Transition from basinet to cot
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Topic: Transition from basinet to cot
Posted By: KazS
Subject: Transition from basinet to cot
Date Posted: 08 September 2009 at 4:10pm
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Hi
My bubs has really started to get too big for her basinet. Stupid question but should i be transitioning her in any way to her cot or just swap her over? She had a morning sleep in her cot this morning but i am concerned about tonight and what to do? Any suggestions welcome |
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Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 08 September 2009 at 4:23pm
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We found the transition really easy and did it at 3 months I think.
We had been away for a couple of nights, came home and just moved him, changed the bedding over to it smelt the same, he uses a mobile to go to sleep so moved that too, and that was that. The first sleep we tried was his big night sleep and I think he actually slept longer!! ------------- 
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Posted By: KazS
Date Posted: 08 September 2009 at 4:55pm
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Thanks FionaO - she sleeps at night in her gogo bag so hopefully she just kinda swaps over easy! - she is a great night sleeper at the moment - from 7.15pm till about 7.15am!
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Posted By: Ella1
Date Posted: 08 September 2009 at 9:59pm
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We just put Mika into her cot one night. I was a bit worried before hand as she had just started sleeping through. The first night she woke up once, and that was all.
Good luck, she'll probably be fine. |
Posted By: CarrieMum
Date Posted: 08 September 2009 at 11:02pm
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I was going to start with just day sleeps in the cot but because he went so well with the day sleeps that day I just continued with the cot that night as I didn't want to confuse him by going back and forth between the cot and bassinette.
He was fine, like nothing had happened! Im sure you'll be fine too! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 7:21am
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i moved Cory to his cot about a week ago...and all i did was set it up in the morning....he had all his sleeps in it that day, and that night i just put him in it and had no problems...
oh apart from teh fact that i forgot to move the mobile so he was too busy talking to that to go to sleep until i removed it ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Georgiegirl
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 8:06am
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How do you know when it is time to put baby in a cot? I am hoping to delay as long as possible as I have a beautiful family heirloom bassinette that I want to get lots of use from.... and DH is making a cot.... and I want to give him as much time as possible? Suggestions anyone? ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/279456"> 
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Posted By: KazS
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 8:56am
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Well you lot were totally right - after havign her day sleeps in her cot she slept right through in it last night! phew!
Georgiegirl - My girl was getting pretty long in basinet and would whack the sides when moving her arms so i shifted her out |
Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 10:25am
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yeap i moved Cory because he was whacking his arms on the sides and waking himself up ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Georgiegirl
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 1:53pm
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Thanks for the answer girls.... And I guess I'll no doubt have a long baby... i'm 5f10" and DH is 6f3"...
The chance of us having a little baby is almost nil. ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/279456">
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 2:44pm
It also depends on the size of the bassinet, Elias is really long but he is still in his bassinet (cariboo) and he is wrapped so cant hit the sides.  ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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