My 5 week old has decided he only wants to sleep in a swing. Will this cause probs later?

Answer 1

that's what i used to think with my son when he was that age. he'd only sleep in his bouncer in the day time but at night after he's been sleeping in it for an hour and in a deep sleep i could take him and lay him down in his crib. that went on til he was 2.5 months. i'm sure your baby will grow out of it. i don't think it'll cause any problems as long as your swing is in a reclined position.

Answer 2

Well all babies are different, but I let my baby sleep in the swing all the time because it seems like that was the only place she would sleep. It didn't cause any problems later on. Once I moved her from her bassinet to her crib she did just fine without needing to sleep in the swing anymore. I don't know if it was just because she was a little bigger and could sleep easier without being rocked. Good luck!

Answer 3

One thing I learned from parenting is there is no normal. People will love to tell you what you should be doing and there are a million "rules" about raising a child. They'll tell you when he should eat, when you should change him, where he should sleep, and list goes on. When my son was that age the only place he would sleep is on my chest. It went on for a couple of months and I thought it was never going to end. I was persistant though, I never stopped giving up trying to put him in his crib or on the bed. Eventually, he would sleep off my chest but the only place he would sleep then is on the bed. He never used a crib. He slept either on our bed or in his cosleeper that was attached to the bed. Now he's 2 and he sleeps in his own bed, all night long, and in his own room. There is no telling why your little guy will only sleep in his swing, maybe he had a bad dream and his crib scares him. You should keep trying and reinforcing that his crib is safe and that's where he should sleep, but most of all you need to make him comfortable. He looks to you to save him from his fears. Just don't listen to anyone that tells you it's wrong and just do what feels right and makes him comfortable.

Answer 4

Yes. I am having problems with my 4 month old now. She will only nap for periods longer than 30 minutes in her swing. (Luckily for some odd reason she can sleep in her crib at night) Change your ways now by helping her get to sleep in other safe places. Or you will have to tote that swing everywhere! I read somewhere that when a baby is sleeping while in motion, be it in the arms of a loved one or swing they are not actually getting a good rest. Kind of like when us adults nap in the car. Sometimes you were more tired than you were before.

Answer 5

first of all, people need to relax and not condemn you (this is not something to call DCFS about!). I had asked my pediatrician if it was safe if my baby spent a lot of time in her carseat (ie. would it bother her back, etc?) - he said the 'baby was in your womb all scrunched up in the fetal position and that wasn't harmful!' Perhaps ask your pediatrician and see what he/she says - if that's what it takes for the baby to sleep, then perhaps that's what you should do! I'm sure this won't last forever- do you try to sleep with the baby in your bed at night? Maybe that's another way to get the baby to sleep on a bed (research attachment parenting on the internet - maybe that's an idea for you). GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 6

I think it's fine. My daughter used to sleep in her swing for 2-6 hours at a time occasionally. Ask your doctor if you're worried but I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

Answer 7

Let him, the only way my daughter would sleep was in a Fisher Price glider we bought for her - she slept in that till she was almost 5 months old, you have to do what works for you at the time. My daughter is now 7 months old and sleeps in her crib, you can get your son into his crib later on.

Answer 8

Not at 5 weeks, just keep trying to put him down where you want him to sleep....my little one only wanted to sleep in her vibrating chair. I'd let her nap there but if she seemed to be sleeping soundly, I gently pick her up and lay her in her bassinet. If she'd sleep I'd let her, if she woke up I put her back in the chair. Did the same thing when transitioning her to her crib.
The key is them waking up in the new location and finding it familiar and happy. She 6 months now and wakes in her crib every morning and just lays there and plays with her animals unless she hears me padding around the house. She'll give me a few shouts.

Answer 9

Honestly? Just be glad she's sleeping. Make sure not to leave her alone though, keep her swing near you. Sometimes babies can be hurt or killed by swings. They recall a lot of them, but only after someones baby was hurt.

Answer 10

Mine was the same way. That's how we got her to sleep. After she was asleep for about 30 min. I would move her to the bassinette. Try that. When she turned 3 months, she moved to the crib and has been there ever since. She didn't give me any problems.