[stlsoccermom_74]

Maddie will be 11 weeks on Friday and the bassinet we are using says that they should be moved out by 3 months or 15 lbs.  Although she is under the weight limit and is certainly no where close to sitting up, it seems like it is time to get her moved into the crib.  As many times as I have tried, she does not nap anywhere but the swing so trying it out during the day has not worked.

I keep putting this off because I am not getting much sleep as it is and I can a least get some sleep when she is in the bassinet next to the bed because I am able to repeatedly give her the pacifier as she falls asleep (and it drops out very often).

So anyhow....help! Has anyone got tips on how to do this? She does like laying in her crib to look at her Ocean Wonders mobile that lights up but there has been no sleep taking place in the crib.

[stlsoccermom_74]

Maddie will be 11 weeks on Friday and the bassinet we are using says that they should be moved out by 3 months or 15 lbs.  Although she is under the weight limit and is certainly no where close to sitting up, it seems like it is time to get her moved into the crib.  As many times as I have tried, she does not nap anywhere but the swing so trying it out during the day has not worked.

I keep putting this off because I am not getting much sleep as it is and I can a least get some sleep when she is in the bassinet next to the bed because I am able to repeatedly give her the pacifier as she falls asleep (and it drops out very often).

So anyhow....help! Has anyone got tips on how to do this? She does like laying in her crib to look at her Ocean Wonders mobile that lights up but there has been no sleep taking place in the crib.

[r38016]

We moved Nathan to his crib a few weeks ago and I started with nap times. Sounds like you've tried that though. I've also read that just having them in thereto "play" for a little bit each day is a good way to ease them into it. Maybe put her in the crib while you're putting away her laundry or something? Also, is her bassinet inclined? If so, maybe putting a towel under the head of the mattress to create a small incline might help her adjust so it's not so many changes at once?

[juliebutterfly2000]

I started off by putting Dillon in the crib when I'd get his bath ready or put away laundry. I tried it for naps too, but he was having none of it. I decided to keep him swaddled and wrapped in a blanket sleeper the same way I did when he was in the bassinette and so far, so good! He's sleeping between 7-9 hours straight a night in the crib. I clip the pacifier on a "keeper" to his pajamas so I'm not having to fish around for it in the dark. I keep it pretty dark in there so he doesn't have anything to look at or wake him up (just a small nightlight near his changing table). I also make sure he's very very sleepy when I lay him down but that he's actually awake. I do make a point of not picking him up once I lay him down. I will rub his head and kiss him but I don't pick him up once he's in the crib. Fortunately he's not cried or anything when I lay him down so it hasn't been an issue. I will frequently lay him down, leave for a few minutes, come back in and give him a kiss, go back out, go back in a little bit longer and he's always asleep by that time. I want him to feel comfortable knowing that I'm still close by.

[bratzski]

All of the other suggestions are great.  Just something else to try though would be to let lo fall asleep in the swing or bassinet and then carefully move to the crib so baby can wake up there.  Not sure how light a sleeper you have.