My 3 Month Old Will Not Sleep In His Crib

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My 3 Month Old Will Not Sleep In His Crib

by Hallie
(Tennessee)

My 3 month old son will not sleep by himself...

I allowed him to sleep with us for what I thought was going to be only a month or so.... but for the last 2 weeks I have been trying to get him to sleep alone in his crib...and it will not work...

It is like the second he hits the sheets he wakes up...and I leave him in there for a little while but by 15-20 mins he is crying...but yet if i put him by himself in my bed he will sleep alone....please some help...

Baby Help Line response:

Hi Hallie!

It is quite common for babies to refuse to sleep in their crib. The mattress is harder, it doesn't smell mom, it's simply different...

I have collected a number of tips on how to help a baby accept crib sleeping. Have you had a look at those? You'll find the crib sleeping tips.

If this doesn't help you, get back to me! If it does help, get back and tell all other moms what you did ;-)

/Paula

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My 3 Month Old Will Not Sleep In His Crib

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Feb 14, 2008

I went through the same thing
by: Jane

I did the same thing, had the baby sleep with me for "a month" which turned into 2, which turned into 3, etc. First of all, it WILL work out, don't blame yourself or think you did anything wrong. Now that my 4 month old sleeps on his own, there are times that I miss having that little cuddle bug next to me...it was a great bonding time for us!

We used a bassinet (sp?) which seemed to be a smaller space for our son. Instead of a sheet (which I thought my feel too cold on his warm skin, I wrapped the mattress securely with a warm blanket. Then, I followed my pediatrician's advice and put him to bed full, dry, and happy and let him cry. I was picking him up after 15-20 minutes like you, but the doctor said that he wouldn't cry for much longer than that. HE WAS RIGHT! My son cried a bit the first few times, but after that, he stopped crying all together when I put him down. Now, he is not only sleeping on his own, he sleeps through the night and so do my husband and I.

Next step...the crib in his own room! Yikes :-0

I know that crying it out is frowned upon by some, and I used to agree, but it truly helped in our case and it only lasted 25 minutes at the longest and was only for 3-4 days.

Hope this helps!