I am looking for any suggestions or experiences with anyone who have had to transisition their 10 month or older from co sleeping to crib. I am looking for books, suggestions etc. I read the Ferber book and like doing it in steps rather than just put him in crib one night and let him cry. So I am cutting down on the pacifier little by little so eventually he will not need it to sleep. He sleeps good once he is asleep waking a few times where I have to put his pacifier back in his mouth. Oh and one of the reasons why I have not put him in crib yet is because he will roll over and end up in sitting posistion all dazed and confused and I have to put him back in laying posistion because he will not do it on his own. So anyway, you can see that we have some issues to work with and I need some suggestions/HELP>
Thank you soooo much.
Actually my 10 month old was sleeping with me until last week Sunday. She already puts herself to sleep so when I put her in the crib she automatically went to sleep. I was very shocked when I saw that she slept the entire night with no problem.
I did not co sleep, but we had a pac n play in our room and had to transition from the pac n plany in our room to her crib in her room.
Here are a few suggestions, first you could try something like a pac n play in your room for awhile so he is still in the room but right by your bed instead of in your bed. I used to take my shirt off right before bed and would put it in the crib flat where she would be sleeping and tuck it around the mattress so it will not bunch up, but it had my scent on it and she slept better.
I would then put him in his crib awake and let him play some in it to get used to it. I also started my child off by taking naps only in the crib because it was for just a short time. I then moved the pac n play into her room until she got used to sleeping out of our room then transitioned her into her bed. It took awhile, but she transitioned pretty good without a huge amount of crying.
If you are wanting a book, "Good Night, Sleep Tight" by Kim West really.......... helped me because my child does not sleep well. It is a more gentle version to just crying it out. What ever you decide to try, you need to be consistent or it might not work. Good luck.
I like no cry sleep solution.
Our son slept with us and it did take a good night of going in his room when he cried and helping him get back to sleep. Actually it took three good nights. Exhausting but, now he is a good sleeper. when he wakes at night he just turns his little music toy on and goes back to sleep. I didnt do the going in there every 5,10,15 mins. I would let him cry for no more then 2 mins. It honestly depends on your boy. My son was older too so I could say to him you have to sleep in your own bed and he would understand that.
I like No Cry Sleep Solution also...though I have not made the move yet. We are still co-sleeping. But I still got lots of good tips from that book that have improved things in other ways.
Interestingly, my son does the exact same sitting up thing several times a night! He just sits there all dazed and confused. I have no idea what to do about it!
