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getting my nearly 8 wks old to sleep in moses basket ?

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shazzaronnie · 09/08/2006 19:20

hi i'm a new time mum and i'm having problems with our baby girl, she hates sleepin in her moses basket. she falls asleep on my shoulder but as soon as she put in her basket she wakes up? me and my partner is findin it hard to have our time together! as i'm havin to sleep down stairs with her in her favourite pushchair. any tips would be grateful?

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bakedpotato · 09/08/2006 19:31

Are you swaddling?
Sometimes babies respond well to the snug/secure sense of being swaddled (just use a sheet when it's warm) -- it's more like being cuddled.
Can you put her down in the basket when she's sleepy (max 2 hrs after she last woke up), rather than asleep, or overtired?

SenoraPostrophe · 09/08/2006 19:33

put a muslin behind her head and then when she falls asleep transfer her to the basket with muslin still in place - that way she can still smell you and the cold of the sheet won't wake her up.

or try swaddling - that helped a lot with mine.

trotskymow · 09/08/2006 19:34

would she be happier in a cot with a bit more room to move? my DS grew out of the moses basket at 8 or 9 weeks, and got really unhappy in it as he kept hitting the sides.

BoudiCat · 09/08/2006 19:41

We used to put ds in moses basket & swing it gently to & fro till he went to sleep. Also sometimes used to let him fall asleep on a (thin) pillow on me then put pillow in cot. Neither are recommended for long term good sleep habits but worked for us & ds has always been a great sleeper.

Have to say both ds & dd were out of the basket by about 6 weeks though & into a crib (smaller than average cot). DD in particular preferred the space it allowed. I used to pat her until she fell asleep or sometimes just left her to cry a bit. ALso had a Fisher Price aquarium that plays sounds like waves gently crashing & both kids used to go to sleep to that - Argos do it.

Good luck

kerryanne · 09/08/2006 19:43

My little girl has just turned 1..oh how the time flies! I dont know how but I have managed to get Megan into a good routine. I start by bathing her at 6.30 followed by a bottle and she goes down by 7.00. She now sleeps through until 7 in the morning. I have been doing this routine since she was born. At first, ofcourse she woke up for her feeds but I always put her straight down. When doing the night feeds I didnt fuss her, just gave her her bottle and then put her back into her moses basket. she slept in her moses basket until she was about 12 weeks and then she went into her cot, which for Megan, she preferred. i do remember Megan crying...so i left her for about 5 mins at a time and if she was still crying, i would pick her up and give her a cuddle and then put her staright down. I know its hard but it has really paid off now as she knows what her routine is and so do I. Gaz and I get our evenings together and enjoy her when she is awake in the day (as we have the energy to cope with the crying etc). Be loving but be firm, she has to learn what night time and day time is.

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shazzaronnie · 09/08/2006 20:25

she seems to hate bein layed flat so i have used sheets to lift her head and feet up but it still doesn't work haven't tried cot yet as shes not settled. i was hoping by now she would have started to settle in with us a bit more but no! whats swaddling?

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heavenis · 09/08/2006 20:33

You could try rolling a towel up and putting it round her in a U shape. (starting from just under arm at one side round the bottom of her feet and up the side)
Why not bring the pushchair upstairs so she get used to being upstairs and then try her up stairs for naps in her moses basket until she is comfortable with her surroundings.

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shazzaronnie · 09/08/2006 20:44

yeah had thought about that but i just give up and sleep on my own down stairs sometimes she'll sleep on me.which i know she shouldn't! i just wanna enjoy her and be a family, will the cryin stop to?

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dizzybint · 09/08/2006 20:51

my dd quickly grew out of her basket, we put her in her cot at about 8 weeks, she likes more space to spread her arms out. have you tried a grobag? then the baby isn't having to sleep on cold sheets when you move them.

heavenis · 09/08/2006 20:55

Ds1 who was prem hated his moses basket and cot the only thing he would sleep in at first was his pram,then his car seat and then his moses basket.
I wish I'd been on this site then (he's 7 next friday)

longwaytogo · 09/08/2006 21:41

put a hot water bottle in teh moses basket while you are cuddling her then when you put her down its warm and she shouldn't disturb. (obviously taking hot water bottle out before putting her in)

Mine used to do this but it does get better - promise

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shazzaronnie · 09/08/2006 21:45

thats a good idea i'll but 1 and c? its just so upsettin the late nights don't help at the best of times.

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shazzaronnie · 09/08/2006 21:46

i hope so i thought i was over most of the screaming and late mornings just want her to let me have a night in bed and not on the sofa?

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Beauregard · 09/08/2006 21:53

I used a sleep positioner in the moses basket for dd2 and had no probs,the feeling of being held is still there iykwim.I bought it from JoJoMamanBebe although the product is different now.

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shazzaronnie · 09/08/2006 21:55

i'll have a look and see what i can find thanks

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Jackstini · 09/08/2006 21:58

Swaddling is when you use a blanket (or a sheet in hot weather) to wrap the baby up. Put in a diamond shape then fold the top corner down and lay the baby on top. Fold one side over and tuck under her bottom then the other side same. This way her arms are all tucked in and she feels 'held' and secure even when put down - also the blanket/sheet will smell of you.
My dd hates the cold mattress so I take it out of the moses basket and sit on it while I feed her, then put it back in again when I am done so she is put on it still warm.
Something for you to try anyway - good luck

trotskymow · 10/08/2006 13:42

also a friend of mine found that putting a top of hers in with her baby worked wonders - you need to wear the top first so it smells of you, and then DD might find that comforting. My friend's DS is over 2 now and still uses her top for comfort and has it at night to sleep.

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shazzaronnie · 10/08/2006 22:55

thats a good idea i'll try it to night and see, we had no luck last nite again so i'll try anything! thanks

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lucy5 · 10/08/2006 22:59

My dd hated her moses basket, it was just to big, so she slept in her pram, [carrycot] .

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shazzaronnie · 11/08/2006 02:17

i got carrycot to but hates that to?

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eidsvold · 11/08/2006 06:48

haven't read the whole thread but thought in response to the op - try swaddling. Know it is rather warm but some muslin wraps would be fine.

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