okay so heres the story, I have a 8 month old daughter, we used to let her sleep in her swing a lot because when she was smaller she was sick a lot and would throw up ...not spit up ..throw up... so anyway she would choke on it being in the position doctors say to put babies in (on her back) so we put her in her swing so she was upright and didn't choke on her nose drainage and vomit so often and she got used to that. It has been cold at night for a while so we haven't tried the crib again until now, because the nights are warmer and she kicks off all her covers thats why I didn't want to try the crib during winter because I didn't want her to get sick. well she took to being in the crib at night like a champ she did it with no prob but naps during the day are like we are hurting her by putting her in the crib (I know it doesn't hurt her) she has gone 4 days now with very little sleep because she just wont sleep in her crib during the day, she hates it....and I mean HATES IT!! It makes me sad because she just gets miserable because she is so tired I don't know what to do, I have put a mobile on it and one of those aquarium things and she just watches them until they turn off and then screams. I go get her and calm her down because I don't want her to associate her crib with loneliness or sadness and then I put her back with no success. I feel awful that we didn't do this sooner its not her fault its ours and I just wish this was easier on her. Has anyone else had trouble putting a baby in the crib?? If so, please, any HELPFUL advice is wanted...
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Anyway i wanted to come let you all know what happened. me and god had a talk i prayed about the situation and that day in fact the day that i posted this she stopped crying in her crib and has slept like a baby lol :) anyway i would like to respond to the person who said to drug my child with benadryl i would only like to say that i wish i knew who u were so i could report you to CPS that is very wrong and i would never consider that so thanks for the awful and almost abusive comment. and by the way i would stop posting that to other people before someone does find out who you are and you get in trouble giving kids allergy medicine to make them sleep is not the answer you are a selfish women i must say i never expected that reply.
My son was the same way, he would sleep fine in the crib at night, but only wanted to nap in the swing. We also "picked our battles." We just let him sleep in the swing until he got close to the weight limit (around 25 pounds), which was probably around 12-14 months. After that, he went to the crib pretty well. I also remember letting him nap with me in the rocking chair for a while, that seemed to be a good transition.
When my son was a baby, he would sleep all night in his crib...but would not even touch his crib at nap time without crying so much he would make himself sick. I started laying him down on a pallet in the floor, or on the couch, or even let him sleep on my bed. With guardrails, of course. He would sleep 2 hours....
Pick your fights....nap time in the crib is not something that HAS to be...
Good luck!
You might try a sound machine or music boxes/soothing music, if the problem arises again. We use this with our son and it really helps a lot. What about a stuffed animal or cuddly animal, night light, special blanket.
Try reading books and singing some songs to her and see if that helps. Hope things are going well.
Have you tried getting her to sleep in your arms first? I know that can create a habit possibly but maybe if you rock her to sleep in your arms to sleep several times, she might take a nap? She will realize that you will come get her and everything will be okay. Then gradually dont put her down completely asleep--just drowsy.
:) not a problem- first of all- dont worry about the blankets- her body temp may be telling her she neds them off-
try popping a shirt with your sent on it in there- it may just help -
You could also try the crib mattress on the floor in her room. They're not very high, so if she does roll off, no injuries. As long as the room is totally baby proof, you should be fine. Good luck!
