Hi guys, I'm having trouble moving my son from bassinet to cot. He has slept through the night from 8 weeks and when we went to put him in the cot he woke up around 4 times. We would go in and give him his dummy and he would go back to sleep. We have put a roof projector on his cot to have music and pics and night lights and everything to make him feel comfy. What is the prob??? PLEASE help getting to big for the bassinet!!! Thanks
transitioning from the bassinet to a cot can be very scary for babies because now they have all this room and they don't know what to do. We would put my son in the very corner of the crib and then he felt like he was back in his small, close space again. You might want to try that.
I agree with mel, over stimulation. He never had the night light and the swirling pretty things before, try turning them off. Babies go through different stages of sleep, it sounds to me that when he is going through his light stage he is opening his eyes and is watching the lights swirl around his room.
I saw a thing on ebay called "binky buddy" helps keep there dummy in all night. Check it out.
maybe another problem is with all the space if he looses his dummy he cant get it again as u said as soon as u put his dummy back in his mouth he goes back to sleep.
I know with 2 of my kids when they were in the bassinet they would wave their arms around find the dummy n put it back in but in the cot when they waved their arms around they would knock it away and not be able to get it b4 waking fully .. maybe u could try putting a cpl of dummies in with him so if he waves his arms he can find them and put them in himself .. I noticed they normally do this while still half asleep.
It is jsut an idea .. I also agree with what the others have said about wrapping him up n makin him feel cosy.
keep baby wraped up , even buy the spevial baby pillow that keep them snug ,, you place then in the middle of it so they dont roll either side and keeps them snug and secure ,, try looking up babbies gallore for this they are very safe
I think he just isn't use to all the space around him. I'm not sure how you would go about doing this but try and make this space he sleeps in smaller. He needs to feel safe and secure. like he was before he was born and while he is in his bassinet. He just needs to adjust to the new found freedom. Goodluck.
I inderstand it summer and buby is also warm but i think it would help if you put buby into a sleeping bag . . . This will give him the security of feeling enclosed like he was in the bassinet.
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