Hellobee Boards Topic: Getting baby to sleep in his own bed

Hellobee Boards Topic: Getting baby to sleep in his own bed https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 10:46:52 +0000 Mrs. Pen on "Getting baby to sleep in his own bed" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-sleep-in-his-own-bed#post-142513 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:21:11 +0000 Mrs. Pen 142513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Thehistoryofus: Yup, I swaddle him, otherwise he would wake himself up with his hands. T.H.O.U. on "Getting baby to sleep in his own bed" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-sleep-in-his-own-bed#post-142511 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:18:39 +0000 T.H.O.U. 142511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Do you swaddle him in his bed? Maybe that would help him feel cozy. I slept with my daughters swaddle for a while and then let her use it and that helped. Mrs. Pen on "Getting baby to sleep in his own bed" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-sleep-in-his-own-bed#post-142493 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:05:16 +0000 Mrs. Pen 142493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @looch: yeah, that's what I thought too. I have tried putting my breast pads or shirts in his bed too. I haven't done it in awhile though, I'll try that. looch on "Getting baby to sleep in his own bed" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-sleep-in-his-own-bed#post-142486 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:00:12 +0000 looch 142486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'd do all naps the same, if he takes 3, they should all be in the same place. He might be responding to your smell, so what about putting one of his crib sheets in your bed overnight and then putting that in his crib? Mrs. Pen on "Getting baby to sleep in his own bed" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-sleep-in-his-own-bed#post-142481 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:57:50 +0000 Mrs. Pen 142481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @looch: His first nap today was in his bed, but only 40 minutes long, I went in there right away to try to get him to fall back asleep, but it didn't work. For his second nap I gave in and put him to sleep on our bed. I'm not sure what it is but he loves our bed and will take a two hour nap there. For now maybe I'll try a gradual transition. One nap in his bed, one nap in ours? Maybe it will make it a little easier on him. looch on "Getting baby to sleep in his own bed" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-sleep-in-his-own-bed#post-142473 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:54:17 +0000 looch 142473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Coco Bee: that's the risk, that he won't get enough sleep for a short amount of time, but IMO the benefits outweigh a few days of a disrupted routine. Mrs. Pen on "Getting baby to sleep in his own bed" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-sleep-in-his-own-bed#post-142194 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:09:38 +0000 Mrs. Pen 142194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @looch: yeah... he won't fall asleep on his own, he gets worked up about being alone I think. Yesterday I rocked him until he was practically asleep and set him down in his bed, and he stayed asleep for about an hour and 45 minutes, which is definitely not long enough. Most nights when he sleeps with me, his first stretch is about 5 hours long. I think today I will try to encourage his naps in his bed and see how that goes. I am afraid though that he won't end up getting enough sleep over the next few days while we try to make the transition. Mrs. Yoyo on "Getting baby to sleep in his own bed" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-sleep-in-his-own-bed#post-142003 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:07:45 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 142003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I second a tight swaddle. We never coslept, but it helped when we transferred him from the cozy feeling of the rock n play into his crib. looch on "Getting baby to sleep in his own bed" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-sleep-in-his-own-bed#post-141959 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:54:09 +0000 looch 141959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We did it cold turkey at 5 weeks. I was doing everything I possibly could to get him to sleep longer, including holding him for 2 hours at the expense of my sanity! My mom came to visit and she straightened us both out, lol. She took charge and we got him into the crib. Having the swaddle really helped him. Now, getting him to fall asleep in the crib was another story. Andrea on "Getting baby to sleep in his own bed" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-sleep-in-his-own-bed#post-141943 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:55:35 +0000 Andrea 141943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had my LO in the arm's reach for about a week and then I wanted her in the crib. I started with naps and then did bedtime. I would swaddle her, put on the white noise, and rock her. Within a week, she was sleeping fine in her crib for naps and bedtime. Mrs. Pen on "Getting baby to sleep in his own bed" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-sleep-in-his-own-bed#post-141831 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:57:37 +0000 Mrs. Pen 141831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We really did try putting our son in his bed (we have an arms reach cosleeper next to our bed) from day one, but he resisted it. Only sleeping 20 minutes at a time. We found in that first week the only way to get him to sleep for 2 hours at a time was by holding him. So my husband and I spent the first couple weeks of his life taking turns holding him through the night. At about 2-3 weeks old, I started taking him to bed with me for sanity's sake - it was the only way I was going to get some sleep. And by 4 weeks we had mastered nursing in bed which made life so much easier for both of us. He is 9.5 weeks now and my husband and I feel ready to have our bed back to ourselves. Or at least, have the option of switching between the two (because honestly, sometimes I really miss my baby!! and love sleeping with him!). Does anyone have experience with transitioning a baby from cosleeping to his own bed? Any tips? Cause my son does not like it.