Crib to Cot

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Hi,

My Daughter is 5months and has always slept through from 6 weeks with the odd exception if teething, jabs etc. Had a bit of a regression at 4 months but she soon learnt to soothe herself when she woke in the night.

In short for the last week baby keeps waking and won't settle again until I hold her on lay her on bed next to me (not keen on this overnight or long term due to SIDs)

Anybody found there little ones suddenly fallen out of love with their crib and ready for cot? What age did you move them? My little girl is also big for her age!

Thanks

I would try her in the big cot, can you fit it in your room? That said, I did have to cosleep with my little boy as he refused his cot completely, we ended up attaching the big cot to our bed like a sidecar to help him get used to it and now he's started rolling into his tummy to sleep and sleeps happily in his own space.
My first baby was stillborn and I have been terrified of sids and said I would never bedshare but it was more dangerous as I was getting no sleep, when I looked into the research actually as long as you follow all the safe sleep guidance some studies have found that co-sleeping is actually protective against sids in babies over 3 months (I wouldn't personally cosleep with a baby younger than that). If you Google lullaby trust evidence base they have a document that has a good summary of the research if you do end up needing to co sleep. I still wanted to work to get my DS in his cot because I miss my duvet and wine!

If SIDS is the only thing stopping you cosleeping you might find this helpful: www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/Co-sleeping-and-SIDS-A-Guide-for-Health-Professionals.pdf

As long as the safe 7 are followed it’s very safe.

If you have other reasons you don’t want to cosleep then feel free to ignore!

Afraid I have no other helpful advice as my little one was in her cot bed until 4.5 months but we’ve coslept since then and I haven’t tried to get her back in her cot yet!

Hey,

Thanks to both your your messages. I think I am going to try moving the cot into our bedroom. Hoping with a bit of furniture jiggling it should fit. Poppy709, I am so sorry for your loss. This infomation about co-sleeping is useful, and deffinetely put my mind as ease because she's been coming into our bed especially for the last few hours of sleep about 5am.

I think my main concern just aside from SIDs, a bit selfishly I suppose is my quality of sleep. I feel as though I sleep really lightly when she is in with me and also the last two nights I have unkowingly attacked my husband everytime he's moved, thinking he is going to roll on her (both times she wasn't even in the bed at the time, it's just my anxiety about it)

Thanks for both your advise, if anything it's just put my mind at ease a bit for the short periods she is sleeping with us for!

It's not selfish to be concerned about your quality of sleep, I also don't love co sleeping, I get uncomfy and I wake up every time he wriggles but it was a way to get a bit of sleep, I did kick my husband out of bed though so I could switch sides. Hopefully she will settle better for you in the big cot! Xx

Yeah you are right, happy Mum happy baby as they say!

I will try moving her into her big cot, but you've put my mind at ease regarding co sleeping for now. Thanks!