My 1 month old likes to stretch out and move around a lot! When he is in the playpen, he'll move from one side to the next. He is sleeping in a bassinet right now, but wakes up when his little arms hits the sides. At what time should he go into the crib?
2007-03-10 10:10:32 · 12 answers · asked by Madcow4694 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Ash is completely right. Babies do not need anything but a crib to sleep in, a bassinet is purely for the convenience of the parents.
Make sure that if you use a bumper pad, it is tied correctly in the crib, and if you use a mobile, make sure it is secure.
2007-03-10 10:20:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't NEED to have baby sleep in the bassinet at all. It is a convenience for the mother who has to get up three times a night for feedings, and that is it. You can put your little one in the crib whenever the heck you feel like it. I kept my son in the bassinet for about 5 weeks, until he started to sleep more than 5 hours at a stretch and got his night and day straightened out. He had a hard time falling asleep at night, and I actually had him falling asleep in a vibrating infant seat for the second week and half of the third... Then I got a vibrating back massager-- the infrared one that is about the size of your arm-- and stuck that into the bassinet at night. By the time the motor burned out in the thing from constant use (about 2 weeks), he had learned to self-soothe with a pacifier, so I put him in the crib.
2007-03-10 10:39:50 · answer #2 · answered by Angela M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have two boys one is 7 and one is 3. The best time is when you feel it is right for you. I never did my boys went from the bassinet to the playpen. Don't get me wrong they both had new baby beds ready to go but I couldn't sleep with them that far away. Both of my boys loved the playpen and you can still have them close you. Just think where ever you go you can bring there bed with you. But I have many family member that all used the crib around 2 or 3 months and loved it. It's what makes you feel comfortable
Angie
2007-03-10 10:23:01 · answer #3 · answered by Angela D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I guess you can put a baby in a crib from birth. I have 2 children of my own and I've always moved them to a crib around 3 or 4 months old. Thats just me I guess.I like to keep them next to me while in the bassinet. Then I move them in to the nursery.
2007-03-10 10:44:23 · answer #4 · answered by Ashley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think the confinement of the bassinet is awaking him, try moving him to the crib. Some babies start out sleeping in cribs just fine, while others like the close quarters of them. And it can be more convenient in those first few weeks when you have to wake to feed every couple of hours. Good luck!
2007-03-10 10:39:35 · answer #5 · answered by Hilary M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mention that your baby wakes himself up banging his arms against the sides. You can stop him waking himself with this startle reflex by swaddling him. There's a great book about it all by Dr Harvey Karp called Baby Bliss.
At 1 month old he can fit okay in a bassinet so you don't really need to move him, but you could help him sleep better.
2007-03-10 10:49:17 · answer #6 · answered by mellokitty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok sweetie, your lady offspring is teething. Teething is an prolonged technique. even nevertheless you would be unable to verify enamel.....have confidence me they're working their way down. i might advise giving her some Tylenol formerly she is going to mattress. additionally you may get those from any drug shop. they're called Hyland Teething pills. Non costly and artwork super. no longer in user-friendly terms that yet they're all organic components. provide her those formerly mattress and by way of the day. additionally provide her Tylenol. you will locate in case you provide her a heat tub, Tylenol and teething pills formerly mattress she will sleep like a log. This teething technique will take approximately a million month till she receives approximately 6 to eight enamel. that is not each and every evening nevertheless. she will conflict by way of classes while she's breaking enamel. do no longer difficulty honey, quickly that is going to all be in the back of you and he or she'll be biting your arms next.~ sturdy success, relax while she does in case you are able to.
2016-09-30 12:09:13 · answer #7 · answered by puzo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOW NOW NOW Have you read all the posts on here by people who can't get their older babies to sleep in their cribs? The sooner you do it the better.
2007-03-11 15:45:08 · answer #8 · answered by toomanycommercials 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a personal decision, I moved my daughter into a crib when she learned how to sit.
2007-03-10 10:13:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
right now if you want, most baby's never even use bassinets, move whenever it is comfortable for you
2007-03-10 10:18:23 · answer #10 · answered by melissa s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋