Sleeping Along

I have a 3 month old daughter and she has been sleeping in her crib all night for about 4 weeks now. I put her in the crib to take naps the first week or so before so she wouldn't get freaked out about the concept. She does great and I wouldn't have it any other way. I had a harder time letting her sleep in the crib than she did actually being in the crib. Trust me, transition to the crib ASAP and after about the first week, you will wish you put them in the crib earlier...

I'd say 3-6mos is best age to do it. Mine were older due to living in small places and I so regretted it and felt bad for my kids for waiting so long. Its best to do it when they are young. They adapt easier.

I moved my son to a crib when he was 2 1/2 months old. We made a bedtime routine, and after a week, he started knowing what was coming next...ie, looking at the rocking chair when we were changing him into his pajamas on the changing table because the next step was books and milk. The bedtime routine really helped. At first, I smiled at him in his crib, and rubbed his tummy to let him know it was ok (he was crying but my husband or I were right there) and I would stand in the room with my back to him while he fell asleep (about a week), and after that he was able to fall asleep on his own.
Good luck!

Go with your mommy gut.

Hi C. how are you? My name is R. and I am also a mommy of twin boys who are 3years old. Geez I can remember those days when I was so nervous to move them into their own room and I had every new mom's fear. Well we never had our boys in a bassinet, we put a crib in our bedroom for the first 4 months because they were so tiny they could share a crib. But by their 4th month we transitioned them into their own room and own cribs. I still had the monitor on and I would still wake up a couple of times at night to check on them but eventually I think I slept better. Just make sure you always have them in comfy warm clothes and lay them on their back. My doctors always told me to never put blankets or stuffed animals or pillows in their crib to avoid suffocation. I dont think my kids slept with a blanket or pillow till they were 1 and could move around. I hope this helps!
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I would advise against putting anything fluffy like stuffed animals or blankets in the crib. They are a SIDS risk and should be avoided. I am a co-sleeping mom amd when I decided to go that route I had to do away with pillows, comforters, anything fluffy (just me, my baby, a mattress and a few sheets on the floor). Sorry, I don't want to offend anyone, just want to make sure we keep all the babies safe.

Hi there, sounds like you're a busy mommy. The bassinet companies give you a weight limit and an age for moving your babies over. If they are able to roll over, or sit up, or anything like that, they need to go in a crib for their safety.

As for when I did it, I think both of my daughters were four months old when I put them in a crib. It was not a difficult transition because I had been putting them in the crib throughout the day just to get used to it. I think it was harder for me when they finally moved out of my room, it was nice having my baby right next to me. Luckily I'm pregnant again, so I'll get to do it all over again.

Good Luck with the transition. You'll know when the time is right for your boys for just about everything. Babies are pretty good about letting us know these things.

Hello, I moved my son to his crib when he was 6 weeks old. He cried sometimes for 45 mins after I put him in there. I never went to console him because it only made him cry worse. He did wake up a little more during the night but he eventually got used to it. The hardest part is to just let them cry. I was nervous too but it will be ok.

I moved my youngest daughter late. But we had a space issue. I went from a bassinet to a play pen with the bassinet thing at the top. Then we managed to make some changes that let us set up the crib. But, she was like 5 months old.

When you are ready to make the move, I would put them in the crib for a nap the first time. Then, you can see how they are going to do without loosing tons of sleep. (I am NOT a night person - I don't like interruptions to my sleep) And, that's all I've got!

My twins are now 6.5 yrs old & they have been in cribs from day 1 (separate cribs) but just wanted to tell you that you're for sure doing this at a real good time, before they start moving around & playing as well as hurting each other. As part of the transition, you might want to use stuffed animals, blankets w/holes in them etc to "build" up "walls" around them so they still feel closed in even though they're in a bigger space. As they get more mobile they can move animals etc around themselves.
L.

Hi C.,

There isn't a set time to move your babies to their crib - it's different for everyone. I moved my son at 1 month and it was the best thing for everyone! He sleeps much sounder and I sleep better too! The first couple of nights were hard for me, but it's better now (he's almost 6 weeks) and he has no problem going down for bed. I hope this helps!

-D.