to move into cot now or not?

[ceebs05]

just looking for some opinions please as i can't decide what to do for the best.

dd (15 weeks) sleeps in a moses basket at night, however at the rate she is growing I think she will need to go into her cot sometime in the next few weeks.

However, after several weeks of relatively good sleeping (waking once or twice between 11pm and 8am for a bf) she has for the last week been waking at least every two hours, sometimes every hour, to feed. This has led to her spending more and more time sleeping in with me as it's easier than trying to resettle her in her basket, which can take some tine and therefore reduces the time i get to rest before she feeds again. I'm guessing this may all be due to a growth spurt.

So i guess my question is, should i try making the transition to cot while sleep is already unsettled, therefore nothing to lose, or wait till she settles down a bit first, potentially risking another step back?

WOuld the cot be in the same place as the moses basket? We placed the moses basket in the cot for a week and DS didn't seem to notice when we finally put him in it.

no it wouldn't be. She sleeps in my room at the moment but i plan to move into her room where the cot is until she is 6 months rather than move the cot through (makes most sense in our house). Then she will be used to her own room before I leave her to sleep there alone.

maybe i will try putting the basket in the cot for a while first. She has spent time in her cot during the day although has only napped there once or twice for a very short time.

If she's feeding frequently at the moment I would keep her with you. It's far less hassle than having to go into another room to feed and settle her.

We didn't move DS2 out of our room until he was 7 mths cos of his constant night wakings - mind you he's 14mths now and still waking!

sorry maybe i wasn't clear - I'm still going to be in the same room as her until she's at least 6 months old. If I move her into her cot now I will sleep in her room with her.

I'm more wondering if it's a good or bad idea to move her to her cot when her sleep is unsettled

I think the idea to put the moses basket in the cot for a week or two is the best idea (I plan on doing this myself, it worked with DS1).

Ah, see what you mean. We moved both DSs straight into their cots with no problem at all. They both kept something familiar with them (taggy blanket or muslin) and settled into their new environment without a hitch. But all babies are different, it wouldn't do any harm to put the MB into the cot first if you think this would be easier.