So today is the first day I've really tried to make sure Paisley's naps are taken in her bassinet and only for the last few days have I been making sure she sleeps at night in the bassinet too...it's rough, I love cuddling with her, but everything I've read tells me I've got to get her used to sleeping on her own.
I feel blessed because she doesn't have trouble putting herself to sleep if she's tired I can set her in her bassinet and w/in 5 minutes most often she's asleep. We also ended up with a video baby monitor which is probably the only way I feel like I can be apart from her. It's fantastic I would recommend it to anyone!
So anybody have any suggestions on getting over the anxiety of putting your baby from their bassinet to a crib in another room?
Walka z depresją
7 years ago
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Well, I can only speak from what I know. With Taryn, Amber and I had her sleeping in our bed for the first few weeks, but when we started having her sleep in a crib in the other room, Amber would get really anxious at night about whether or not Taryn would be okay. We had a baby monitor on in the room for the first little while, so that Amber wouldn't be so anxious all the time.
After a while we actually figured out that it was easier on Amber to just have the monitor off (it really amplified all the noise, so it was actually keeping her up all the time), and since Taryn was just sleeping in the next room, she could hear pretty good if there was anything wrong.
That was our experience anyways. I don't remember too much about how the other two went... it seems like we just started having them sleep in a crib after a few weeks or months or something, and we just did it.
Definitely more anxiety with the first... but that's pretty natural. You'll figure out what's best for you guys, and that's all that counts, really. You guys'll do awesome.
Warren pretty much said what I would have said. I'm a big advocate of having a ROUTINE! My girls always took naps at the same time every day, went down at the same time, we did the same things before bedtime, etc. For example, you could start bathing her right before bedtime. Eventually, she's going to understand that bathtime means bedtime and she'll just go along with the routine. One thig we did once we started the transition into a crib in another room, was I would give them a bottle of formula rather than breastfeeding. The bottle right before bed fills them up better and takes longer to digest...as a result my kids started sleeping through the night much sooner. Oh, and I always put my kids to sleep on their tummy. There is a lot of controversy over this, and to be honest, I'm not completely convinced by any American study on the subject. I won't go into details about my opinions or what I've read on it (you can email me if you want more). The bottom line for us was: bottle before bed, routine, and tummy sleeping. Worked like a charm! But every kid is different and so you guys will figure out what Paisley needs and what you're comfortable with. Don't be afraid to let her cry it out either. It's normal. She'll calm down eventually...even though it may take a good 20 minutes. That was probably the hardest part for me, especially with Taryn! She was my first! I didn't want to make her cry! It's rough, but you'll get through it! Good luck!!!
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