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How do I get my 5 month old to sleep in his crib?

How to get my 4 month old son to sleep in his crib ?

  • After my son was born he didnt want to sleep in a bassinette or crib , he preferred his carseat , we think because he had a lil acid reflux , recently he was diagnosed w/ torticollis and sleeping in a carseat is horrible for his condition , I have tried everything to get him in his crib , i have propped his crib up so he isnt lying flat , he has a mobile / toys ,a sleep positioner , swaddle blankets .. I was told by his Dr to put him in his crib when he is half awake but it doesnt work , i usually end up rocking him to sleep or letting him fall asleep in his carseat then move him to the crib .. He wakes up screaming and i was told to let him cry for 5 to 10 mins but this kiddo will cry will SCREAM with tears running down his face for sometimes an hr and longer .. Is it something to do w/ being attached to me ? I lay him in his crib throughout the day on and off so he can used to it but no luck .. Any Advice ? Should i let him cry and if so for how long ? Ive tried everything :)

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    It's the hardest thing ever, but you have to allow him to cry. I did it with both of my kids to get them to sleep in their own cribs and to learn to calm themselves to sleep so that I didn't have to rock them for 30 mins to get them to fall asleep. I did this with both of my kids right around 4 months, so this is good timing. Here's what you do... establish some kind of bedtime routine so that your child knows it's time for bed (bath, rocking while reading or singing, storytime, etc) and then lay him down in his crib. He is going to cry because he wants you, but just be strong. Allow him to cry and at first, go back into his room after 1 min, go to his crib, tell him it's ok and that you love him, rub his tummy and leave... DO NOT PICK HIM UP. Then wait 2 mins, then 4 mins, then 8 mins... just keep doubling it and going in there and reassuring him that it's ok. It will only take 2-3 days for him to learn. But, he might cry for a long time the first night... my daughter cried for 1 hour and 45 mins the first night, 50 mins the second night and 15 mins the third night... now she goes to bed on her own every night... my son too. It's hard, but worth it. And healthier for both of you. Good luck.

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Put him in his crib and leave him there. make sure he has been fed so he's not crying about being thirsty or hungry. Make going to his own bed FUN.

Samadhi Sativa

He is USED to you coming to him - although it'll hurt your heart (and your ears for a while), you need to let him 'work this out by waiting a while longer to attend him.

Skipmaster

put something in his crib that he likes. either a toy or stuffed animal. he become fond of it and will become familair with the space in which he plays with his toy. it wont be as scary and it will come natural that he sleeps in it.

meanshots22

I have never been able to let my son cry either. My son wakes up once in the middle of the night but he always sleeps in his crib, every time he wakes up I rock him to sleep and make sure he is good and asleep then I lay him in his crib. I would just keep doing that until he gets used to staying asleep for longer periods. Its going to be tough and probably sleepless at first but it will get better.

DJ_<3_JI

leave him in there until he gets used to it. don't try to make it easier on him, you are , so to speak,"letting the baby drive the car" You need to take control and realize that if you let the baby control you by screaming, you will spend your entire life controlled by your baby. You have let him establish a bad habit, now you need to break him of it.

wah hoo

I know it sounds horrible, but let him cry it out. He is not hurting himself by crying. Giving him a massage with lavender lotion before bed will relax him. Get a bedtime routine going of a bath, massage, bottle and that sort of thing. If he still continues to cry, after about 5 - 10 mins. then go in there and pat his back, but don't pick him up. Calm him down and see if that works.

mamarivers

Have you tried cosleeping?

jennifer_elaine83

I kind of went though that with my first kid. What we did was put her to bed, and if she cried, we would only go in about every 5-10 for just about 1 min to hold her and let her now it was OK, then we would lay her back down in her bed so she new that she had to stay in there. We sometimes had to do for a couple of hours but it was worth it in the long run because she sleeps well in her own bed and doesn't always "need us" to fall asleep. Don't give in though, just once and they will now that they can get you to do it again. So it will make the process twice as long and hard. There is also this article you can read that gives some advice.

mamaof2

I would skip his last nap and try to keep him awake until bedtime so that he has a chance to get really tired. When my son was one, someone told me to lay him in his crib at bedtime, shut the door to his room, and turn up the TV really loud. After 5 minutes I checked on him and he was fast asleep. I was surprised and never had any problems after that. However when he was about the age of your baby, I tried that and it didn't work. He screamed for hours also. Make sure he's really, really tired before you try.

jens4real

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