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@bushelandapeck: Thank you for this suggestion! I read through that blog post last night and we did try propping the pack 'n play (we're actually starting with the bassinet in pack 'n play instead of the crib since his nursery is upstairs and I'm not wanting to go upstairs in the middle of the night yet). We didn't try the snugglenest.

Here's what we did last night: We rocked him in our arms and put him in the PnP asleep. We figure we can remove the "rock to sleep in our arms" sleep crutch when he's older - first things first! He woke up pretty quickly when we put him down, and we gave it 3 tries of picking up/consoling and rocking/putting down. We ended up going back to the RnP. But, we decided to try it without the rocker on so that we could at least work on removing the "constant rocking" crutch. And lo and behold - he slept! Without the RnP rocking at all! A 6 hour stretch followed by a 3 hour stretch, which is actually one of his best nights yet. So we might do this for a few days, then move on to getting him to sleep on a flat, open surface.

@bushelandapeck: Yeah these nights can be really hard, both physically and mentally! Does she wake because she's hungry or she just wakes up?

Update: When I posted this 4 weeks ago we didn't make it very far due to his reflux. Back in the RnP he went.

We're attempting the transition again and any help or advice would be welcomed! He's just over 3 months (14 weeks) now.

We started last night. We'd had his RnP in his own room for several nights beforehand so he'd be used to his room, and he slept fine those nights. We have a wedge under the crib sheet, and made a snuggle nest with a beach towel. But last night did NOT go well. He nursed to sleep and slept for 30 minutes, nursed to sleep again and slept for 45 minutes, then was up and would not go back down in the crib without screaming. He was awake and crying for another 2 hours before we were able to rock him back to sleep in our arms and put him in the RnP.

He's still swaddled, but we've had 1 arm out of his swaddle for 2 weeks now when we discovered that it helped him sleep longer. We tried 2 arms out a few nights ago, but he's not ready for that yet.

Should we just keep trying and hope each night gets better? I don't really want to wait on the crib any longer, as I know it will only get harder as he gets older, and he starts daycare in 3 weeks and will need to sleep in a crib there. I'm keeping him in the RnP for naps right now to ensure he gets some sleep during the day.