My 4 month old daughter currently sleeps in her swing at night because at around 2 months old she developed bronchiolitis. The swing was perfect for keeping her at a semi-inclined position and it seemed to be the only place she would fall asleep.
Now that her cough is gone I am looking to start having her sleep in her crib and I am wondering if any other moms out there have gone through the same situation. How did you handle the change? Did your infant give you any trouble?
We switched my daughter over to the crib this past weekend and it is going smoother than I thought. She does wake up more than she did in the swing, but I thing that will stop over time. Thanks to all who responded!
My son would only sleep in the crib until at about 5 mos he was too big. The transition was hard. You basically just have to tough it out.
Good luck.
Hi Melissa,
My son who is now 7 would only sleep in his bouncy chair.
So what I did but I am not so sure it will help with the swing. I eventually put the bouncy chair in the crib, next to our bed, Eventually I would put him in the crib after a night feeding when he was so sleeping and not so alert and he would wake up in the crib and relized it's not so bad after all. It didn't take but a week for this transition to happen but I am not sure if your swing comes off and if it would be safe in the crib. Perhaps bring the swing into her bedroom and after a feeding place her in the crib and see how that goes. Most often I have found what I worry about the most was no big deal at all.
Best Wishes,
M.
Yes, we did the exact thing. We started to prop up the bed mattress a little so she could adjust to the bed. They do have an incline that you can purchase that my help the transition. You can purchase this at meijer/target/possibly walmart. It will definitely take a little time...be patient. She will be a little fussy or maybe, not. Good luck!
stay at home mom of 3.
How easy it is will of course depend on the child. I do want to say that doing it sooner is better than later. It was so easy to change things in my daughter's routine until she was around 7-8 months old and started showing her opinion on things like this!
My son is 6 and a half months and we are currently working on switching him from his swing to his crib as well. I really think it depends on your child. We have been working on this for several months now and it has been very hard but if your baby is an easy going baby it might be easier. We started by rocking him to sleep every night and putting him in his crib and when he would wake up for a night feeding try putting him in his crib again but if he wouldn't go back to sleep putting him in his swing. Our set back came when he began to cut his teeth he wanted nothing to do with his crib. But he is now to big for his swing (long) and wakes because he is uncomfortable in that. SO last week we just put his swing away and I will not lie there have been many rough nights. Since my husband wakes up at 4am to go to work I am on my own at nights increasing the difficulty. I also bought a sleep positioner that had velcro sides so it could hug him a little and last week I would turn his swing on when he was in his crib so he could still hear it going! Good luck and I hope this helps.
My daughter slept in her swing for quite a long time. We needed to swaddle her good to get her used to the crib. I know some may frown upon this, but I placed stuffed animals on either side of her so she felt more snuggled in. They were not near her face, and she could not role over on her own yet. As goes for any change, it may take a few days or so for adjustment. She will get it. I think it was harder for me to adjust to my baby being farther away from me! ;)
