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We transitioned our baby at 6 weeks (he was big and outgrowing the RnP) into his regular crib at the urging of our ped. I thought it was going to be a huge ordeal, and it was a complete non-issue--literally nothing changed. But wow that is an amazing sleeper you have on your hands! I can see why you don't want to rock the boat, but maybe it'll be the same
If the baby doesn't do that well, what about trying a slight incline to the mattress and then lowering it over the course of a few days? I feel like gingerbebe or maybe some others tried that with success.

We did incline our mattress - mostly for reflux reasons. With DS2, I moved him to a bassinet or a PNP that had one of my dirty nursing tanks under the sheet for scent, swaddled him in a warmer swaddle and then placed warm rice socks on either side of him so that he had a warm/held feeling that he got in my arms or in the RNP.

But we transitioned our kids out of the RNP early, at 6 weeks max.

@MrsBrewer: I think I did for like 2 weeks hardcore, but after that he was transitioned. I just took a pair of huge gym socks of DH's, filled them with rice, and then just nuked them until they were warm. Then I would set them down on the mattress to make a warm spot while I got him ready for bed, and then I would press them against his waist/hips (well away from his face, basically) once I put him down.

I was scared to transition, especially the first time, waited until LO was 5 months!, but it went really well both times!!

My LO 1 I did naps in crib first. Then at night I would start him in the crib and when he woke up would move back to RnP. First night he made it an hour, next night was 3, etc... took a week. Second time was even easier somehow!

@MrsBrewer: I just did it! Right into playpen beside the bed (wasn't ready to kick them out of our room) went totally fine. Slept the same.

@MrsBrewer: how did it go?

My 13 week old only sleeps in the rock n play. I tried transitioning her to the pack n play (in our room) and it was a total fail. For example last night her longest sleep stretch was 1 1/2 hours, then 45 minutes, then she was WIDE AWAKE at 3am. The previous nights I gave up after the first early wake-ups and put her in the rnp.
She doesn't sleep that great in the rnp either, but ok. 8am-12am, then a 2am wake-up, and from 4am on anything goes Usually unsettled and cat napping.

Didn't read pp, but the crib nest! I think @ Mrs. Blue came up with it?