My 6 month old girl has been sleeping in a Fisher Price Rock n Play in her own room for a few months now. I need to transition her to her crib before she can really sit up and/or roll over! Any tips? I tried last night, and she was up a lot in the first few hours. Gave up and put her back in the Rock N Play and she slept all night long!
The first three nights are hell...then they transition and all it much better!! That is why it is called transition it takes a while before they are comfortable again...good luck!!
Put her in her crib during the daytime naps. Then put her to sleep in the pack n play so you can get some sleep.
She'll get a little bigger and start waking up through the night hungry in the not too distant future. Then you can move her full time to the crib. It won't make any difference then if she wakes up from sleeping in the crib.
The fabric on the Rock n Play comes off the frame, right?
Perhaps to help transistion, put the "bedding" from the rock and play into the crib and put baby in it. The familiar textures and smells might help ease her into the crib.
I transitioned my son at 5 1/2 months after his last feeding at night one night.
I did it after he fell asleep in my arms, put him down in his crib in his room
next to ours w/both of our doors open.
When he awoke 3 hrs later for his next feeding, he woke up in his crib.
Voila done.
Hope it's that easy for you.
Oh & I used this little foam baby crib bed mat that had two bumps to keep him on his side. I used this for a bit of time. He liked it because it
was cozy & kept him kind of nestled in that big huge crib of his.
I used the rock and play, too, and I had the same issue. It's so cozy, of course they don't want to leave. Honestly, you probably won't like my solution. I ended up cosleeping, because my son hated the crib so much. But he does sleep in it for a few hours, and I would sit and sing to him and stroke him through the slats. For a while, I got in there with him! I would do this to get him asleep but then when he woke up again, I gave him up and brought him to bed with me. If you don't give in, but keep putting her back in the crib with whatever method works for you, you will be able to transition.
With our first we did everything by the book and that book was either the one the doctor gave us or what to expect when expecting. With our second we put her where ever she could get some rest. Our first son slept in a infant seat that converts to a rocker that converts to a toddler rocking chair. Mostly they had stations durring the day and our son like i said was by the book and this momma did not sleep for a year!!! Ok I did finally get a few months of 4 to 5 hrs at a time...that was heaven.
Our daughter got to sleep in a motorized swing for several months. I would defently start durring the day and placing her in the crib as often as you can. like if you need to get a new outfit place her in there for a moment, fold laundary with you in sight and allowing her to just chill in there. The more you place her there the more she will feel at home. We also did white noise that reallly helped both kids.
At 6 months I was still trying to rock and really bond method of helping our baby sleep. I felt so bad for her because she would drift then our 3 yr old son would make a loud noise and wake her. It was time to "get real" and allow her to sleep. I put her in the crib walked away and promised if she didnt fall asleep in 10-15 mins i would be right back to get her. She was out in 5!!! Do what is best for your little one. Find a different cosy spot perhaps a smaller pack n play or just hold out till she gets use to not being so "held" while she sleeps.
