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2kids2cats
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Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
Okay please give me some words of encouragement as to why I should switch her to the crib? I LOVE having her right next to me but she is almost as long as her bassinet. I think it's especially hard to let her go into her room because I'm going back to work next week and having MAJOR anxiety. 
Also if you have a video monitor - where do you put it so that you can see the whole crib? I have a squiry wormy so I know she'll be all over the place! Thanks!
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
aww it will be okay
I put the video monitor on the top shelf of my hutch facing the crib at a downward position, so i can see her at every angle she decides to squirm to.
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| Posted 2/1/07 11:56 AM |
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jessbaby
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
I know exactly how you feel. I put it off for a while. I promise she will be ok though. After you put her in there the first night it will get easier. Just think of how much more comfortable she will be.
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| Posted 2/1/07 12:04 PM |
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Diane
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
It will be ok
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| Posted 2/1/07 12:09 PM |
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pmpkn087
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
Everything will be OK. Steven has been in his crib since the day he came home
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| Posted 2/1/07 12:15 PM |
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Merf99
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
It will be okay. The first few days you will probably check on her every 5 minutes, but it gets better. I think DD slept better in her crib too!
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| Posted 2/1/07 12:18 PM |
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2kids2cats
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
Thanks! Would you say putting the crib in our room for a few months can turn into a disaster? She's 2 1/2 months.
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| Posted 2/1/07 12:46 PM |
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dld4e
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
She will be ok. This way she has room to move around.
The first couple of nights will be hard for you, but it does get better.
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| Posted 2/1/07 1:35 PM |
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iwed2005
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
i cried the first night, but i promise you will be fine and so will your dc. think of it this way, you can keep the light on and read or just hang out without worring you are going to distrub her !
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| Posted 2/1/07 1:57 PM |
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ckdk
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
Posted by Kitkat
Thanks! Would you say putting the crib in our room for a few months can turn into a disaster? She's 2 1/2 months.
I think you should just take the plunge and put her in her own room so it won't be that much harder in a few months.
She will be fine, i promise!
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| Posted 2/1/07 2:08 PM |
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2kids2cats
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
Well...I put her in last night...she went right to sleep...and then 15 minutes later I went in an scooped her up and brought her back into my room in the bassinet. .
I think I'm extra nervous because she is a belly sleeper and I just read in my book yesterday that most SIDS cases happen between 2 and 4 months. I am just not ready to let her go in her own room yet.
Maybe I'll try again tonight
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| Posted 2/4/07 10:09 AM |
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ckdk
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
Posted by Kitkat
Well...I put her in last night...she went right to sleep...and then 15 minutes later I went in an scooped her up and brought her back into my room in the bassinet. .
I think I'm extra nervous because she is a belly sleeper and I just read in my book yesterday that most SIDS cases happen between 2 and 4 months. I am just not ready to let her go in her own room yet.
Maybe I'll try again tonight
You are very lucky that she fell right asleep and had no problem adjusting... keep trying, you will both do great, eventually
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| Posted 2/4/07 10:13 AM |
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WoodIAm
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
Posted by Kitkat
Thanks! Would you say putting the crib in our room for a few months can turn into a disaster? She's 2 1/2 months.
Charlie is 4 1/2 months and because we have a one bedroom apartment, we have no choice but to have the crib in our room. The only disaster I see happening is me having a breakdown down when he does go into his own room (when he's 16  )
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| Posted 2/4/07 10:14 AM |
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2kids2cats
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
Posted by WoodIAm
Posted by Kitkat
Thanks! Would you say putting the crib in our room for a few months can turn into a disaster? She's 2 1/2 months.
Charlie is 4 1/2 months and because we have a one bedroom apartment, we have no choice but to have the crib in our room. The only disaster I see happening is me having a breakdown down when he does go into his own room (when he's 16 )
Ha! As I brought her back in last night I said to DH, I wonder if they make a bassinet that fits children up until 16...
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| Posted 2/4/07 10:15 AM |
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monkeybride
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
Posted by Kitkat
Okay please give me some words of encouragement as to why I should switch her to the crib? I LOVE having her right next to me but she is almost as long as her bassinet. I think it's especially hard to let her go into her room because I'm going back to work next week and having MAJOR anxiety.
Also if you have a video monitor - where do you put it so that you can see the whole crib? I have a squiry wormy so I know she'll be all over the place! Thanks!
There's no rule that says you have to switch her to the crib. We didnt' move DD until she was 6 months old and honestly if we were all sleeping well I never would have moved her. My partner at work still has her almost 2 year old in their room, it works for them.
You could get an arms reach co sleeper or move a pack n play into your room if you still want her with you.
Sorry I'm not much help but I think co sleeping is a good thing if it's working for mom, dad and baby.
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| Posted 2/4/07 2:44 PM |
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
At least you have DD in a bassinet...my DD is in the bed with me
and my other DD was in the bed with me until she was almost 5
I loved it...................I still do
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| Posted 2/4/07 3:03 PM |
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mimidance
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
i know exactly how you feel. i moved my son into his crib 2 weeks ago and it was awful. he was getting too long for the bassinett also. i have to say i check on him throughout the night and he cried and gets up more often. how was going back to work , i am starting in two weeks and dreading it.
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| Posted 2/5/07 1:33 AM |
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2kids2cats
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Re: Crib anxiety...I want her next to me forever
Posted by mimidance
i know exactly how you feel. i moved my son into his crib 2 weeks ago and it was awful. he was getting too long for the bassinett also. i have to say i check on him throughout the night and he cried and gets up more often. how was going back to work , i am starting in two weeks and dreading it.
I go back on Wed.
I decided to wait until I'm okay with going back to work and that routine, then I'll give it a try. This is all just so hard. Enjoy your 2 weeks!
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| Posted 2/5/07 7:30 AM |
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