Moving baby to own bed?

Question

I'm in dire need of help. Our baby is 4 months old & we've had his bassinet in our room since he came home from hospital but most nights he refused to sleep in it & ended up in our own bed. As much as we didn't want to co-sleep, we needed sleep or would go nuts but now he's getting bigger, it's so uncomfortable for all of us. So we spent a fortune on a deluxe portacot which is a smaller version & is next to my side of the bed (mummy's side). It has a raised bassinet so I thought brilliant, it will almost seem like he's next to me in bed anyway but he's not adjusting to it & still screams until he goes back to bed with us. We've tried moving him into it in a deep sleep, rolling over & patting or rocking him to sleep, the deluxe portacot even has a vibration & musical thing. He has a cot in his nursery which we also tried but that was no go with baby. Help!

Answer 1

i know its hard but try and let him cry it out, it may take a LONG time bc hes used to cry for how ever long and then getting what he wants, but let him cry it out it should only take about a week. trust me now is the best time i have a 2 yr old and she is still in bed with me(i had to co-sleep bc where i was staying i didnt have anyroom for her own bed) and its so hard to ever sleep alone, even if she falls asleep, she wakes up and climbs into bed with me. so id just do it now! good luck

Answer 2

Wow, this sounds familiar.  We let our daughter sleep with us when she was an infant....it took about 7 years to get her to sleep in her own bed.  Do anything you can to get the baby to sleep alone so you can rest!

Answer 3

You have to let him cry till he falls sleep in his own bed.  The first night will be a nightmare but then it will get better and sooner than you think he will be sleeping alone.  If you are going to change him to his own bed you change him to his own room too.

Answer 4

You need to put him in his own bed in his own room.  He's old enough now to sleep in his own room.  It may take a week or so for him to get used to it but it needs to be done.  You just have to let him him cry it out.  But go in there every 10 minutes or so (if still crying) and pat his back to let him know you are near and eventually he will sleep on his own.

Good luck!