Getting baby to sleep in crib

[hlynne]

So, I have a 7 week old son that only seems to want to sleep in the bassinet part of the pack n play. I try to put him in his crib and he just lays there for a minute and then cries. The only way he stays asleep for 10 minutes in the crib is when I put him in it when he's sound asleep. It seems that he likes the "cuddle feeling" from the bassinet. Well he's about to outgrow it and I don't know what to do.

 

[captainj1]

Do you swaddle him? That has worked for both of my two, with a bit of persistence. They feel secure being wrapped. Your lo is so young still though, neither of my kids slept anywhere but the sling in the daytime for the first 10 weeks.

 

[kiwilove]

My daughter was the same way. the bassinet in the pack and play cuddles around them, and I always napped my baby in her swing during the day which also cuddles around her...she hated sleeping flat. I stopped napping her in the swing and laid her flat always while swaddling so she would get used to being flat while sleeping. I dont have issues with her sleeping flat now as that is what she is used to now, and I only have to swaddle her if she is over tired. Just try and make she your baby is always laying flat and in a few days will be used to it. Keep baby out of anything that cuddles or props him up until he is used to lying flat, but swaddle and see how that works for you! Good luck

 

[hlynne]

I have swaddled a few times but he hates it. I wish he liked being swaddled because one of the times that I was able to swaddle him, he slept in his crib for about 30 minutes I think. He cries and fights to get out of it the whole time. This baby moves his arms and legs all day long. He never sits still.

 

[RaspberryK]

Warm the mattress, roll a blanket to go under legs and cuddled around the sides and then tuck a light blanket over. I think putting down awake is the hardest thing though I would start out putting in from when they are asleep first.
Xx

 

[hlynne]

I tried swaddling again last night and it actually worked after about 30 minutes of him fighting it. I gave him a bath, swaddled him, fed him until he was almost asleep and put him in the crib and about 5 minutes later he was sleeping. He slept for almost 5 1/2 hours! Then he woke up to eat and went back to bed for another 4 hours, woke again to eat and went back to bed for 2 hours. I am happy about this and I hope that it continues! Thanks for putting swaddling back in my head. I'm glad I tried it again!

 

[captainj1]

Glad it worked! In my experience the more active the baby, the more effective swaddling is. Both mine never stop moving. Swaddling fighting should be interpreted as a sign they need it! X

 

[Dolly84]

Yep Wss ⬆️. Both of mine sleep 10-12 hrs and I put most of this down to them being swaddled as babies. Ds is almost 2 and he loves his sleep. Dd is 4 months and loves being swaddled and will sleep 10 hrs. Ive left her U swaddled a couple times to see if it made a difference and she only manages an hour. Xxx

 

[SarahBear]

Yeah, I don't know how people do it. I never bothered with a crib.

 

[Taurus8484]

Swaddle.....as PP said they act like they dont like it but they do.