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12-14-2012 at 11:54 AM
kjsmith9
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Newborn hates laying flat?

LO is almost 2 weeks old now, and we cannot get her to sleep in her cradle.  She'll nap in it for about 1 hour at a time, but otherwise cries until I pick her up.  We've had her sleeping in a rock & play (so she's on an incline), and she'll get close to 3 hours of sleep at a time in that (but obviously not consistently since she's still so young).  

Anyone else have newborns that hated laying flat to sleep?  Will she grow out of it and should I just keep trying?  I hate to think I wasted $100 on a cradle :( 


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12-14-2012 at 12:04 PM
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Ever since my LO was 3 weeks old he wouldnt lay flat on his back very long because he has reflux. 

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12-14-2012 at 1:21 PM
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My first was the same way. He would scream bloody murder if we put him in the crib. I was worried he would never sleep in it. But fear not, they grow out of this phase. I think he started sleeping in his crib when he was about 6 weeks old.
 
12-14-2012 at 1:59 PM
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My LOs were in their RnPs until 6 weeks. They both have reflux and hated laying flat in their cribs. Our pediatrician had us prop one end of their cribs up on a slight incline and that really helped. We also swaddled the first week they were in the crib to help mimic the cozy feeling they had in their RnPs.

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12-14-2012 at 3:44 PM
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Same here. Mine would only sleep in his swing and only for 20 min at a time in his crib. He did have reflux until we recently discovered he has a dairy allergy. Now he will lay flat and loves to lay flat. After receiving his first round of shots we put him in his crib at night that week as he was just so tired all the time he didn't care where he slept. He will now sleep in his crib at night, but not for naps quite yet. We're still working on it.

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12-14-2012 at 8:53 PM
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My DD hated her bassinet so much. I thought it was because of laying flat when she slept so well in her swing. Turns out it must have just been the cramped quarters.  She was able to sleep wonderfully in her PnP.

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12-16-2012 at 4:07 AM
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The bassinet did not work out for us. Too much room for her to get comfy. She sleeps in her bouncy where she feels swaddled and tight.

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