My 6 month old daughter just started sleeping in her crib the other day and.......?

Question

she is doing ok, but I feel like she is not going to be really really close to me and always want me, before she slept with me and she needed me to go to sleep and I do want her to sleep on her own because I dont want her sleeping with me forever but I dont know if I should of let her stay with me alittle bit longer or not??? also will she feel sort of neglected sleeping alone? will she still feel really close to me??? this is my first child.

Answer 1

Yeah, my wife and I are struggling with the same thing. My 8-month-old son STILL hasn't slept a full night in his crib. I hope it doesn't last until he's 5 (my boss did that). Keep up with it. The longer you wait, the harder it'll be. I wish I could take my own advice, but I can't make my wife give up her snuggle butt.

Answer 2

I'm dealing with this exact issue with my 11 month old! I miss her sleeping with me that's for sure! I didn't chose this time for crib sleeping she did. For about a week she was having a tough time sleeping, not comfortable etc. One night I finally just decided to put her in her crib and she was asleep within a few minutes and slept there until 6:30am. What annoys me most is how happy others are that she is in her crib. I really don't get why people think this is such a great thing and if she isn't the one who made the call then it wouldn't have happened. Good luck, I guess it's the first of many times we will feel them pull away on their way to independance.

Answer 3

I went through the same thing with my son. He is 5 months old now and has been sleeping in his crib for the past two months. I couldn't sleep for the first week, but we needed to move him into his room because I was so sleep deprived, that I needed to just have conducive sleep, even for a few hours. It was best thing we did....We both sleep better...he wakes up in such a great mood...and he loves his crib, he plays for a bit , then falls asleep by himself. Sometimes we grab a nap together in the afternoon, which is fun for both of us...I get to cuddle him and he is starting to cuddle back, so it's alot of fun. I think you made the right choice, let her know that her room and crib is a safe place, and that you are there if she needs you. Sometimes as a mom, I felt like I needed to be with my son...so naps are great!!

Answer 4

As long as she is doing okay, I wouldn't worry about it. You've probably done the right thing putting her in her own sleep space; she can stretch out, kick her feet, and coo and gurgle herself to sleep all she wants. It just about killed me to put our daughter to sleep in her own crib in her own room (I had been very ill after she was born, and she slept in the master bedroom for the first two weeks she was home from the hospital), and I know you think you need to be there. Think of it this way, though -- you'll probably sleep better, and so will she. As long as she isn't freaking out, pat yourself on the back, exhale, and relax. She doesn't feel neglected. She's just fine. :)

Answer 5

just be with her when shes awake stay with her in her room as she falls asleep, but deffently let her have her own sleeping spot because once she gets older it may make it harder to get her to sleep on her own, she wont feel neglected she crys because she only knows whats in front of her so if it leaves that sight then she doesnt know when its coming back so dont worry, just remember to let her have her spot and u urs and she will get used to not being around u 24hrs a day i know u dont want to here that but its part of growing up
look at u and ur mom

Answer 6

confirm you lay her down while she is drained! if she is drained and laid in her crib she would be able to quickly understand that crib=sleep. do you have any mobiles or musical toys you could connect with the realm of the crib? do you have a fan in her room? White noise often times facilitates. If she has reached any milestones that must be a criminal too. She'd extremely hit upon her international than circulate to sleep lol. my son has been in his crib when you consider that day one million, yet he certainly had/has his circumstances of refusing. I rocked him to sleep, laid him down, placed on the musical crib toy and left the room. I gave him a couple of minutes to calm down. If he persevered or escalated to a cry, I checked up on him. If he became high quality: diaper dry, merely ate, freshly burped, he merely wanted to be held. I had no subject concerns retaining him somewhat longer then laying him backtrack. many times that "one final" snuggle earlier attempting to place him down back did the trick!

Answer 7

You did the right thing. Get a good monitor and you should be fine. I recommend the Angel care Movement and Sound Monitor; if your child doesn't move after a certain amount of time the monitor will sound so you can check on your baby.

Answer 8

You did the right thing. I put my daughter in her own bed for a while then back in her own bed and back in mine and on and on and it was just as hard to get her back in her bed every time. You will appreciate it later although if she stays there you will not know what it is like to battle trying to get a child back in their bed. Good job mom! Oh and btw, he/she will still be just as close to you.

Answer 9

well she is still to young to sleep alone at this point she needs to feel u and know that u are around so the baby can feel safe and she or he can sleep good. because babies can not sleep with out the parent being there

Answer 10

yes, she will be needing you for the rest of her life. So sleeping on her crib wont hurt her mentally. She still will be very close to you.