Bassinet
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Help !!!Sleeping in a Bassinet
Asked by K.P. from Boston
on March 18, 2008
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hey everyone my little girl in 2 1/2 weeks old and she will not sleep in her bassinet at night. she is sound a sleep when we try and put her in but as soon as she is a...
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- Hi K.- My son was a terrible sleeper in the beginning. We went out and bought the Fisher Price Baby Popason swing. It is the Cradle swing with all the padding. They ca...
- The key is that she should not be put in the bassinet SOUND asleep. What happens with your natural sleep rhythms is that you naturally open your eyes every so often i...
- My son did the same exact thing...he would be fast asleep and the minute I moved him he would wake right up and scream. I switched him to a moses basket. I would lay...
Sleeping in the Bassinet to Going to the Crib
Asked by A.G. from Minneapolis
on October 17, 2008
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Hi everyone, my 4 month old daughter has been sleeping in the bassinet right next to our bed, and now she's outgrowing it. My husband and I are going to try the crib ...
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- I was concerned about the same thing with my son. I started giving him naps in his crib during the day to see how that would work, then after a week or so, I transiti...
- I fully agree with rocking them to sleep. Not necessarily on a full stomach or not but just soothing them. My three year old goes to sleep just fine after a story and ...
- Hi A., We put our son in his crib at about the same time since he was outgrowing the bassinet. The best thing to do, actually, is simply start putting her in her crib...
Transitioning from Bassinet to Crib.....
Asked by J.G. from Phoenix
on August 17, 2011
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My almost 4mo old little boy is getting too long for his bassinet and it looks like I may need to start having him sleep in his crib :( He really likes to be swaddled ...
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- I think that you can continue to swaddle. If he wants to sleep on his side, he'll probably roll onto his side. Otherwise, put him on this back to sleep.
- aww, I kept our son in the bassinet until he was 15 wks. I hated to move him to his crib..so I know how you feel. I would continue with exactly what you have been do...
- I kept my kids swaddled until they could get out of it on their own. I started my kids in the crib in naps during the day and then after doing that for a few days, ...
Is a Bassinet Really Worth It??
Asked by S.R. from Kansas City
on September 7, 2011
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I want to get a bassinet to put next to our bed for our baby due in a few months. My husband thinks we don't need one since we are getting a play yard for the living r...
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- I never used a bassinet (4 kids - -2 c sections), but I did like a port a crib. It's not a pack and play; it's actually a smaller version of a wooden crib. I kept it...
- I had a bassinet for the first two and a wooden cradle for the third. I LOVED them! My first slept in his for about 3-4 months, second was about 5-6 months and my ba...
- I didn't use a bassinet with number one but a friend will lend me one for number two. Maybe you could buy used from a consignment shop then you won't be out a lot of ...
Moving Baby from Bassinet to Crib
Asked by C.K. from Milwaukee
on October 30, 2006
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I am having a very hard time moving my son to his crib from the bassinet. He will be four months old next week on the 4th. Last week I relized that his head and feet w...
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- It was hard for me too... I let my little ones sleep with me until they were big enough for a toddler bed...lol Which was before they were 2.. They handled the trans...
- I know exactly how you feel! When my son was born, I couldn't stand the thought of him sleeping in my room. I just felt like we both needed our own spaces. When my dau...
- It was weird for me too, to move my daughter from her bassinette in our bedroom into her crib in her own room. I found that starting off by using the crib for naps he...
Moving Son from Bassinet to Crib
Asked by V.W. from Minneapolis
on January 31, 2011
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My son is 3 months old. Since the beginning he has slept in his bassinet next to my bed, and at whatever time he wakes me up to eat I move him into my bed for the rest...
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- Just moved my almost 3 month old DD. She was under age and weight limits and couldn't roll over either. She kept waking herself up when she hit the sides flailing her ...
- Most people mean well, but they often have ideas about how baby is "supposed" to sleep. Baby should sleep where baby is safe and sleeps the best. If the situation is...
- My son was almost 5 months when I moved him. You could wait but if you want to get him adjusted now. Start with naptime and gradually make it all the time if it is m...
Bassinet, Crib, and Bed: When to Move?
Asked by K.W. from Washington DC
on November 20, 2008
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I have a 21 mo old and a 4 1/2 mo old. The older one is still sleeping in a crib and we have the younger one in a bassinet. I think it is time to move the younger on...
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- I didn't move my oldest until he was 4 from his crib!!! He just wasn't ready and it wasn't a big deal, I have two younger boys too. With the baby, we used a portab...
- I moved my daughter to a trundle when she was 20 mths and she did fine. We started just a nap times and then bedtime. She got up some at night but soon settled into a ...
- Why rock the boat--if you're willing to get another crib then do it. Or, you might try putting the bed against one wall and putting up a sturdy rail on the other side...
Transitioning Newborn to Sleeping in Bassinet??
Asked by S.F. from Dallas
on June 18, 2007
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Hello! My six week old has been happily sleeping in his car seat since we brought him home from the hospital. He also happily sleeps in his swing or if I'm holding h...
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- if he's anything like my son he just wants to be snug. I would roll up a blanket on each side(when he was in a cradle) and put it underneath a receiving blanket that ...
- Sounds like he wants to be upright... My daughter wouldn't sleep anywhere but in the swing when she was at the daycare. We simply had to just let her sleep there... ...
- My baby (not a baby anymore) wouldn't sleep in her bassinet either. We spent quite a few nights fighting to get her to sleep before I would finally give in and let he...
Baby Won't Sleep in Bassinet at Night
Asked by L.N. from Dallas
on August 20, 2008
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Okay, I really need some help before I lose it due to lack of sleep. My new baby girl has in the last three days switched her sleeping habits and I am not sure how to ...
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- Honestly -for the first 4 months - it's crazy -they have no real sleep pattern and they really can't learn one just yet. Just keep trying different stuff to make it th...
- I padded the bassinet with a pillow and placed a baby blanket around it. It made it extremely soft, however, mine didn't sleep in it at night. At this age, all of m...
- We had the same problem with our now 4 month old. He slept great in his carrier so we let him sleep in it for about 6-8 weeks. He just now, for the last 3 weeks, has...
Transitioning to Crib from Bassinet
Asked by M.L. from Dallas
on July 16, 2007
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OK, I am going to do it...as bad as I don't want to. My daughter will be 3 months old next week and the pediatrician told me at her 2 month check up she needs to be in...
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- M.....you stated "as bad as I don't want to". Follow your own instincts, that is your baby and not your pediatricians. There are some decisions as parents that you w...
- This might be kind of mean to say since I have no idea how you feel about your pediatrician but maybe it's time to find a different one. They sound like they might be...
- American academy of pediatrics says NO crib bumper. They also say that the safest place for your baby to sleep is in your room. Our pediatrician recommended we keep th...
