My son is four months old and I'm trying to get him to sleep in his crib.?

Question

He used to ALMOST sleep through the night in his cradle next to my bed. Now, in his crib in his own room, he wakes up at least once crying. What should I do to help him? How will he learn to go back to sleep on his own?

Answer 1

Let him cry after you check on him. I used to sit by the crib and pat my son's back. If he knows you will come and get him, he will keep it up. On the other hand, he may be teething, so check on him first.

Answer 2

Some people say to let him cry, well, I just had baby #3, and that's never worked for us. Keep the same bedtime routine, change his diaper, rock for a little while, then lay him down. Or...if he's not too big for his cradle, try getting him used to his own room by laying him down in his cradle in his room. After a couple of weeks in the cradle, once he's used to his room, then try to make the switch to the crib. If he wakes up in the night, the best thing to do is comfort him gently (rubbing his back or head softly), but don't talk, or he will think it's playtime. If you can help it (this is tough) don't pick him up at night (unless to feed) or he will learn that all he has to do to escape from his crib is to cry.

Answer 3

Keep at it. He's resisting sleeping in his own room because it's a change from what he's used to. And, let's face it, it's more comfortable to sleep next to mom. He'll settle down and sleep through the night, you just have to be patient. It's also not unusual for an infant his age to wake up at least once during the night. When he wakes up, give him a bottle, and hold him, let him know he's OK. Don't worry, you're not going to spoil him.

Answer 4

u know i had this problem with my son,what I used to do is sing for him , and it used to work really good try it, at the same time its going to be something new for him not sleeping next to u, u might laugh but i used to hide my self beside the crib and let him cry a little bit until he go to sleep, and if ur son is teething u need to put something on his teeth coz they are really in pain when they are teething ,and start every day puting him in his crib and dont skip one day otherwise u are going to start all over again, I had a very bad experince with my son coz i used to put him in the crib and the day after i used to miss him then put beside me ,so when he is one year he could not sleep in his own crib ,so start from know and dont change what he is used to,Good luck

Answer 5

You started a little too late. I started my child in her crib a little over 2 months. The important thing is to put them in their crib awake and let them learn to fall asleep themselves. She is now 4.5 months and I just got a musical box w/ lights that rotate on the wall. It has a timer and when she wakes up I put her Binky in her mouth and turn it on, she just watches it until she falls asleep. She wakes up once a night too, mainly to eat. But try the above and see how that helps.

Answer 6

He's in unfamiliar territory. If he still fits in his cradle, move the whole cradle to his room. Otherwise, try laying the cradle mattress on top of the crib mattress and lay him on that for a few nights.

Answer 7

Well i have a little child in my house and she is 5 and she never slept without her mother ...... i do not exactly know your child but my sister had an attatchment problem and now she is starting to adjust but not all do ...... other than that you should start out with the crib in your room so your child can feel some comfort in his crib knowing his mommy is there

Answer 8

I would give him at least five minutes before I checked on him, and then go and check on him. I wouldn't pick him up. I did the same thing with my son when he was five monthes old. After he got used to being in the room, he eventually slept through the night.

Answer 9

Crying is the way for babies to communicate their discomfort. Try to comfort your baby by holding him and rocking him. Reassure his confidence that you are going to be always there.
Please do not let him cry, that will be worse for him.

He is not crying because he wants to manipulate you. Eventually when he realizes that mother is always there, he will learn by himself. At 18 months you can tell if he is crying for no reason. But for now he does not know any other way to tell you that he needs you more than any other person in the world.

Answer 10

when your baby is crying don't go to his room right away. kill some times, let him cry. so he would learn two things:
1) He doesn't earn any thing easy!
2) He might go back to sleep again!
the first couple weeks it might be hard, but he would learn the deal and get use to his new conditions.
it is difficult! it is hard to be a mom, is not it? but good luck!