Help Transitioning from a Swing During Naptime

Unfortunately as moms, we love our little ones so unbelievable much any transition seems really hard. Of course every baby is different, but I believe that sometimes you just have to let them cry. When I was going through the swing/crib problem with my little one, after I absolutely exhausted myself trying everything else....I just had to put her in her crib at her naptime and let her cry herself to sleep. If she didn't calm down within 10-15 min, I would go back in there quietly and rock her in the glider with her favorite blanky and passy until she got sleepy and tried it all over again with the crib. It took me about 1 1/2 weeks for her to be able to go to sleep without a problem. I hope this works for you. :)

Begin playing soft soothing music (at nap time (My daughter liked Kenny Chesney's Me and You) Do not play it too low or too loud because you want her to hear it but you don't want to disturb the rest of your household. I always did what we call the heart beat pat. I got my mom and my husband both to do it because at first they thought I was silly. Then they could see it worked and then they would do it too when she was fussy with them. Hold her on your shoulder for a few minutes at nap time with the music going, and just like burping her, softly pat her back just like the sound of a heartbeat. Two times stop, two times stop. Great time to share together and it should only take a few minutes. When she starts to relax, put her down for sleep time and let the music play. Works at night time too!

We allowed our daughter to sleep in a swing too. We found the Fisher Price Flutterbye Soother crib toy and my daughter (now 19 months) still loves it. She turns it on and watches the image rotate on the ceiling. She figured out how to turn it on as soon as we bought it (when she was around 8 months old).

Good luck!

I used to allow my girls to simply fall asleep in the swing and then I would gently pick them up and lay them in the crib where they completed their nap and woke up in the crib. This is something you might try. You might also want to look into infant/child massage. I used to give my girls massages at night to help them fall asleep when we were trying to stop using the pacifier.