how do I get my baby to sleep in a crib?

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My daughter is 8 months old. For the first month or two she slept in a bassinet but now for the last 6/7 months she's slept in a bed with me and my husband. Anyone know how to get her to sleep in a crib? We haven't tried yet but I would like to soon. What works best for you guys? Should I gradually start putting her in the cribs for naps until I feel like she's use to it enough to sleep in at night? Just want advice beforehand! :)

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I'm not gonna be much help, but I ended up having to do cry it out with my son to get him from bedsharing to his crib. Nothing else worked I tried worked. He'd instantly wake up/cry as soon as he wasn't in my arms.

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My boy has been in his crib for a few weeks. I tend to let him fall asleep on our bed and then transfer him. Most probably not the best way, but it works for both of us. Do what you feel is best for your family :-)

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I started off with naps in her crib. She did that for a week or so and then we transitioned her to bed time. She did pretty well. And now she LOVES her crib! She's been sleeping in it since 6 months, she's almost 9 months now.

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I started with mine taking naps in it, then decided I wasn't comfortable with him sleeping in his own room. So his crib went next to my bed. It's still there, and I don't have any plans to move it. I have my bed back, and he sleeps through the night in his crib. If I want an extra hour or two of sleep, I put on backyardigans and set it up in his crib and he'll usually fall back asleep watching it drinking his bottle.

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We did naps and one day I just started putting her in the crib. She woke up a lot at first by it got better after consistency

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You could start putting her for naps in the crib or just put her in the crib and be around, talk to her sing to her so she knows the crib is a safe place and gradually increase her time in the crib. We recently transitioned from pack n play to the crib and this worked for me. My girl will be 8 months this week and she sleeps 10 hours every night

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I let my boy fuss for 5-10 minutes and then go in and pat his butt until he falls asleep. Most days now he eventually falls asleep on his own. He good for bed time too, but when he wakes in the middle of the night it doesn't work 😣

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We started bedsharing when my daughter was 2 months. We actually ended up hiring a sleep consultant to help us create a plan. I tried on my own and failed many times. Always ended with all of us being frustrated and tired. But we've been at it for 4days and 5nights and she is falling asleep on her own, feeding once at night and taking 2 naps in the crib. There has been some crying but we changed her place of sleep so that's to be expected. Everyone gets there differently. Every baby is different.

how do I get my baby to sleep in a crib?

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