Breaking the Rock and Play habit?

Question

My son sleeps in it for naps and at night and is basically rocked all night long! I want to transition him to the cosleeler. Any advice?

Answer

I transitioned my baby from rock n play to pack n play at 4 weeks, but I still let him sleep in it some nights if I'm super tired. We started by turning off the rock and just using the vibrate for a few nights. Then we moved him to the pack n play, which also has a vibrate. At  11 weeks, we are just working on sleeping without the vibrate. Swaddling him and playing lullabies has been key for us. Usually he will sleep for 4-5 hours, but after that he seems restless in there. So I usually pull him up in bed or put him back in the rock n play. It's a work in progress.

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We just transitioned my 2 month old daughter from the rock n play to the crib using the magic merlins sleep suit--it really was magic for us! I tried to put her down in the crib before just swaddled and she would wake up crying every 10 min. The first night We used the sleep suit she slept the entire night in her crib ( waking to eat only twice at 1am and 5am) but going right back down in the crib each time. Def give it a shot! They can move their arms and legs freely in the suit but bc it's heavy they fatigue more easily and the weight of the suit stops them from startling themselves. Good luck!

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Hasn't there been a recall on this item? Sorry to worry you guys but I think a fellow"Glow-er" lost her 8-week old son and suspects it's due to this 😪
http://www.thebump.com/news/recall-alert-fisher-price-pulls-rock-n-play-infant-sleepers

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We had a super tough time every night getting my baby to fall asleep. We still have rough nights a couple times a week but since I've started this it's been drastically improved...I put him in the swing or wear him in the Ergo after a bath around 8:30 for about 15 minutes to stay calm. I don't let him get all the way passed out because then he wakes with a vengeance when I try to swaddle. So once he's drowsy I calmly swaddle him, then nurse him, then snuggle him in bed next to the cosleeper. I make sure he's on top of the sheet, I tuck the sheet in behind my back, lay on my side, and lay on my arm with both knees bent incase I fall asleep (which I have, but I'd literally have to break my own arm in this position to roll on him). Then when he's good and asleep I move him to the cosleeper and he stays asleep for 4-5 hours at a time. Good luck!! :)

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My babe is 8 weeks now and is too big for the bassinet on top of her pack and play and she still sleeps naps in her swing. Tonight I'm putting her to sleep in her pack and play and I'm not looking forward to it. I want her to nap in there too.

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The last few nights we put him in it with the rocking off. I'll do this a few more nights and then start the cosleeper for naps. Right now though, he's napping on my chest!!

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Try to put him down for naps in the cosleeper! It'll be tough at first until he gets used to it! Try swaddling as well. My baby sleeps in her rock and play and cosleeper now. I never meant for the rock and play to be a bad habit but it happened. Just comfort baby when he is upset and then put him back down to show him it is a happy place!

Breaking the Rock and Play habit?

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