My three month old baby has been sleeping in a cradle in our bedroom since he was born. He is a great sleeper. He isn't fussy. He goes to sleep as soon as we lay him in his cradle and he sleeps through the night. When should we switch him to his crib which is in a room across the hall from our bedroom. Is there a right time to do it? A certain age?
Thanks!
I have three girls and they each switched at a different age/time. I just watch and see when they start to wiggle around a lot and it looks like they just need more room. Actually one of the girls never did like the cradle but slept awesome in the crib. We switched her early...just a few weeks old. Fyi...she was also the last to give up the crib. She loved it!!! Each to their own.
Personally, I think this all depends on you and your husband. My daughter slept in her pack and play by my bedside until she was 6 months of age. That being said, she is my miracle baby and I was a bit psycho about her being out of my sight for those first months.
I don't think there is a magical age for moving your baby into their own room. It has to do with your comfort level and when you feel like it. :) Congratulations on your little one.
If you bought the cradle new then look in the book it will tell you the weight and things to look for.Our basinet said 15 lbs and when our baby could roll over on their own.Also When we moved our son to his own room I told hubby that he wasnt ready and that we needed to move his crib in our room.He told me that we should just try it and see how he did.I dont think he even noticed.LOL!I think it was definitly me that wanted to keep him near.He is now 22months and I still get the temtation to just go crawl in his bed and snuggle with him.If it is scary for you just turn you baby monitor up and set it close to the crib so you can here him breathing.I fell alseep like that many nights.Also dont be embarassed if you go in his room several time a night to check and make sure he is still ok we all do it!I still sleep woth the baby monitor on every night!
I would suggest starting slowly - putting your baby in the crib for a nap a day, letting him get familiar with the new sleeping environment. When you know he's sleeping well, make it a full-time gig.
Hi L. - I put my children in their cribs when they started turning over or trying too. To get him use to it, start putting him in there during his nap times and go from there.
I say move baby whenever you want to. My oldest was in the pack in play, and I moved him to his crib earlier than I wanted (around 3-4 months) because he was too big for the bassinet in the pack in play and was uncomfortable, he slept better in his crib. My second son slept in the bassinet cradle (a real bassinet) until he was almost 6 months (he slept in his crib often for naps though). I really didn't want to move him yet, I liked having him nearby, but at this point he barely fit in the thing and would wake himself up during the night trying to move and roll over and he didn't have room. I have friends who put their babies in their crib from day one home from the hospital, and I know others who have left them in a pack in play in their room until they were closer to a year.
Congrats on your little guy!
I don't think there is a hard and fast rule on when to switch baby to his crib. He probably IS getting to reach the upper size limits on the cradle. Other than that, I would do it when you feel it is right. For most babies around 8 or 9 months, they become more clingy & seem to realize that crying or fussing gets them what they want. You might want to consider that for the future.
Good LUck!
I moved my baby when she started scooting during the night. Her head would hit the wooden slats. Follow your gut. She did much better in the crib.
We kept all of our 3 little guys in their cradles in our room until they just got too big for them! (3 guys at different times-- ages 4 1/2, 3, and 8 mos-- NOT triplets!!) (About 3-4 months) We did invest in one of the really great video monitors for the baby room though, one with night vision, so we could watch him from our room at night and check on him! It brings great peace of mind to be able to hear and see every little thing (also keeps you from rushing in there at every sound made-- so you know when he's just making sounds in his sleep or if he's actually awake or needing/wanting something!).
We did start from day one letting him take his naps in the crib in his room though-- just so he would get accustomed to being in there and being comfortable in that room and in his crib! Worked great all 3 times for us!!!
My son slept in a pack and play in our room when we came home from the hospital and at 6 weeks we moved him to his crib. I think it all depends on your child. My son did not sleep as well in our room as he did on his own because he is a light sleeper. Just do what you are comfortable with.
I would suggest 3-4 months. Babies grow so quickly they usually outgrow their cradles/bassinetts by then.
One suggestion would be to put him in the cradle in his own room first. This way it is not too much change at once, which even 3-4 month olds can be sensitive about. Then try getting him to nap in his crib. The final leap is full-time in the crib.
I moved my daughter from the cradle in our room to her crib at about 3 months. I was ready to have my room back at night to be able to read before bed without the worry of waking the baby. We didn't have any problems with the transition.
I didn't read the other posts so this may be a repeat. I would say that you can change him over when you want. If he sleeps good why change it? If he's not to big why change it? Ask yourself why do you need him to be switched over? I left my son in his cradle till he was 5 months, but that's because he outgrew his cradle (big baby). So it's up to you.
