So, as the title suggests I need some tips on making the transition to her cot smooth (as much as it can be). Mommy fail, she doesn’t really sleep in the crib/cot and I haven’t really persisted as for the first 3/4 months due to issues like colic etc it was just easier to have her with me so I could get some sleep too. Fast forward and now little one is a year old and still in my bed!
I recall SGC saying that she moved her son to his cot at around 11/12 months - any tips please on moving a slightly older baby to her own cot? Apologies if this thread has been done before.
Some ppl like it to be a gradual process. First keep the cot right next to ur bed so you can reach in and sooth her if she fusses. Once she is used to sleeping there slowly move it further away each week.
I had this cot issue because when I'd travel to meet my parents she'd sleep with me on the bed (but seperatedwith space/pillow between us). Anyway she got used to being in the bed and not the cot. So I did the bed thing for quite a while and lost so much sleep cuz I like my space, and hubby had to be kicked out of the bed for that space :). What I did was make the cot the level of my bed (as level as possible), removed the removable railing side and attached the cot to my bed with two Velcro straps (I got them at a shop that sells sewing items). The gap between my bed frame and her cot mattress was filled with a couple of large folded towels. So essentially her cot appears to be an extension of my bed. She was pretty ok about it and didn't fuss much although I thought she would. Now I haven't made the next transition where I put the railing back in and put some distance between my bed and her cot. Maybe I'm not ready for that transition :). Or maybe im lazy about getting up to pat her when she wakes up in the middle of the night. Anyway my main problem was space and that went away so I'm not so bothered about her sleeping next to me.
(p.s if ur baby has a habit of chipkofying to u when u sleep it helps if u put one of those rectangular cushions in between. The ones that are narrow on one side and long on the other)
So, as the title suggests I need some tips on making the transition to her cot smooth (as much as it can be). Mommy fail, she doesn't really sleep in the crib/cot and I haven't really persisted as for the first 3/4 months due to issues like colic etc it was just easier to have her with me so I could get some sleep too. Fast forward and now little one is a year old and still in my bed!
I recall SGC saying that she moved her son to his cot at around 11/12 months - any tips please on moving a slightly older baby to her own cot? Apologies if this thread has been done before.
Thanks
Why do you want to move her to her cot? When she is sixteen, would it matter if she slept with you till age 1 or 3? Let her enjoy this time with mommy. She is only going to be one, only once in her life. She needs your touch. Who set this standard that she cannot be in your bed no longer cause she is one?
I had this cot issue because when I'd travel to meet my parents she'd sleep with me on the bed (but seperatedwith space/pillow between us). Anyway she got used to being in the bed and not the cot. So I did the bed thing for quite a while and lost so much sleep cuz I like my space, and hubby had to be kicked out of the bed for that space :). What I did was make the cot the level of my bed (as level as possible), removed the removable railing side and attached the cot to my bed with two Velcro straps (I got them at a shop that sells sewing items). The gap between my bed frame and her cot mattress was filled with a couple of large folded towels. So essentially her cot appears to be an extension of my bed. She was pretty ok about it and didn't fuss much although I thought she would. Now I haven't made the next transition where I put the railing back in and put some distance between my bed and her cot. Maybe I'm not ready for that transition :). Or maybe im lazy about getting up to pat her when she wakes up in the middle of the night. Anyway my main problem was space and that went away so I'm not so bothered about her sleeping next to me.
(p.s if ur baby has a habit of chipkofying to u when u sleep it helps if u put one of those rectangular cushions in between. The ones that are narrow on one side and long on the other)
Yay, I'm not the only one! Hmm will give your tips a try thanks :)
Why do you want to move her to her cot? When she is sixteen, would it matter if she slept with you till age 1 or 3? Let her enjoy this time with mommy. She is only going to be one, only once in her life. She needs your touch. Who set this standard that she cannot be in your bed no longer cause she is one?
I agree with what you're saying and really I'm not trying to conform to any standard or anything its more an issue of practicality now that she's older she moves around a lot and takes up more space meaning a less restful nights sleep for us both plus I'm always scared she will fall off etc as she moves around so much. Also my Husband is relegated to the spare room because of this lack of space.
Her newly decorated room is right next door to mine and I want her to begin to use it. I have enjoyed the time and nights spent cuddling her but I feel as if I dont make the move now it will just get harder as she is so much more aware of her surroundings. I just need tips for a gradual move really, it doesnt need to be instant.
Will be watching this thread. My baby's cot us attached to our bed like a previous poster. But she invariably ends up with me in the night. She also wakes up 3-4 times and gets settled only by feeding and I don't have the enrgy to pull her in and out if I attach the side of the cot we have taken off. I have my work cut out for me with this sleep thing.
Will be watching this thread. My baby's cot us attached to our bed like a previous poster. But she invariably ends up with me in the night. She also wakes up 3-4 times and gets settled only by feeding and I don't have the enrgy to pull her in and out if I attach the side of the cot we have taken off. I have my work cut out for me with this sleep thing.
Oh and I am having lots of body aches due to sleeping in awkward positions as there is no space
How old is your baby Hmmna? Yes, I can totally relate to the awkward positions and body aches lol.
Oh and I am having lots of body aches due to sleeping in awkward positions as there is no space
next time ur done feeding him/her in bed and u put some space between u place a small cushion there. It really helps. Because babies haven't developed their sense of space while sleeping yet they just sleep all over the place and inevitably end up wherever they encounter a barrier (i.e. ur ribs, back etc.) if there's a cushion there that's the barrier for them.