https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 16:34:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-baby-to-sleep-in-crib#post-2571012 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 21:28:45 +0000 MrsSRS 2571012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that age my babies were still in a Rock N Play, but when we transitioned to a crib we did the Merlin suit and white noise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-baby-to-sleep-in-crib#post-2570955 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 19:38:37 +0000 Foodnerd81 2570955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That sounds exhausting for you. You deserve some alone time without a baby on you! </p> <p>Other than that I have no actual advice because we run into this still with our 6 month old. She just goes through phases where no matter how out she is, as soon as we put her down, she wakes up. Like to the point that Dh and I discuss and demonstrate our strategies for laying her down (I hold her flat in my lap so it won't be a change or orientation when I put her in the crib; I shift my hand position just so so I disturb her less pulling them out from under her). It's ridiculous. </p> <p>So I hope you get better advice! Also, do you have white noise for both of them? We have had our toddlers sound machine a little louder to mask any middle of the night crying from the baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teaching-baby-to-sleep-in-crib#post-2570946 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 19:15:33 +0000 erinbaderin 2570946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 14 weeks old. Since he was born, he mostly naps in my arms during the day. Sometimes I'll put him in the mamaroo and its hit or miss - sometimes he sleeps for a while, sometimes not. In the past few weeks I've been trying occasionally to put him in his crib and it's the same - once he slept for 90 minutes, usually more like 45. In the evenings he falls asleep in my arms around 7:30 and at 9 I nurse him and put him in the bassinet where he sleeps for the night. For the last few days I've been trying to put him in his crib at 7:30 instead of holding him until 9 to get a bit of free time back, but it's not going well - he only lasts about 15 minutes before he wakes up crying. If I settle him back to sleep he just repeats - sleeps for a few minutes then wakes up again. After a few tries I just give up and bring him downstairs and hold him until 9 because I don't want to keep running up and down. </p> <p>Anybody have suggestions? Just keep trying? Sit in his room and settle him over and over? I can't really let him fuss because my husband is putting our toddler to bed at the same time. I could try him in the bassinet instead of the crib but a) it would be nice to not have to get ready for bed in silence in the dark and b) I'd like to get him in his own room in the near future anyway. </p>