Transition from moses basket to cot....

[prettykitty]

First please bear with me as Im typing this in the dark..... lol

We have moved the LO's cotbed into our room so that LO can get used to it, and we can keep and eye on her before she goes into her room in it as she is rapidly running out of room in her moses basket.

Mostly through the day she naps on me (which I dont mind) but I dont get anything done round the house! And it would be lovely just to have a bit of time to potter about and get a few jobs done, but as soon as I pop her upstairs in her moses basket through the day she seems to know and either wakes or doesnt nap for as long.

I have tried to put her down in her cotbed for a nap but as soon as I try and put her over the bars (they seem really high and its not a drop side) she seems to wake and know. So do I need to pop her moses basket in the cotbed itself for a bit and then try and get her to go in there?

Even if we just achieve it for her night sleeps I guess I will be happy and then once I know she is okay will move her to her own room.

Any experiences welcome xxxx

 

[minibeast]

shes telling you she doesn't want you to leave her there

 

[Pielette]

It might be worth putting her down awake (but sleepy) - yes at first she'll be a bit unsettled, but you can sit beside her, lay a hand on her chest so that she knows you're there. I would start off with the basket inside the cot to start with, then maybe take it away one nap at a time. You can also 'cuddle' her down, so when you put her down keep her as close to your chest as possible, then gently withdraw your hands. So it's more of a transition.
I also find that when I put my LO in bed (he grew out of his moses basket a couple of weeks ago, little chunk!) if I do it when he's already in his grobag he's nice and snuggly warm, so he's not going into a cold cot. So that might be an idea, or a hot water bottle to warm it up beforehand?

 

[prettykitty]

Whenever I've put her down in her Moses basket I've always had to put her down fully asleep - as even if I pop her down and she wakes she panics and will immediately cry

I've try soothing her when she wakes by putting my hand on her & holding her in Moses basket, but I feel kinda stuck with that as she won't have it unless she's asleep

Minibeast - she has to go in her cotbed soon as she's simply too long for her Moses basket I don't mind her sleeping on me, but it's simply not an option at night

Xxx

 

[Pielette]

Ok I think therefore you'll have to start with very small steps. If I were you, I would first off try putting her in there during the day NOT for naps. When she's awake and playing, so put her in there with a couple of toys and laugh and play with her. Then she can get used to the environment and hopefully will accept that it isn't a scary place to be!
Once you've done that for a few days and she's relaxed (not before, if it takes longer so be it!) then you could try a nap. I think you need to get her to a place where she goes down and isn't asleep. The problem is she's all happy and asleep on you, doesn't realise what's happened, then stirs later on and panics, because that wasn't what was going on before!
It might be worth trying shush pat as well, which soothes some babies.

 

[tanya]

I agree with everyone who said put the Moses basket into the cot for a couple of nights and try to get her relaxed and comfortable to be awake in her cot.
I don't know much about naps as Flynn naps on the sofa and only goes in his cot at bedtime.