my son has only slept like threetimes in his crib i put his car seat inside his crib i put him down when he is drowsy but as soon as he knows he is in the crib he wakes right up and screams and crys like a manic yikes. iwanted to know at what age did you babies sleep in their cribs????
2006-11-01 15:09:07 · 17 answers · asked by sweetbabygurl182005 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
about 5 months but it was a slow process (he slept in our bed with us, I know bad habit) and he had to gradually get used to sleeping in the crib
2006-11-01 15:11:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 7 week old is sleeping in her crib right now. I think your son is old enough he may enjoy how the carseat cradles him. My 2 older kids grew out of their first carseat by 6 months so you time is running out to find a way to make the baby sleep in his crib. I also caution you that my husband is a firefighter and he has been on a call where a baby left at a babysitters house flipped the carseat over and died, no joke. Also babies can tangle themselves in the seat belt straps so unless they are buckled in and clicked into the carseat base in the car this is not a good idea. The baby could get tangled and is strong enough to flip it over. So i caution you to discontinue this practice. I am being serious but not trying to scare you.
2006-11-01 15:26:51 · answer #2 · answered by noone 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's too funny, my son refused to sleep in his crib or anywhere flat until he was about 5 months...he also slept in his carseat. When I started transitioning him to his crib, I put the carseat into the crib for a week and went from there. i thought my son was the only baby that wouldn't sleep flat..lol I used to get so many rude comments from people saying to just put him in his crib and let him cry...But I felt what I was doing was right for him. He is now older and sleeps in a bed just fine(not in a recliner..lol)
2006-11-01 15:13:27 · answer #3 · answered by **KELLEY** 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
From what I've read, keeping baby in the room with you until six months helps reduce the incidence of SIDS. My son slept in the same room with us until he was a little over nine months. When we put him in his own room, he was still waking up once a night... I'm pretty sure, out of habit. By that time he wasn't taking a bottle anymore. I'd rock him back to sleep and that was that. He started sleeping through the night some about two weeks after he was put into his own room and completely once he turned 10 months. So nice! He goes to sleep at 8 at night and sleeps til 8 in the morning.
2016-05-23 10:44:56 · answer #4 · answered by S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter who is now 11 months old has slept in her crib scence she came home from the hospital. She did really good and then when she a about a month old to 2 months old she would not sleep in it but would sleep in her carseat.So we just put her carseat in the crib and she slept fine. But sence 2 months old she has slept in her crib with out any problems.
2006-11-02 01:35:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My advice is to put him in his crib. He may cry and he may not be happy. But the longer you allow him to sleep in the carseat or else where the deeper the groove. If you put a stop to it, it will cease to happen. So if you don't put him in his carseat, then he can't sleep in his carseat right?
I suggest putting him on a sleep schedule. Put him in his crib. Lay him down and cover him and leave the room. Do NOT go back in the room at all for 5 minutes. Continue returning to the room, only to console him and lay him down and leave again for up to 45 minutes (because he is still young). After that increase to 10 minute intervals until he is asleep. It will not be fun. I know this. I had to do this with my son. But give it a few days or up to a week. You will be amazed how quickly he learns that you will not accept him sleeping in his carseat. Not only that, but you son will learn to console himself after a while and you will no longer need to be by his side or hold him for him to go to sleep. It will be a few days of no fun, but a lifetime of easy bedtimes, I promise. :-D
Good luck hon!
2006-11-01 15:34:27 · answer #6 · answered by Summer H 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've never used a crib with my "infants" at all. A baby requires the warmth and snug fit from which they are accustomed.
I snuggled my infants in my bed each and every night. Separation anxiety is way too strong to allow an infant to sleep out side the comfort of the womb.
My daughter loved her car seat, and any tight fitting situation. I used her car seat and/or swing as her sleeping means for months. She slept through-out the night. She is now 2 years old and will ask to go night-night in her own bed.
Comfort for your child is more than obligational. It consoles them, it allows YOU to get some sleep, it gives peace to the household and the child.
Leave him in his car seat if that is what makes him feel at ease. It is not harmful at all. In fact sit the car seat beside your own bed so you can reach out to comfort him instead of jumping out of the bed everytime he crys. Leaving you both to fall back to sleep.................
You can condition him to a crib by doing just what you are doing. Day by day you can remove him from the car seat and place him in his crib for a nap. Allowing him 10 minutes more each day.
My son and daughter moved to their toddler bed without any problem. Just as in potty training? Offer the alternative, then wait. You can't pressure an infant or toddler to comprehend an experience.
I also bought a Sound Machine with rushing water, rain and thunder and heart beat. I have played music for her since birth. Sade is her favorite!
I can only be on here now due to the fact that Sade is on "repeat disc" she will sleep until morning, and has since 3 months old.
Conditioning is the secret................
He knows he is in his crib because he can't feel the close knit confines of his car seat or the warmth of YOU.
Try this...........I think you might see some amazing results!
2006-11-01 16:07:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anna M 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
At about 3 months. But there is no point in comparing b/c every baby has different needs.
Sleeping in the crib, or the bassinet, or the attic really doesn't matter much. It's all about conditioning. Set a routine that is calming for you and baby and stick to it. It won't work at first, but the more you do the same things at the same times, the more your baby will gain comfort and confidence.
Sounds easy. Isn't.
2006-11-01 15:38:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
He may not be comfortable with all that room in the crib. I would think maybe swaddling him might help. Good Luck
Mine slept in her crib from 3 mo until 1yr and then she got a big girl bed because she would scream like that too when I put her in their.
2006-11-01 15:11:49 · answer #9 · answered by jagbeeton 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My son started sleeping in his crib at 3 months old after he was out of his bassinett. Ok, I know this is going to sound "mean" but give him a chance to cry it out himself. At 5 months old he should be able to lay in his crib and cry to soothe himself. This is a part of growing and maturing his lungs. I am not saying let him cry until he sleeps. Give him 10 minutes and then go in, pick him up and reassure him that you are still here and then try again. Also a great product to help children go to sleep is the Fish Aquarium. Some have remotes that help you turn it on if the baby wakes up to help soothe them back to sleep. It is worth a try to get him somewhat self-soothing to make sure that he can soothe himself and comfort himself.
2006-11-01 15:14:49 · answer #10 · answered by carmadsmom 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋