No Crib

[Big Man's Mom]

My son, 3 1/2 months old will not sleep in his crib. He sleeps in his own room, but he will only sleep in his swing. It doesn't even get turned on at night, he just sleeps in it sitting still. Does anyone have ANY tips for me? Please help!! boy:

[iamama]

Either sleep with him in your bed or bring the crib in your room.

[mama23k]

Will he sleep in his infant carrier? 3 of mine would only sleep there or with me. i would start them out in their carrier next to my bed and then pull them in with me when they woke up.

[shalena]

I would try sleeping with him in your bed.

You migth get more suggestions if you posted this topic in "Life with a babe"

[MammaV]

I'd bring the baby to bed with you. Works great for good sleep for both mom and babe. There's some great research out there on the benefits of bed sharing. Evidently, mom's breathing pattern during sleep assists baby in establishing a good sleeping pattern. We sleep with both our babes and just love it.

[mags]

My son also preferred to sleep in his swing until he was about 4 mo old. I believe it was b/c he had some GERD, he just didn't want to lay down at all, he wanted to sleep more in an upright position. We were able to transition him to his crib, and for about a month or two we slightly elevated the head of his crib so he wasn't completely flat (he was a really spitty baby until he was about 6 mo old). He's 15 mo old and still happily sleeping in his crib, which is of course now flat. Just wanted to throw out another suggestion in case co-sleeping is not an option.

[willowsmom]

I also recommend Sharing Sleep with your babe. If you'd like more information...there are LOTS of books on the subject...not to mention all of us co-sleepers at MDC.

Best of luck!

[MrsMoe]

My daughter refused to sleep in her crib... she slept with me until she was ready for her toddler bed.

I LOVED sleeping with her. We would cuddle all night; I really do feel that it was good for our bonding.

[ZeldasMom]

Hello Dec 2004-ers!

I clicked on this page by accident. I don't have one of these (like pp we cosleep), and they're $$$, but thought I would mention this as one possible solution:
http://www.ambybaby.com/Home

[LandonsMommy]

I too would try bring the baby in to bed with you. but lest you know hell love to watch movies with you and fall asleep on the couch. lol any ways try sleeping with him. if he likes siting up try holing him sitting up and rocking him to sleep see if that might work.

[LandonsMommy]

"Upright sleep position. One theory on SIDS is that infants have mild reflux episodes (a small amount of milk and stomach acid regurgitates up into the throat) that irritate the upper lungs and cause the baby to briefly stop breathing. We do know that this occurs in premature babies, but these babies are monitored and assisted through these stop-breathing episodes. A baby at home alone during sleep may experience such a mild reflux episode that can trigger a SIDS event. This is theoretical, and there is much more to SIDS than just mild reflux.

We do know that the Amby keeps baby in a slightly upright angle during sleep, which decreases the likelihood of any reflux occurring. This may be one reason why babies sleep so safely in the Amby."

http://www.ambybaby.com/SIDS

Maybe its a good thing he sleeps like that

[LandonsMommy]

If you find that baby likes to sleep in "odd places ," like a car seat, or a bouncy seat, or maybe a swing, she/he is probably still craving the uterine environment where baby was held in a fetal position in close quarters.

[kiwimutti]

...sorry if someone already mentioned this but...on the bright side, if babe doesnt want to use it...I just found out that cribs make AWESOME laundry baskets...for the pile you cant quite face folding...

[Jabberwock]

Our daughter would only sleep in an Amby swing type thing for ages. We didn't have a crib because we live on a boat so planned on just having her sleep with us..only after borrowing an Amby swing to try out, we had it hooked close to our bed and she would only sleep in that. After about 8 months when she was getting heavier, she started sleeping with us, and around 20 months moved to her own cabin.