https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:07:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1251622 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 21:23:04 +0000 MapleMoose 1251622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladybee: Not yet but I plan on trying tomorrow. Any luck with your LO?<br /> @Jennimac: Thank you for posting the pic so I can see the setup. Cute outfit btw! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1251566 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 20:11:40 +0000 BabyMats 1251566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did the sheet thing as well but transitioned at 3 months too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1251561 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 20:01:53 +0000 singingbee 1251561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: yes. Like this, but under a sheet. LO spit up and we had to wash it. :) </p> [attach=208/13/mx3s77.450x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1251535 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 19:36:12 +0000 ladybee 1251535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really want to transition DS before I go back to work (which is a week away) but I'm so anxious about losing sleep. Ugh.</p> <p>@MapleMoose: @daniellemybelle: Have you tried it yet? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1243162 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 23:10:16 +0000 daniellemybelle 1243162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So the towel goes around their feet not head? Going to try this after we get back from Thanksgiving! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1242743 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 19:08:57 +0000 MapleMoose 1242743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladybee: Sounds exactly like my LO. Only likes being swaddled in her Halo sleep sack with arms out, and every time we try to put her down in the crib she wakes right up after flailing awake. Thanks for asking this. DD is also 6 weeks and we aren't ready to transfer her to the crib at night yet but I'm glad to read these responses because we are trying to get her to nap in the crib during the day and it's just not happening. Going to try the towel trick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1242696 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 18:29:47 +0000 singingbee 1242696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladybee: I have the towel under the crib sheet and it only goes up to her underarms. She sleeps swaddled and doesn't roll over yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1241515 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:28:03 +0000 photojane 1241515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried at 6 weeks &amp; she wasn't having it either. I tried again at 8 weeks and I used a rolled up blanket on either side of her underneath her armpits, and it worked. We didn't even put it under the sheet. She didn't move much at that point, so I didn't worry. As soon as she could consistently roll over &amp; was scooting around the crib I removed the blankets. She's been a fantastic crib sleeper ever since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1241513 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:27:26 +0000 petunia354 1241513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't transfer until 6 or 7 months, lol. It was a little touch and go the first few nights but he absolutely loves his bed now! We layed him on his side and rolled up a blanket behind him to make him feel "snuggled". I know any safety expert would be horrified to hear that but we did what we thought was right for our child. I wouldn't recommend that for a young baby who can't roll or lift up their own head well.</p> <p>You could roll up a towel and place it under the crib sheet so LO won't suffocate from the blanket. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1241504 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:24:00 +0000 buffalove 1241504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we didnt transfer him to the crib until 4 months. he slept so well in the RNP due to some mild reflux. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1241457 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:12:40 +0000 bushelandapeck 1241457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had DS in the RnP until he was 5.5 mos because of reflux and he slept better in it. When we did transition we used the Merlin magic sleep suit and it helped a ton! I think you have to wait until 3 mos to use those though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1241448 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:10:06 +0000 blackbird 1241448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did mrs. blue's towel trick, the one with the nest. It worked so great. We had to transition her at 4 months because she was trying to climb out of the RnP </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1241431 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:06:12 +0000 Foodnerd81 1241431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is there a reason you want to do it now? Our transition to crib from RnP wasn't too painful, but we did it later-- well, we went back and forth, actually-- she was in the crib fine, then started having gas and reflux issues so back into the RnP, then back to the crib... At 6 weeks though, I don't think there is a rush to put him into the crib? </p> <p>We had a bigger issue with leaving her arms out-- the first night she woke herself up every hour. After that, she started moving herself all over the crib, rotating like the hand on a clock, so the towel idea would have annoyed her I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1241240 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:25:05 +0000 ladybee 1241240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: @Jennimac: I'm so worried about SIDS (like all moms). Is the towel idea safe? How long did you leave the towel there for? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1241191 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:10:26 +0000 singingbee 1241191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's what we do with our LO. She slept in the newborn napper and then got too big for it. We rolled up a towel or a blanket under a crib sheet and then put her in the middle of the U. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1241134 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 10:58:58 +0000 mrsjyw 1241134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ds was not a fan of swaddling either. we used a rolled towel underneath the crib sheet to snuggle him during the transition! worked like a charm! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-to-crib-from-rnp#post-1241094 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 10:51:21 +0000 ladybee 1241094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 6 weeks old and has been sleeping in his RnP. I'd really like to transition him to his crib and have been trying for the last week. He will not tolerate it. I don't think he likes the big open space. When watching him on the monitor his crazy arms seem to wake him up a lot.</p> <p>Any suggestions?</p> <p>ETA: he doesn't like to be swaddled, not even one arm in. Right now he sleeps in a Halo Sleep Sack (Swaddle) with his arms out. </p>