How difficult is it to get baby to learn to sleep without the suit once they are used to sleeping in the crib with it?
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It took my daughter a few days to learn to sleep on her tummy. It wasn't as bad as I thought it might. It was similar to my son learning to sleep not swaddled. Anything new always takes a few days I think
1085387
Depends on your child. It doesn't make a difference with my daughter during sleep. However, it has become part of our bedtime routine so when we do use the suit she knows immediately that it is time for bed. She is tiny so we still use ours when it is cold at night to avoid using a blanket in the crib. She is 16 months.
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I also had trouble going cold turkey to the crib from r and p at age 6 months. What is working for me now (From a previous comment)....I put a boppy under the sheet and a towel rolled up to simulate a donut shape. I lay my baby in there and he doesn't wake up when I lay him down and he sleeps all night just like in hs r and p. It's been 4 days and it's working! He's not strong enough to roll over with that boppy there but I do keep th evideo monitor on him anyways. In a few days, I'll try taking the boppy away and lay him on his side as I think he'll feel comfortable and secure. I'll let u know how it goes. I also had trouble going cold turkey to the crib from r and p at age 6 months. What is working for me now (From a previous comment)....I put a boppy under the sheet and a towel rolled up to simulate a donut shape. I lay my baby in there and he doesn't wake up when I lay him down and he sleeps all night just like in hs r and p. It's been 4 days and it's working! He's not strong enough to roll over with that boppy there but I do keep th evideo monitor on him anyways. In a few days, I'll try taking the boppy away and lay him on his side as I think he'll feel comfortable and secure. I'll let u... » Read More I also had trouble going cold turkey to the crib from r and p at age 6 months. What is working for me now (From a previous comment)....I put a boppy under the sheet and a towel rolled up to simulate a donut shape. I lay my baby in there and he doesn't wake up when I lay him down and he sleeps all night just like in hs r and p. It's been 4 days and it's working! He's not strong enough to roll over with that boppy there but I do keep th evideo monitor on him anyways. In a few days, I'll try taking the boppy away and lay him on his side as I think he'll feel comfortable and secure. I'll let u know how it goes. « Show Less
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Well I'm not sure Kim. My toddler still sleeps in her crib at night. I saw her try to climb out before but never succeeded. I think it's just a matter of time. However, if you ask for my opinion, I think this toddler sleep sack would make it easier for them to climb since it has openings for legs :)
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We worried about the same thing, but our son has worn his Sleepsuit since 3 months (he's 6 mos now) & wears just a onesie. He seems quite comfortable & has only had minimal sweating a few nights. We keep the house cool & change his diaper at night wakings/feedings, which seems to make him more comfortable.
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No way its too heavy. Plus in reality your kid will be out of the co sleeper so fast it'll make ur head spin! Unless ur baby is colic, at that age u will have no problem getting them to sleep and you won't need the gadgets quite so fast.
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My baby is 6 months and still sleeps on it with plenty of room for her to move around still. We have friends who's son is a year and still sleeps in his. My daughter prefers the smaller space of the cosleeper over her crib. So we haven't transitioned her yet. Good luck!
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I'm not sure, but our pediatrician told us not to let our baby sleep in it much past 2-3 months. She said she had seen patients that flipped and rocked out of it. Our baby loved it too, but at about 3 months, we transitioned to the pack and play for about a month or so, then the crib.
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I'd say it would be difficult with a crib. It's better with a toddler's or twin size bed.
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We have a delta mini crib, and the mattress seems too "fluffy" to put the baby in. Maybe when she's able to lift her head or even sit up. Right now our baby sleeps in a rock n play, and she seems to like that. You can use rock n plays until their 6 months or 25lbs I believe. Or when they can sit up.
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I've used my Snuza with two babies now. The day they learned to roll over, they started sleeping on their stomachs. I started clipping the Snuza on the back of their pants so they wouldn't muffle the alarm by laying on it. It still detects their breathing even touching their back.
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It is my understanding that once your baby can roll over you shouldt NOT be using the sleep suit. If she managed to roll over wearing the suit it would be a suffications hazard because it would weight her down on her stomach. That said, maybe she won't be able to roll over in the weighted suit...but it's a risk.
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We are using a wedge in the crib for the past three weeks and it looks like we can take it out now. Dexbaby Safe Lift Universal Crib Wedge, White When we first switched our now 5-month old she had a hard time as well. But now she's sleeping through the night. Here's what we did. We used the wedge and also put her in a sleep sack and swaddled her arms only for the first few days. We started putting her in the crib for naps only for the first week and then gradually put her in there during the night. We have a 2 1/2 year old who sleeps in the same room so night time was a little more challenging. I didn't want the baby to wake up every 45 minutes and wake up her brother. After awhile we got rid of the swaddle. She still sleeps in the sleep sack. I will soon get rid of the wedge as well because I always find her sleeping sideways towards the end of the bed in the morning. I think the wedge is good as a transitional item. We kept an eye on her with a video monitor to make sure she's safe. Good luck to all of you.
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Yes, we did have that problem. We put it up for her to play in before we expected to use it, but she wasn't interested. Since then she has become more interest in crawling into/under/through things. So I think if your child is already at that point, if you put it up for her to play in first she probably would not mind sleeping in it later.
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We use(d) it for our twins! We used the bassinet part for about 5 months when the twins slept in our room at night. After that, we moved them to the nursery to their cribs for night sleep. When they got too big for the bassinet part, we took that out and one twin still sleeps in it for naptime in a different room (if we put both in their cribs for nap they will play and keep each other awake!). It was a staple for us.
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I have not personally experienced this. However, my good friend transitioned her son at 6 months. She tried cold turkey and he screamed for hours. So she put him in the suit with just leg in and arms out for a few nights zipped up. Then a few nights just legs in not zipped and then a few nights laying him on top. Then took it away. During the whole time she gave him a blanket to hold on to. He now sleeps with his blanket and no sleep suit just fine.
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It is heavy but my daughter hasn't woken up because of it-she will be 6 months in a week or so and will probably transition her to a sleep sack in the next few weeks-it is an awesome sleep suit! Hope this helps
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My baby is 17 months and we can still make it work. Like the other mamas, I just loosen the straps so baby can move back a bit. Totally doable and with the hood, stays pretty discreet. You can always add a blanket or cape thingy if you're concerned about anyone seeing, though I don't personally think there's anything to hide about nourishing baby!