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5.5 month old doesn't like cot bed after Moses basket

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Newfamily2014 · 25/08/2014 11:42

Hello, can anyone help please. My daughter will be 6 months old on 1st Sept. she was starting to sleep through the night in her moses basket but we have now moved her to a cot bed and she wakes up a lot. I think she is frightened as settles immediately when picked up and goes back to sleep straight away in my arms. I've put her onto my dressing gown so she has my smell and its cosy. Does anyone have any tips please. I have seen a soft cocoon/nest type thing on NCT and John Lewis website but it is about £90 and more than I would like to pay, are there any cheaper ones? or should she not have gone straight into the cot bed and maybe into a smaller crib? I'm gutted as she was starting to sleep through the night...thank you!

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LadySybilLikesCake · 25/08/2014 11:46

Have you tried putting her towards the bottom of the cot so she feels more enclosed (so her feet are at the bottom, IYKWIM)?

Waggamamma · 25/08/2014 11:50

what about dream tubes? I'm sure they do a cot bed size and might make her feel just a little bit more secure. she's probably not used to having so much space around her to sleep. Are you using the same bedding/sleeping bags in the big cot?

BellaVida · 25/08/2014 11:57

Roll up a large towel, make it into a U shape and put it under the fitted sheet so it can't move around. I was shown to do this by the hospital for me preemies.

BellaVida · 25/08/2014 12:00

Oh, and feet to the foot of the cot always. Make sure her head and shoulders are completely free of anything to the top and sides too.

BackforGood · 25/08/2014 12:07

might be too late for your dd, but for others who might have a slightly younger/smaller dc.
We actually put the Moses basket into the cot at first, as a kind of 'in between' stage - so they were used to the bars and different room, but still cosied into the basket. HTH someone

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Newfamily2014 · 25/08/2014 12:21

Thank you very much for your replies and for sending them so quickly. I will give the ideas a try..I do get the feeling she misses being enclosed so I hope the suggestions will work. On a slight aside.. This is my first time on this site and think it's so great to be able to get fast replies from all of you mums and dads..this is my first baby and its really nice to be able to get tips and advice from you all. Thank you :-)

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Newfamily2014 · 26/08/2014 13:29

Hello again, I tried the rolled up towels to make a nest and it did make a good difference :-) but...she's back to waking up about 1.5-2 hours after she went to bed , settling easily with the dummy put back and a gentle word and then wakes about 3 times again after that. I'm really lost... She didn't do this before. She can self settle herself to sleep with little help which I know is important. Is it still the bed? Or is she teething? Any advice welcome...

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LadySybilLikesCake · 26/08/2014 13:34

It's hard to say, she may just be getting use to her new bed. Is she dribbling more and trying to chew her fists?

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Newfamily2014 · 26/08/2014 17:27

Yes she does dribble but has been for many weeks and she does chew her fingers, toys, anything really but again she's been doing that for a while too. She's not particularly grizzly in the day and has a fantastic appetite (I read their appetite goes down when teething?) as we've started solids and are building the amount she has in the day as she gets upset when she sees us eating and she is not! ...could it be the food?

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Newfamily2014 · 26/08/2014 17:30

Do you think a night light might help? I've heard her have a bad dream a few times (whimpering like a dog would) and that wakes her.

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Cric · 26/08/2014 20:30

We had exactly the same problem! Our DD is more or less the same age and we did it a few weeks ago. To be honest it has been a case of continuing to comfort her .... At the start it was every 1-2 hours (after sleeping through ) and each week it has got a little easier. She isn't back to her lovely old sleeping habits but she is getting more used to her cot! I hope it gets easier for you :)

rach2713 · 26/08/2014 22:52

Have you tried putting her in the cot when she's awake so she gets use to it that's what I done with both my kids my son is 7 and daughter is 20months she loves her cot when I'm in the roon I put her in with her mobile on so she had something to look at.

Littlef00t · 28/08/2014 21:01

My dd started ok with the cot then started crying before her back hit the mattress. Frequent play in the cot was v helpful. I presume you're doing naps in the cot too.

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