Moving into cot broke her

[peonyrose87]

I moved my 6 month old into her cot from the next to me crib two weeks ago. It's still in our room.

Before the move, she was sleeping through about four nights a week and the others would wake for a quick bottle and go straight back to sleep, self settling if any wake ups and generally totally settled at night.

From the night we moved her into the cot she is up every few hours, crying, needing lots of comfort and settling, she's never been like this, even as a newborn she was more settled. Any advice? Is it likely the cot or just a coincidence and we've hit a regression (we had nothing at four months). Help! I'm exhausted

It might just be a little sleep regression and getting used to a different sleep environment.
Smaller space was probably comforting for her and now there’s this wide space and she doesn’t know what to do with it.
Does the mattress have a different consistency too?
All these little things that they can’t describe.

Good luck!

Is the cot in the same place?

Is it the slats and the light?

My DD didn't like the crib when first born but happy in mosses basket. We put it down to the light through the slats.

@olderthanyouthink yes it's in the same place, right next to me. I've not taken the side off as I do plan to move her into her room at one point

@finished31 she slept in a next to me with the side down for 6 months so I don't think it would be light related, and our room is pitch black

@Danikm151 yea the mattress is different. I'd hoped by two weeks in she would be used to it 🙈

Might be the bars. Try a mesh-sided travel cot if you've got one.

Travel cot is a good call, will be a similar environment. My travel cot uses the same mattress as the cot so hopefully your one fits and it will be a good transition

We're going away tonight for a few nights so she will be in a travel cot, will see how she goes!

Might be the additional space? My DD loved moving into the cot but she always wriggled round.

Perhaps if she prefers a cosier space, it's a bit of a shock.

I used a pool noodle under the sheet to make it cosier to help with the transition.

She probably doesn't associate the cot with sleep yet. Maybe you can help her by giving her the same bedding (unwashed so it smells the same), basically keep everything exactly the same except the actual cot?

At 6 months she's old enough to have developed a strong sleep association with the crib. You need to get her to transfer the association to the cot in whatever way you can think of. Probably she will work it out for herself if you keep the routine very consistent.

@SnackSizeRaisin thanks! Literally everything else is the same, routine, sleep sacks, comforter, story, etc, it's just the cot and sheets that are different. A tooth has actually just popped through so I'm wondering if that's half the issue!