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01-22-2013 at 5:44 PM
JBM1204
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2 sleep-related questions

1.  My son has been resisting napping in the house so I've been getting him to sleep during the day by taking walks or car rides. He's starting to take naps at home now (7 weeks). Is it a bad idea to have your LO nap in the same place they go to bed? Should there be a "sleeping" spot and a "napping" spot? I've gotten DS down 2 times in his RnP today but that's where he sleeps at night so I'm not sure if it would be confusing for him to sleep there during the day when he is supposed to sleep there for (hopefully) longer stretches at night.

2. DS has been going down for bed great and right back to sleep after MOTN feedings the last couple of weeks so I thought this could be a good time to try to get him out of the RnP into a bassinet (still in our BR). I feel like he's getting too big too sleep all night in the RnP and wants to stretch out more.

I tried to use the bassinet last night but he just cried (he was asleep from nursing when I put him in and woke up after I laid him down) so I put him in his RnP because I  wasn't up for a long night. He hates laying flat on his back so I'm going to try to prop the mattress on one end. Any other suggestions to transition him to the bassinet?

Sorry the questions were so long! TIA!

 ETA: clarification

01-22-2013 at 6:53 PM
Nicb13
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1. I think you are totally fine doing whatever it takes to get your baby to sleep at that age. It takes them a while to get the hang of things so nothing will be routine or even normal in the beginning! In my opinion, it's fine for them to nap in the same place they sleep at night. I don't see what the problem could be.

2. My LO napped in the swing for a long time until he didn't mind being on his back in his crib. He never slept in the bassinet because he hated being on his back.

I used to swaddle him and have him sleep on his Boppy Newborn Lounger (basically a big round pillow) which used to be at the end of our bed then I moved it into his crib and he slept ON the lounger, in his crib! Like I said before, I would do anything to get him to sleep for a couple hours! The lounger only worked for about 3 months then he just had to learn to like being on his back.

It will get better, it's just tough during the first few months :)


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01-23-2013 at 10:35 AM
atrinh11
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I think you are doing fine for 7 weeks. My son also much prefers to sleep in his RnP for naps and overnight. We tried the bassinet when he was much younger, and he acted exactly like you mention. He never liked it much.

We started trying to get him in his crib around 6 or 7 weeks. It was a struggle, but after a few attempts at putting him down, he would finally sleep for a few hours at a time in his crib. Then he got a cold, and the doctor gave us many suggestions for helping him be more comfortable. One was to not have him lay flat, so everything could drain. So we put him back in his RnP. He is now 12 weeks old and sleeps in both his RnP and crib. I just returned to work this week, so put him in his RnP for the first two nights, so I could get as much sleep as possible. The problem is that in his crib he wakes up every 3 hours exactly. In his RnP, he sleeps for about 6 hours straight. It is just a transition we need to get through. I don't have a ton of advice for you, other than keep trying. Over time you will be able to get him to sleep other places, but he can definitely stay in his RnP for now. I worry about my son getting too big for his also, but he still loves it for now.

I would definitely swaddle him (at least his legs/lower half) when you put him in a crib or bassinet (while he gets used to it). I think my son likes his RnP so much, not only because it keeps him from being flat, but also because it basically keeps his legs swaddled for him. That is comforting to them. Good luck!

 
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