when can baby go in to cot ?

[Ebony_Blaze]

My LO doesnt like sleeping in her moses basket, and we were wandering when is OK to move her to her cot. She has a cotbed so it seems massive compared to her moses basket. We were just wandering if she would be more comfy there.

x

 

[Kiddo]

We moved Vincent into his cot at about 4 weeks. He kept hitting the sides of his carry cot with his hands and would waken himself up. He's been fine in the big cot (which is still in our bedroom)

 

[supertabby]

They can go in from birth, the reasons many people don't put babies in straight away is because a lot of babies like the cosiness of a small space, and in many cases going into the cot means sleeping alone.

We have a single bed in Isobel's room so I sleep in her room while she is in the cot.

The first 3 or 4 weeks we spent all night downstairs as the cluster feeding was so intense and I needed tv to keep my eyes open - me on sofa and her in pram carrycot or on beanbag inbetween half hourly feeds! After that she went into crib in our bedroom while hubby slept in bed next to her. I slept in Isobel's room so I could catch a couple of hours (at that stage every noise woke me up), hubby would get me when she woke for first feed of the night and I would put her into her big cot afterwards and sleep with her for the rest of the night. From 4 months she stopped going in the crib altogether and went into her cot from the start of the night.

In short she's been in her cot for at least some of the night since before a month old. She's almost 6 months and from that point she'll sleep alone.

 

[Hunbun]

We moved LO over at 5 weeks. He just got a bit big for the moses basket, plus he is so wriggly it didn't look very safe anymore. He actually sleeps better in the cot, I think he enjoys the space.

 

[lilyanne]

We moved Vincent into his cot at about 4 weeks. He kept hitting the sides of his carry cot with his hands and would waken himself up. He's been fine in the big cot (which is still in our bedroom)

Phoebe was exactly the same at 6 weeks. Phoebe sleeps much better in the big cot now and for longer stretches.

 

[yumyum1979]

my lo was in her cot in her own room around 8 10 weeks and she slepped much better x

 

[lindseymw]

Jacob was moved into his Cotbed at 5 weeks. He wouldn't settle in his moses basket at all, still doesnt now for naps.

 

[emilyjade]

from birth hun

 

[Loui1001]

My LO is almost 9 weeks and will be going into his cot very soon, the moses basket looks smaller every day

 

[Angela49uk]

They can go in from birth, but it may seem a bit big for them. My LO was in it at 5 weeks and slept much happier xx

 

[xxEMZxx]

Liam was in his by a month as he didn't sleep in the moses basket.

 

[Green Lady]

Our LO spent the night in her moses basket inside the cot till about 4-5 weeks. She'd fall asleep in the living room and we'd carry the whole thing into her cot in our bedroom. With care she usualy didn't wake up! But she was already getting too big for her basket so we started laying her in the cot at night. No transition problems. xx

 

[Chocoholic123]

LO outgrew his Moses basket at 6 wks so we moved his cotbed into our room and he sleeps so much better in that.

 

[hawalkden]

great thread..

I'm thinking of having the cotbed in the bedroom with us and from day dot having them in there and using the moses basket for downstairs and day sleeps; then just before we go to bed or they are due a feed put them in the cot with us in the room..

That a good idea? Or just confusing for peanut?!

 

[fieldmouse]

We have just set up cot in our room as lo doesn't settle well in moses basket and we think she might prefer more space as she hits her arms against sides when she's waving them around. She hasn't slept in it yet as was super fussy last night but i'm hoping she will start to settle more now... We'll see! Not sure what to do for daytime naps as would like to keep her downstairs, so might try her basket still or maybe her rocker chair.

 

[Green Lady]

great thread..

I'm thinking of having the cotbed in the bedroom with us and from day dot having them in there and using the moses basket for downstairs and day sleeps; then just before we go to bed or they are due a feed put them in the cot with us in the room..

That a good idea? Or just confusing for peanut?!

I think it's a good idea as it can help the baby learn the difference between night and day.

 

[hawalkden]

great thread..

I'm thinking of having the cotbed in the bedroom with us and from day dot having them in there and using the moses basket for downstairs and day sleeps; then just before we go to bed or they are due a feed put them in the cot with us in the room..

That a good idea? Or just confusing for peanut?!

I think it's a good idea as it can help the baby learn the difference between night and day.

Plus sometimes OH works a little later and instead of being downstairs with all lights and telly/xbox on etc I know full well I'm not the strongest woman when it comes to picking and moving things and we've got quite deep stairs so I'd be scared of peanut falling out for one or waking up and being up then. Plus me and OH time at night without peanut in the room.. we'll have the baby monitor hooked on so I know they'll be safe & keep the lamp on