https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 28 May 2026 21:28:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night/page/2#post-554229 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:49:21 +0000 buffalove 554229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We made the transition at 4 months and it only took a couple nights to adjust. Wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be! We transitioned naps and night at the same time. I put him back in it around 5.5 months for a couple nights due to a small cold (the incline helped him breathe better) but at that point he really preferred the crib, so it was a non-issue going back! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night/page/2#post-554198 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:41:19 +0000 cascademom 554198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched to the crib at about 4.5-5 months old. He got sick and the RNP helped with the drainage and sleeping better. One night, we put him in the RNP and he fit. By the morning, he just didn't fit in it anymore. That day during naps, we transitioned him to the crib. Around the same time, maybe a week or so later, we stopped swaddling him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night/page/2#post-554181 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:34:56 +0000 LuLu Mom 554181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched to crib at 6 weeks but then when she had her 2 month shots I freaked out and let her sleep back in it so she was next to me (gave her Tylenol and wanted to make sure she was okay) and she wouldn't go back to crib. Finally at 14 weeks we made her go cold turkey over a long weekend and she's been fine every since. We have retired the RnP completely just so it doesn't change her mind about the crib! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night/page/2#post-553973 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:59:47 +0000 winniebee 553973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: My son was napping almost exclusively in his swing (moving!) and in the R&amp;P at night until 4 months. We basically quit the R&amp;P cold turkey at night during the 4 month regression b/c he was getting up 3x a night then! It only took a few nights to regulate (as you can see by the above post. I still let him nap in his swing for his morning nap after the transition and then within a few weeks quit that too. The main concern was that he was starting daycare at 5.5 months and I wanted him to be used to sleeping in a crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night/page/2#post-552983 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:18:18 +0000 mrsjyw 552983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: I rolled a towel long ways yied the ends wiyh hair ties and placed I underneath pnp and crib sheets... molds to thwir head... and I push the sides In around his arms ao he feela cozy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night/page/2#post-552961 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:02:08 +0000 Andrea 552961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: how do you make the horseshoe? Around his head? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-552960 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:01:29 +0000 Andrea 552960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: never mind, found your thread! So do you recommend starting at night? I was trying for naps but I saw someone made a point that they are sleeping deeper at night so maybe it's a better time to do it then? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-518567 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:28:12 +0000 mrsjyw 518567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: we started transitioning to pnp and crib 2.5 wks ago at 6 weeks (which was a bad time, didn't even THINK about 6 week growth spurt too!) anyway... double whammy, but he does really well in it! naps in his pnp (haven't tried crib yet for naps) and sleeps well at night in either the crib or pnp (~6 hour stretches). what helped us was using a rolled towel underneath the crib sheet, in a horseshoe shape... just a lil extra cushion so they're a bit more comfy and without the mom worry about sids/sleep hazards/etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-518466 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:34:23 +0000 littlek 518466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: the transition went really smooth and it actually helped him STTN.. LO loves his crib.. We just went cold turkey from R&amp;P to crib and no issues.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-518146 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:19:02 +0000 winniebee 518146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: He loves his crib. Once he got used to sleeping in it, he didn't really want to sleep anywhere else. 12 weeks is a good time to transition, before any sleep regression hits. It took about a week to transition. Once I did the above transition, he never slept or napped in the R&amp;P again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-518117 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:00:04 +0000 hellobeeboston 518117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm reviving this thread as I am now thinking I should move LO to the crib now that he's 12 weeks old...</p> <p>he's doing great with sleep - like 10 hours a night in the rock n play. but feel like I should get him in his own room in the crib? I'm going back to work in 2 weeks.</p> <p>I tried putting him in there for naps today. First nap was good, he went down pretty easily, but he's always tired for the first morning nap - but he only slept 45 minutes... Then i tried again later. Tried for 40 minutes to get him in there - picked him up 3 times to try to soothe him, he would stop crying immediately &amp; start to fall asleep and as soon as I put him back in the crib he cried. pick up, calm, put down, cry.</p> <p>So then I put him in the Rock n Play and he just slept for 3.5 hours.</p> <p>Maybe we should just keep him in the RnP longer? DH thinks it's bad for him being scrunched up like that, but I'm sure it's fine... LO likes being on his back, i just feel like it's not very cozy for sleeping. and LO has never been swaddled, so that isn't an option in the crib.</p> <p>@winniebee: how are you guys doing? I'm sure good now, it's been a few months.</p> <p>@littlek: how did the transition to crib go? how did you do it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-288140 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 07:14:07 +0000 winniebee 288140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Night 6****</p> <p>5:15<br /> 3:30<br /> 2:00</p> <p>*** Put him down earlier than usual tonight - 7 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. and no "evening" catnap allowed...instead when he got tired/fussy we just put him to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-287342 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:24:28 +0000 winniebee 287342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chastenet: never used the harness but always tightly swaddled him. However he started trying to push himself out with his legs around 15w and overall seemed more scrunched and less comfortable in it so that's when I started transitioning him. He actually seems to like his crib more now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-287334 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:06:59 +0000 Chastenet 287334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: @krsmall: @babyz: @Mrs. Yoyo: @Mrs. Superhero: @sandy: Sorry to thread jack a little, but just wondering if you ladies used the harness with the rock n play? At first my DD was so small that I didn't really think it was necessary so I swaddle her loosely and let her sleep unattached. But she is getting bigger and I worry about her somehow catapulting herself out of it with her strong legs... So did you always use the harness? If not when did you start? Is there a way to combine swaddle and the harness? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-287305 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 05:50:17 +0000 winniebee 287305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@krsmall: it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be! Crazy writing out these times though. He sleeps 10 hours on the button every night (with 2 wakes). At the final wake he has busted out of the miracle blanket. </p> <p>Good luck!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-287304 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 05:44:48 +0000 littlek 287304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: looks like progress!! :)</p> <p>Our LO is still in rock n play. We are starting the transition to crib soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-287299 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 05:26:20 +0000 winniebee 287299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Night 5</p> <p>4:30<br /> 3:40<br /> 1:15 (what's the point!?) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-285571 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 06:37:41 +0000 winniebee 285571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Night 4</p> <p>4:20 in crib<br /> 3 in crib<br /> 2:25 in crib </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-283605 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 06:20:53 +0000 winniebee 283605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Night 3</p> <p>4 hrs 45 mins in crib<br /> 3 hrs in crib<br /> 2 hrs in crib</p> <p>Getting there....though bedtime was particularly rough last night </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-282544 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:23:50 +0000 meredithNYC 282544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Yeah, I recall some moms saying that their babies eventually got over the Rock n' Play or swing (often around 4 months, for the most part) and I wondered if my LO ever would because she seemed so content with the swing. But yeah, she eventually did and I'm kind of glad in a way because I was worried about the transition.</p> <p>After sleep training for three or four days (during which time she was always in the crib at night) she gave up the swing in the daytime for napping, too. I love it. Going to keep it around for a while just in case, but man am I looking forward to putting it away eventually :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-282537 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:17:36 +0000 winniebee 282537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: Thanks! At the beginning of vacation he did a few 8 hour stretches in the R&amp;P but things went downhill pretty quickly when we were out of routine. I think he's actually gone down easier in the crib! We start the mobile when we lay him down and play it 3 x. After song 3, he's out (though last night he needed a paci). I think he was getting uncomfy at night in the R&amp;P... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-282531 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:11:52 +0000 meredithNYC 282531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: And I wouldn't worry about napping in the Rock n' Play. Apparently the transition will become easier once it's established that he sleeps in the crib for night times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-282530 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:10:47 +0000 meredithNYC 282530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: That's really good! My LO didn't sleep in the Rock n' Play, but she used to start her first leg of nighttime sleep in the swing and then we would transition her to crib. One day she just got too big for the swing/kept trying to scoot herself out of it, so we just skipped that step. I was terrified of putting her straight down into the crib, but she did well with it. Glad things are going well with your LO, too!</p> <p>I'll be you will have a great schedule worked out by this weekend... maybe earlier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-282525 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:03:09 +0000 winniebee 282525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Operation Crib Transition:</p> <p>Night 1</p> <p>2 hrs 45 minutes in crib (with crib wedge)<br /> 3 hours in R&amp;P (huh?)<br /> 3.5 hours in crib (without crib wedge....not worth it)</p> <p>Night 2</p> <p>3 hrs 45 minutes in crib<br /> 3 hrs in crib<br /> 2 hrs 40 minutes in crib</p> <p>All in all not bad so far....his sleep was all screwed up following our vacation and he was only sleeping 4 hours as his longest stretch for the 4 days prior to crib transition. Still sleeping in swing for majority of naps (that's when he decides to take them...)</p> <p>To be continued.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-265073 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:18:36 +0000 winniebee 265073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babyz: def not bad! My son won't have his r&amp;p at daycare so I need to get him napping in a crib... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-264642 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:54:22 +0000 babyz 264642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think she transitioned to the crib around 2.5 months? I wish I wrote it down. We tried to quit cold turkey. She had a couple of great days in the crib and some bad ones. During the bad ones I just used the R&amp;P. After 1-2 weeks she was good. No more R&amp;P at night. She still uses the R&amp;P during the day though for naps.. and uses the swing too. Is it bad that she's not in her crib during the day? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-263691 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 09:44:03 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 263691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wonder baby slept in the swing until....2.5 months? Then we transitioned to swaddled tight in the bassinet which worked okay, then to the crib at 5 months. I think they like to be all secure and snuggled into something small at that age. She's a brutal sleeper wherever she is though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-263688 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 09:35:29 +0000 winniebee 263688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm such a procrastinator - one month later and DS is still in his R&amp;P. I'm determined to get him transitioned in the next few weeks so I'm going to try to put him in after he wakes up for his night feeding (though he has slept through the night a few times!) Wish me luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-240567 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:26:48 +0000 babynumber1 240567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We made the mistake of letting our LO sleep in the bouncer at night when she had a stuffy nose last week. I tried to put her back in the PNP last night and it was horrendous. At 2am I finally put her back in the bouncer and she slept the rest of the night with no problem. I'll just keep trying every other day until she finally sleeps a decent night in the pack and play again. </p> <p>Not quite the same, but I feel your pain! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-whose-babies-slept-in-the-rock-n-play-at-night#post-240509 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:50:39 +0000 winniebee 240509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunglasses: That is an advantage! </p> <p>@Mrs. YoYo: Good to know...thanks! </p>