Days Sleeps - Hammocks to Cots
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Topic: Days Sleeps - Hammocks to Cots
Posted By: Danda08
Subject: Days Sleeps - Hammocks to Cots
Date Posted: 02 November 2010 at 9:03am
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Hi,
Just after some advice re transitioning my 4 month old DD's to their cots for day sleeps. They've been sleeping through the night in their cots since 10 weeks. I put them to bed between 7-8pm and they self settle within a few mins. Days sleeps have been a complete challenge and I ended up buying a couple of hammocks which are in the lounge. In the hammocks DD's take a bit longer to self settle and sometimes have a dummy. I'm trying to transition them into the cots for their day sleeps without success (there is no self settling they just immediately cry and if leave them it escalates). I'm reluctant to offer the dummies in their cots in case they decide they want them at night also, but I have given them a dummy but it makes no difference. I've tried having the radio on, a white noise CD, door open and closed, blind open and closed etc. But they will sleep in their hammocks in the bedroom so I don't think it's being in the lounge versus bedroom that is the problem. It's not a huge issue having them taking naps in their hammocks now but I'm conscious they will grow out of them soon. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 02 November 2010 at 10:48am
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hmm cant help too much as i just threw my DS's into their cots let them cry and they went to sleep which you have already tried with no success. are they quite big babies? i had DS1 in his when we went on holidays and stuff til he was 6 months old and he was a big big kid. he looked a bit silly but it wasnt unsafe or anything like that. maybe just try in another couple of weeks and persevere until they are ready? ------------- 
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Posted By: Danda08
Date Posted: 02 November 2010 at 11:10am
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They're only little cos they were prem so there's no mad rush. We are going away at xmas and they'll be 6 months then so we could take the hammocks with us but I'd prefer them to be in portacots. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: luci21
Date Posted: 05 November 2010 at 2:48pm
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My baby would only sleep in her swing chair for days sleeps but was fine at night in her bassinet. Around 4 months I started putting her in her bassinet during the day and she would cry so I had to sit with her and hold her hand or pat her until she calmed down. Sometimes I cuddled her until she was calm and put her back in bed. The first week or so was very difficult but she quickly got used to sleeping in her bed during the day. She's now 5 and a half months and self settles in her bed without crying (most times). I had tried her in her bassinet during the day when she was younger with no success. It seemed to only work when she was ready.
Not sure if that helps but I was desperately worried about it and was sure I was never going to get her out of that swing! |
Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 08 November 2010 at 7:53pm
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I wonder if it's the motion they like or that they're nicely cocooned up?
Do you still swaddle them? What about a safe-T sleep? Those two things might help get that similar feeling. Or what about if they go to sleep in the hammock and then you transfer them? It's hard when you've got a vice that's working, but you know at some point you'll have to change it. We used a hammock too and once he started trying to roll in it I figured I better switch to the cot. I was feeding him to sleep so I think that made it easier. Also, we had a bassinette too so I hung that in the inside of the cot so we could still do the movement thing, plus it wasn't so open and then switched to the cot. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">  
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Posted By: Danda08
Date Posted: 20 November 2010 at 8:16pm
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I think it's a combination of the cocoon & the movement. Day sleeps have always been hard work even when they were in bassinets so we got the hammocks for that reason.
Both are swaddled in their cots at night and have a safety sleep. For day sleeps one DD is swaddled and the other isn't - she gets cranky if I swaddle her. Good point re getting them to sleep in the hammock first and then transferring, will try that although I never know if they're going to sleep for 35 mins or 2 hours so could go horribly wrong. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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