Is it important to put my baby in her crib for all her naps?
Baby Bedding
kimberly7564 asked:
My baby is 8 weeks old and I just started trying to put her in her crib for at least 1 nap per day but I have to swaddle her same as at night for bed in order for her to sleep. Is swaddling a hard thing to break? And is it important at this age for her to nap in her bed everytime she falls asleep in her swing ar infant chair? If not then what age should I start?
William
My baby is 8 weeks old and I just started trying to put her in her crib for at least 1 nap per day but I have to swaddle her same as at night for bed in order for her to sleep. Is swaddling a hard thing to break? And is it important at this age for her to nap in her bed everytime she falls asleep in her swing ar infant chair? If not then what age should I start?
William
March 30th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Allen
I put my daughter to bed everytime in her crib, she loves her crib, and even asks to go to bed when she’s tired. The bad thing though is its very hard for her to settle down and sleep if she’s not in her crib (now a bed though).
April 1st, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Joanne
my son never takes naps in his crib…and even before he slept in the middle of me and my husband and we thought ti was going to be hell to put him into his own bed..but the day we put him in he went right to sleep and didnt have a problem ever since.
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Janet
Well let me tell you this….we held our daughter every time she fell asleep and sometimes wouldn’t even put her down afraid she would wake up…..well this was a big mistake….cuz later when she got older we had to lay down with her to sleep…and now sh’es 2 and wouldn’t even think of sleeping in her own bed! its really hard to say the least…so I would suggest you start a routine of laying your baby down at about right now….your baby is 2 months old so I think it would be the right age to start it…..and swaddling is NOT hard to break….but sleeping anywhere besides the bed is! trust me….start a routine….even if they cry and cry…they will evenually learn…
April 4th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Ruth
My baby is 7 weeks and I totally know what you are saying! I have to swaddle him as well. I heard that when they are older you don’t have to swaddle them - that they will go to sleep without it. I think mine likes to be swaddle because he still has not a lot of control over his arms and when he is startled, it wakes him up. Plus the whole “womb” thing too! I actually like it when mine sleeps in the living room in her swing or bouncer, because I’m thinking it will help him tell the difference between when it is bedtime and naptime. I don’t know if that makes sense or not! haha
April 5th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Gladys
the crib !
April 7th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Francis
Leave the sleeping baby alone! if she has a nap or 2 or 3 in the seat or swing (as long as she looks comfy and not squished up) its fine! Sounds like you are getting her used to the crib too, I’m sure it will be fine.
April 10th, 2009 at 7:41 am
Charlie
At this age where ever she naps is fine. Swaddling isn’t that hard to break. When my son started rolling over at about 3 months. We never had to swaddle him. Because one way or another he would get out of it. So what we did after he started doing that. is we tucked his blankie under him and he did fine. He is now 10 months old and sleeps very well. He has slept in his crib since day one. He sometimes use to nap in his playpen. And some nights he does co-sleep with me. Hubby works nights and well when you get 15 hours sleep in almost 6 days. You co-sleep. Darn teeth.lol…
My lil man is now in his crib fighting his nap. Poor thing has a stomach virus like I do right now…
But once she starts rolling over. Or showing signs she is ready to roll. You might want to start putting her in or crib or playpen to nap. As you don’t want her to roll in her sleep in one of those.
April 12th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Stacy
Hm, at 8 weeks old, I definately would recommend putting her to sleep every night in her crib, but my daughter tended to fall asleep in her swing quite nicely, and I wasn’t really about to be picky about it…. If you find your daughter starts to “need” the swing, you may want to switch to ‘crib only’. If she’s sleeping fine at night in her crib, I’d say let her sleep where she may during the day.
April 13th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Marjorie
The sooner you start letting her sleep in her own bed the better…she needs to learn that her bed is where she sleeps.