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15 week old wont sleep in a different room!!

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PFin · 04/09/2021 23:00

We have a 15 week old baby girl. At the start she was a terrible sleeper we found the pram in the bassinette was the best place to get her to sleep and shes slept in it downstairs ever since, with me sleeping on the sofa. She may need rocked back and fourth occasionally to nap and for her nights sleep but generally falls asleep well on her own. We have tried to transition her up into our bedroom in a next to me crib so i can sleep in a bed which hasnt went and we have always just ended up back downstairs. Shes been in an amaing routine passed 4 weeks, she has 3 to 4 day time naps and goes to 'bed' at 11pm, usually sleeping right through till 8am! However, she will soon be to big for the bassinette so we are trying to transition to the bedroom to start but still in the bassinette but she just fusses and cries. Shes literally in the same bed, same blankets, same noise (sleeps with white noise), same temp, same lighting everything is the same bar the room i dont understand how its stopping her sleeping. I have tried just putting her up for even one of her naps still no success! Anyone else experienced this and/or any tips? Space is getting tight for her and I would really like back in a bed lol.

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gncq · 04/09/2021 23:08

She's so tiny. Im sure it seems like forever to you but she's really really tiny, don't stress over it too much, the important thing is she gets her sleep.
She'll sleep in her room when she's ready! It really won't be forever like this.
Could you sleep in her room with her for a bit?

PFin · 04/09/2021 23:12

@gncq im not ready to leave her i want her to sleep in my room but she just hates it or something lol!

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EmmaInParis · 05/09/2021 05:22

Could you bring the pram into your room for a few nights to get her used to the environment? Our baby was like this for the first few days after leaving hospital, we ended up taking the bassinet off and putting it inside the Snuz crib, thankfully it just fit! (probably not safety recommended but we were desperate). Then after a few nights we took it out and put her in the Snuz. Took perseverance but she eventually accepted it as her sleep place. Good luck, these early days are so so hard but it won’t be like this forever, promise. You’re doing great x

EmmaInParis · 05/09/2021 05:23

Oh sorry just misread, that you are already doing this. I don’t know what to suggest then sorry! X

onelittlefrog · 05/09/2021 05:48

How long have you been trying the new routine for? It will probably just take some time for her to get used to. Obviously even though you're trying to keep most things the same she will know she's in a different room and it's unsettling. You just need to give it some time.

Goneblank38 · 05/09/2021 06:09

Hi OP, would she settle in your arms allowing you to pop her down once she's already asleep?

jozipozi31 · 05/09/2021 07:08

Take her in your room. Lie her in bed next to you. Wrap her up in a blanket. Feed her etc until she goes to sleep. Then carefully lift her into the bassinet or whatever bigger thing you want her in.

When she goes into something bigger, swaddle her and roll up eg a couple of blankets to wedge her in and make her feel snug.

She is so very new. You don't know what she might be feeling. Just keep going with what you want and persevere. You'll get there.

FATEdestiny · 05/09/2021 11:22

Have you bought just the bassinet upstairs to your room? Or the bassinet and the pram?

PFin · 05/09/2021 12:35

@FATEdestiny just bassinette but lifted up of ground! Didnt think it would of made much difference but maybe bringing wheels up might help!

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FATEdestiny · 05/09/2021 13:48

I'd bring the whole pram upstairs (including wheels) in the short term. It's not meant for the long term, just to get baby used to sleeping in a different room.

Moving pram initially, if needed.
Than stationary pram
Then bassinet in cot, but be prepared to move back to pram every now and again on a bad night.
Then bassinet always in cot.
Then just cot, bassinet to hand on bad nights.
Then just cot.

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