how do you get your newborn use to his crib?

Question

hes 3 weeks and only likes to sleep right next to me

Answer 1

you might just have to let him cry for a while

Answer 2

Well I'm sorry to tell you but the sooner you break this habit the better it will be on you.
Of course you baby will love sleeping right next to you, he love the warmth, and the comforting feeling of being close with you.
But trust me I had done that with my first son, and I never had a restful sleep even if it is only two hours or so, because I was scared that I would roll over, or put the covers over him or something.
It took me a long time almost three months to get him to sleep in his crib by himself, but with my second I had him in his crib from day one, not because I didn't want him next to me, it was just better that way for everyone.
So what I did with him was make sure he was feed, changed, and comfortable in anyway, I would bundle him up, just put him in the crib with some soft music, then I would leave the room for about 5 mins and I would come back and he would be fast asleep. Eventually when he was 5 weeks old he would sleep from 9pm until 7am, it was great, I knew that he was healthy and gaining adequate weight because he was a big boy, still is too. Today he is 15 months, I put him to bed around 8pm and he is out within 5 mins until 8am.

Answer 3

I also loved sleeping with my babies. But there comes a time when you gotta rest! Do you spend anytime in his room at all? Nurse him in his room. I have a lullaby cd I played for my daughter every night since she was born. She is almost 4 now!! He will connect the sound with sleeping in his crib. Nurse him down and keep the music playing. This will be a HUGE help in the long run if you plan to do any travelling. If he falls asleep in his car seat put the whole seat in the crib(Buckled up of course) Where do you put him down when he falls asleep nursing? Does he use his crib at all? At 3 weeks he won't go any long stretches during the night yet anyway. Well good luck and congratulations!!
Oh something else I thought of. You can get him attached to a special good night stuffed animal or blanket. At the endo f the night/last feeding hold him with the soft toy as you nurse or botlle feed him. He will connect you with the toy and hopefully sleep! Your smell will get on the toy and hopefully will comfort him when he wakes and maybe go back to sleep!!

Answer 4

DO NOT let a 3 week old "cry it out". 3 week olds DO NOT have the means to self-soothe like older babies do. You'll just have to get him very sleepy then lay him in the crib, possibly staying with him the first few times until he drifts off. The sooner you get him in this habit, the better, unless you plan on sleeping with him for a LONG time. My friend let her daughter sleep with her when she was little, and then when she tried to move her to her crib at 6 months it was a NIGHTMARE. Baby ended up sleeping with her almost every night for a year. If that's what you want, then that's fine...but if it's not...might as well try putting him in his own bed now!

Answer 5

Mommy has to be persistent...part of the problem is Mommy likes to sleep right next to the baby too. (been there, done that). Put the baby in his crib at nap times and bed time. Soothe and comfort him and leave the room. If he cries, give him a few minutes to try to settle down by himself. In 10 minutes if he's still crying, go in reassure him that you are there if needed, but don't pick him up...leave again. You may have a rough night or two, but eventually baby will get it.

Answer 6

Well at three weeks, I would suggest putting him in a basinet or playpen in your room. We did this with our daughter. She slept with me for the first two weeks or so, but then it was off to her playpen. Then we moved the playpen inside her room (idea that she was still somewhere safe, but she was actually in her room) then a week or so later, we started by putting her in her crib during the day for naps. Once she got used to it we put her in there at night. Don't worry if he just wants to sleep next to you. You are doing the right thing. My neice is 10 and she still sleeps in bed with her mom and dad because she slept there from the day she came home. You just have to work it as a gradual process. He can sense when you are nearby. Just start with something in your room and gradually move him out. Monitors will be your best friend. Good luck!

Answer 7

1. Put the crib in another room.

2. Put him in it.

3. Let him scream.

4. If you immediately get up to stop the screaming, stop and go back to bed. He will stop eventually.


He's a newborn. He's not necessarily going to sleep through the night every night. It's natural.

Watch Supernanny. She always has to teach parents how to get their kids to go to bed. Every time, it's the same method. If the kid leaves the bed, pick them up, put them in it, shut the door. Repeat every time the kid gets out of bed until they stop. Sometimes it takes over 5 hours, but eventually the kid gets it.

Right now, with a newborn, they can't really get out of the crib on their own, so get a jump on bed times early on. It will save you some sanity later.

Answer 8

well i went through this twice,your gonna have to let go of the sleeping next to you thing. place him in his crib on his back of course,say goodnight and leave the room. most likely he'll scream bloody murder for a while but the most important thing is not to give in. my kids sometimes screamed at the top of their little lungs for sometimes an hour. eventually he will go to sleep realizing the crying and screaming thing is not going to work. i did this with both of my children and they both slept from 8 at night till 8 in the morning at 4 months of age.my kids are 4 and 7 now and neither one has come into mommy and daddy's room during the night . they prefer their rooms. hope this helps and good luck.

Answer 9

the first couple weeks of my sons life he really didn't like to sleep in his crib either and i would have him sleep next to me. i just kept trying and trying and eventually he stayed asleep. he is 10 weeks now and he sleeps wherever i put him. i still sleep with him sometimes just because its nice...

Answer 10

Try putting the crib in your room next to you or put an article of your clothing with your smell in the crib with him. Hope it helps!

Answer 11

Put the baby in the crib when he is drowsy, but not yet asleep.