will be okay….and nothing will change you will still get up and go check on her when she begins to cry….best wishes
Your emotions about having her close are certainly valid, but you could have had her in a CRIB in a seperate room from her first night home.
baby monitors, setting your alarm for every hour checks, sleeping in her room, are also all valid, and as parents we all carry paranoia.
You dont state any reactions on her part to being separated, nor your own.
BTW at 30 days old/young,,,you’ll have lots of time for behavior mod.
No offense at all, but is this issue more disturbing to YOU, or to HER?
Rev. Steven
switch her over NOW. She might cry for a while, but just go in, talk to her, rub her back, then leave. Make sure she has the same blankets in her crib. My babies loved the aquarium by fisher price, this got them into their cribs no problem. Good luck
u should let her sleep in her crib now so she adjust
Move her NOW. The longer you wait, the harder it will be for BOTH of you.
I would start the transition now. If she’s really resistent to the idea, you can do a few things. What would probably be easiest is to put her in the bassinet, but move it closer to the door of your room. Each night, you put it a bit farther away until she’s out in the hall (yes, this will be a little inconvenient for a few nights, but, it ought to work), and then, eventually, into the bassinet in her room. From there, it shouldn’t take much to move her from her bassinet to the crib. I would also try to keep some white noise around her…like a humidifier or a light fan or something that can be moved with her as the bassinet is moved.
The other option, of course, is cold turkey, but, that will involve some crying it out, which you might not be comfortable with right now (babies don’t learn to self-soothe until sometime between 3 and 6 months).
make her sleep in her room now. Ours slept in their rooms in their cribs from the night they came home from the hospital. You are on the right track and seem to know that you need to establish a good habit for her now. Just persist in making her sleep in the crib at night, she’ll get used to it. Don’t give it or you’ll have to start all over again.
The problem with baby monitors is that sure, you can hear HER, but she can’t hear YOU. Also, if anything were to happen, you might not be able to get to her in time.
According to infant sleep researcher Dr. James McKenna, babies need to hear adult breathing as they sleep to remind them to keep breathing. The U.S. has one of the highest SIDS rates among industrialized countries; many researchers believe this is because we sleep so far away from our infants compared to countries like Japan, where babies sleep with their mothers until at least age 2.
I don’t know any adults who still need to sleep near or with their parents; she will eventually be able to sleep alone, I promise!
Now is fine. Typically a baby outgrows the bassinett rather quickly and a parent has to move the baby to a crib or those co-sleepers. If you do not want her getting too used to your room I would try it this week. The sooner the better.
If you are ready you could allow her to sleep there now. The mistake I made with my 1st was waiting too long almost 6 months and we never did get her into her own bed until 3 yrs old! I learned with the 2nd he slept in his crib since 1month and a half. Good luck!
My daughter was in her crib in the “office” from the time we brought her home from hospital.
I moved both of my kids from my bed to their bed at four months. They didn’t even notice! I thought maybe they’d miss me, but nope. They actually slept better in their own beds. I’m the one who wished they were still with me, not the other way around!
I put my son in his crib when he was three months old, before that he slept in his bassinet. I think the earlier the better that way they get used to sleeping on their own…Good luck!
If she doesn’t have any health problems do it now. You may start with her taking naps in her crib during the day so she will get used to it.By 6 wks she will fine. I had to put my babies in their cribs in another room early because I woke up every time they sighed or turned or moved and I didn’t get any sleep. They did fine. I would get up and ck on them especially if I knew they might kick off covers or if they were sickly or teething.It is so much better for them to sleep in their own room and learn to be independent. Sure let them in your bed if they have a nightmare when they are older or if they wake up sick while little.Comfort them for awhile but take them back to their room after they calm down so they can sleep.If you have one of the monitors I wouldn’t worry a bit.You will hear her if she wakes up. Best wishes!Gramby of 7 g-kids!
OK you should put her in her room and see how it works out. test it for like 2 days if it bothers her put her crib in your room