My baby needs me right next to him to sleep, how can i get him in crib for the whole night?
ByCurrenlty we are cosleeping, and i would like him in his crib. I put his crib in my bedroom thinking tha would helo, but he will only stay in there 1 hour tops then wakes up crying. When we cosleep i can put him down drowsy but awake and he will fall asleep on his own ( i am next to him and usually go to bed same time) but if he is in his crib he will not fall asleep in his own, i usually nurse him to sleep place him in crib and that will only last hour or so then he wakes up screaming. Never doe sthis when we cosleep. He has to touch me all night long, and sleeps right up against me. Love it, but i cant move at all, and im getting pushed off the bed. And lately he is moving A LOT at night, and i cant sleep at all. at night he usually never completely wakes up when we cosleep just starts to whine and i nurse him back into deep sleep…this gose on atleast 3-4 times a night. He is 6 months now and on solids, shouldnt he not need to nurse…maybe i’m, overreactng and nursing him when i dont need to. How can i get him in crib and out of bed with me, so we all can have atleast 8 hours of sleep.
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April 29th, 2010 at 5:38 am
I made the same mistake with my son. I loved it, but I wanted him to be with me so it was strange, LOL! Try putting a teddy bear or something next to him and see how that works. Good luck.
April 29th, 2010 at 6:31 am
At 6 months old he should also still be nursing. I would suggest you do further research on that. Young Babies still need mama milk!!!
April 29th, 2010 at 7:17 am
Where do you put your baby when he is napping? If you aren’t already, put him in his crib for naps that way he gets use to the crib. With my son, I coslept until he was about 6 months, then I transitioned him into a palypen, that was right next to my bed, on my side. I used that newborn insert that was provided as part of the playpen to raise the bed so he wasn’t sleeping so far away from me. That way if he cried, I could easily reach over and put my hand on him so that he knew I was there. Once he was use to that, by 8 months I transitioned him into his own room.
There were times when my son would wake up crying, but it was a transition phase. I put my hand on him to comfort him. He loved to be rocked to sleep, but after a while, I realized I could not do this forever, and he would need to learn to fall asleep on his own.
With my daughter, I stopped nursing at 9 months. Her Dr. wanted he to sleep through the night. I was still nursing at least four times during the night, and the dr. told me to stop. she is still co-sleeping with me, and I am starting to transition like my son..it is harder this time around.
April 29th, 2010 at 7:57 am
Sorry I don’t really have an answer for you but just wanted to let you know I have the exact same problem! I think it has to do with their personalities. My 1st son was totally fine sleeping in his crib. This one (baby #2) from day one has always cried in his crib and is perfectly fine when co-sleeping with me. He wants me right next to him. He also cries when he wakes up in his swing. He wants to be held and wants to be touched even if sleeping he’s prefer to sleep on your chest like if Im watching tv. He has just always done that. BUT I hear you need to break that habit before 6 months of age or else they can become “spoiled” for lack of a better word and be use to it. I plan on transitioning my son in another month or so when he sleeps longer in the night. GOOD LUCK!
April 29th, 2010 at 8:21 am
My daughter didn’t cosleep, but until recently I rocked her to sleep and would hold her during the day (she had colic for a long time and she would only sleep if I held her, then got used to it). Two weeks ago I started making her sleep in her crib, I sit there and hold her hand until she falls asleep and then I leave. The first two days she cried for an hour, but the third night she cried for a few seconds and fell asleep within half an hour. She started falling asleep at 8:30-9 instead of midnight! My daughter is also 6 months, I tried this and it has worked for me.