Bassinett to crib??

Does anybody have any ideas on how to make myself feel better about putting them in their cribs at night???

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I just started and luckily it was a very easy transition. I started by putting him in there for his naps....after a few weeks of that, I started with nighttime and it has definately gone a lot better than I had expected

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Easy????? Did he fuss or cry at all??
I try to put them in here and there for their naps but they never sleep very long. They nap longer in their bouncy seats then in the crib. My daughter uses a binky, so when that falls out she starts fussing, and eventually wakes herself up. Its so easy right now to have her next to me in the bassinet and just pop it back in, we get more sleep that way! I know this is the totally wrong way to think of this, they have to start sleeping in the cribs or it will just get harder and harder for them to adjust. I know I am half of the problem.

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I was the exact same way!!!! I was BFing in the middle of the night so it was soooooo much easier (in the bassinett). When I put him in the crib for naps he would definately fuss at first but now he doesn't as much (but sometimes he still does a lot). He definately sleeps a lot longer in the swing but I want him to get used to the crib. At night, I use the miracle blanket so I kind of let him start to fall asleep on me after eating and then I wrap him. I then put him right in it and he's stays good for awhile. I've stopped feeding him in the middle of the night, instead if he fusses, I use the pacifier. Sometimes I get up once, and sometimes 3 times and sometimes not at all, I never know but it's usually not for very long. Last night though was another story ......we were out with my 3 yr old nephew yesterday and Logan slept most of the day in the stroller. Last night he got up at 4 and screamed for about 15 minutes (tried the CIO but I couldn't take it anymore). I held him for a few minutes, put him back in the crib and he fell asleep.

Message edited 1/18/2006 12:49:03 PM.

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Are they still swaddled at night? Hayley has been sleeping in her crib since she was 1 month old (she was in NICU for 2 weeks and then once she came home she slept in her swing or in my arms for almost 2 weeks. I finally put her in her crib swaddled and she slept). I use the Swaddle Me at night and she sleeps thru the night.

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No, they aren't swaddled. See, I knew I should have been using the crib all along. I was BFing to in the beginning so it was easier to have them near me, now I can't seem to let them go in their cribs. They fuss, and wake each other up, its lovely.

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I didn't BF so maybe that is why I was ok with her in her crib. Try getting the swaddle me (or if you can swaddle them good with a blanket try that. Hayley used to break out of the blanket). I put her in it and she doesn't get up til the morning.

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Posted by Tracey

No, they aren't swaddled. See, I knew I should have been using the crib all along. I was BFing to in the beginning so it was easier to have them near me, now I can't seem to let them go in their cribs. They fuss, and wake each other up, its lovely.

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They have mobiles, and they do like them. (Although I really like the one you have with the bright colors!) My son loves the music, but everytime it runs out (which seems rather quick!) he gets annoyed!

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Believe me, it's alot harder on you than it is on them.

Good luck!

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I need tips, as well. In a week is going to be time for Nicholas to start sleeping on his crib and I don't want to. I understand, it's SO comfortable having him by my side during the nights on his bassinet.

I have try the naps on the crib but he wakes up immediatly after I put him there, so at the end he takes his naps on my arms.

Message edited 1/19/2006 1:02:56 PM.

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Posted by BabyAvocado

Believe me, it's alot harder on you than it is on them.

Good luck!

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One of my boys has the same mobile, and it lasts for 15 minutes. The other mobile we hve fro my other son, has a remote and it is good becuase we can turn it back on from the hallway, so he doesn't see us. I beleive the one Tracy posted, you can buy with or without the remote too.