Moving baby from Moses Basket to Cot in her own room????

Question

My daughter is now 6 months and is getting slightly big for her moses basket.

First night of trying her in her cot she screamed blue murder!
In the end i gave in ( i know i shouldnt but the damn neighbours started moaning!)
Tonight i have put her in the moses basket, inside the cot to get her used to her new surroundings first and so far she is sleeping well.
Has anyone else had problems with this?

I also think shes wakening at times because her arms were flying about wakening her. Ive been told you shouldnt swaddle a baby at 6 months but can i try and wrap her lightly so that her arms are tucked in but she is still able to get them out if she wants?

Or does anyone have any advice on this?

Thankyou!

Answer 1

Start putting her down for a nap in there first. It'll be easier for her to get used to sleeping in her crib during nap time, and you can also use that time to help her learn how to fall asleep in there on her own- so she's not waking the neighbors.

Its totally normal for the fussing to happen, and its totally normal for her to flail around and wake herself up. Dont swaddle her, shes just too old for it. At some point she has to learn to not wake completely when her body moves. Its part of her development into childhood.

Help her fall asleep at night time, keep the same routine so her body knows when its time to sleep, and what to expect. Put her down and if she wakes up help her calm down but dont take her out of the crib. The rule of thumb should be that if she's in, she's in. You can go in and shuush her, pat her belly, rub her hair, whatever helps calm her. The goal is to eventually not have to go in with her at all. At some point you're going to have to tell her you love her, and shut the door and let her fuss it out.

But that time will be shortened if you start her in the crib for nap times, and help her to realize that she can sleep in there safely- she can only reach that understanding by doing it. Going in and removing her only confirms to her that her dislike of the crib is well founded.

Its hard but its normal, and part of it all. My sons record is over 3 hours of endless screaming from being in his crib. That was ONE night, he's never carried on more than 10-20 minutes since then (he's 10 months now.).

Answer 2

Putting the basket in the cot is a good way of getting her used to the location. Also, if you are going to have to move to larger bedding for the cot, start using it in the moses basket. And when you do swap her over, don't give her clean sheets and blankets the same day, move them across from the basket so everything smells familiar.

The other thing you can try is to put her down in the cot for a daytime nap. Hopefully the neighbours are out then, or at least not trying to sleep...

Don't know about the swaddling, mine both hated it from day one and would do anything to escape.