First time in a crib

Triana - posted on 10/27/2009

Thank you all for the advice ladies! After reading whats been posted and after talking to my husband think we're just going to use her crib for nap times and for bed time she will still be in her bassinet (least until she outgrows it) at the foot of the bed in our bedroom. =) Again thank you all and God bless

Mellisa - posted on 10/27/2009

My son is 21mths and has been sleeping in his crib since day 1. I went with my insticts and put his crib right by my side of the bed. I can hear him and see him with leaving my bed. I just could not bring myself to put him in his own room. It works out well for night feeds and if he wakes up in the wee hours of the morning, he knows we are there so he just plays for a while and goes back to sleep. :) Trust your insticts, they are rarely wrong.... Good Luck

Tammy - posted on 10/26/2009

i started putting my baby to sleep in the crib at about 3 months, because she had grown out of the bassinet. we never needed a monitor, but she slept in the room right next to ours. it ended up working well, my husband and i slept decently, and she slept well too. we ended up getting 'parents ears' so we can hear her cry even from downstairs now. since then (she is now 10 months) i'm glad we didn't get a monitor since we have a smaller house, and also babies make quite a bit of noise when they're asleep, its nice to have a bit of rest (and she is well taken care of) whatever you decide to do, you will adjust and it will work for you!

Christi - posted on 10/26/2009

my son is ten months old and he just naps in his crib. we have such a hard time getting him to sleep by himself. every night is such a fight to go to bed. wish i could be of more help.

Anna - posted on 10/26/2009

Personally, I wouldn't put my baby in another room. I like to have him sleeping in my room and I know it makes him feel safer. It's also less hassle when he wakes up during the night. He's 11 months old and he'll be welcome to sleep there until he's ready for his own room. If you are freaking out, why not just keep her in your room? Trust your own instincts.

Hanna - posted on 10/26/2009

I have our son's crib in our room. He is now 8 months old & we have recently moved, but even back when we were in Miami & had a smaller apartment, his crib was in our room. i actually pushed the bed into the corner & moved the big dresser out in the living room to make space for it. but it worked great -- i never needed a baby monitor. he slept next to us where he could hear us, but not really with us -- so from day 1 he got used to sleeping in his crib. and now at night i just put him in, give him a bottle & then it's lights out go to sleep.



the way we did it was we when we brought him home, we put him down straight there & the bright colors & big shapes of the crib bumper kept him entertained together with his mobile. he actually used to lay there for 30-40 minutes at a time "talking" to them. and at night, we dimmed the lights to minimize the distraction & he slept quite well (well as well as an infant can -- woke up every 2-3 hours, but he liked being in his crib). we also swaddled him & put daddy's tshirt as a blanket so that he can have our scent with him & that helped to soothe him.



in your case, i wouldn't put your daughter in her own room before she's 6 months of age & sleeping through the night, especially if the room isn't right next to yours. first of all, you'll have to walk all the way over there every time she wakes up, second, after 6 months the risk of sids drops significantly because kids can usually roll over & hold their head up when they're on their tummies. so i think it'll be good for your peace of mind if she sleeps in your room (in her own crib) for the time being & later on, you can move the crib to her room. good luck!

Kristin - posted on 10/26/2009

It is definately hard making that decision and it will take a while to get used to it. My boys rooms are up stairs and mine is downstairs. For the first few nights I had the monitor turned all the way up so I could hear them breathing and I slept hardly at all. Once exhaustion kicked in after a couple of days and I finally did sleep I would bolt upstairs in the morning to make sure they were okay. They of course were happily and soundly sleeping. My youngest son is now 10 months and has slept on his own since he was 3 months and my oldest is 3 years. If anything use a bassinet until you feel comfortable with the distance. I am not gonna lie...it won't be easy. If she is healthy and no one smokes around her the likelyhood of SIDS is very, very low. Good luck and keep us posted!

Michelle - posted on 10/26/2009

I just set up my daughters crib a few days ago cause she has been sleeping in a bassinet and is not quite outgrown it but real close. i don't get but a couple hours of sleep a night cause i am listening for her through the moniter. the first 2 nights i camped out on her bedroom floor....lol. but we are getting better.

Mollie - posted on 10/26/2009

My son slept in a bassinet at the end of my bed till, well I don't remember exactly how old he was, until he couldn't fit in it anymore, around six months I think. I put him in his crib during the day for naps sometimes. The first night, and for alot of nights after that, I put him to bed in his crib I must have gotten up every hour or so to make sure he was still breathing.

Casey - posted on 10/26/2009

i found that the first night i didn't sleep much coz i was listening to the monitor all night. i ended up moving my daughters cot to the room closest to mine and each night moved it a bit further away each night. now she's in her own room and everythings going good.