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Am I wrong? - napping in swing


shelbysmom wrote: My 4 month old takes her naps in her swing. When she lets us know she is ready for a nap we swaddle her with one arm out, and put her in her swing. I have read that, it is wrong to do that. That they should nap in their crib. BUT, I am afraid that she knows her crib is for bedtime and she goes right to sleep at night, no paci! SO, if I start putting her in her crib for a nap, will I ruin my night time routine? I know she will out of the swing soon, but she will older too. Where do your babies nap?
THANKS!

PrairieMom replied: Mine always napped in the crib. It depends on what is working for you. Some kids can't tolerate laying down, so they sleep in their carseats or in swings.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: This might sound bad to a lot of parents...but.... blush.gif

My kids (all 3 of them) slept in their portable car seat and / or swing for the first 2 1/2 to 3 months of their lives. None of them slept very long lying down... so their car seat or swing was the only way they'd sleep longer than 10 minutes.

They've all fallen asleep on us, not swaddled... they were never swaddled - they cried more when swaddled than when they weren't...I guess they didn't like it very much.... dunno.gif

Naomie is just about 1 1/2 months - and she is starting to sleep in my bed now in the middle of the night. She'll wake up, I'll take her out of her car seat, lie her next to me to nurse her... and we'll sleep off and on for the rest of the night and morning, sometimes as late as noon. (my other 2 are in daycare during the day)

I've had a crib for all of my kids (same crib, not a different one for each... lol), a nursery for each kid, as well as a basket type small bed to keep in my room. My older 2 moved up to their crib around 3 months old. Zach was out of his crib, I think he was 10 months old... slept on a mattress on the floor. Emilie I think around 10 months also...can't remember off the top of my head.

The swing we more used when the babies were able to hold their heads up better... maybe around 2 months. We still cushioned them so that their head wouldn't wobble, but the HATED to be swaddled.

Whatever works for you and your family is what is best!

moped replied: I think whatever works for you is fine, but if she sleeps good at night in her crib she will more than likely sleep great in her crib for naps.....................Jack started in his crib around 4 months

angelhair replied: i just let my dd and my ds when he was a infant nap where they fell asleep, whether in the swing or car seat and they were fine. i would say what you are doing is fine love dee

mckayleesmom replied: I think you should stop worrying about everything you hear and do what works best for you. Is your child healthy? Is your child loved? Is your child thriving? I bet you answered yes to all of those...so try not to worry. What works for the majority of moms does not work for all.....BTW...my daughter slept the first 2 months in her swing and she transitioned into her crib fine....She still napped in it for a long time after.

coasterqueen replied: Nah, do what's right for you and your baby. Megan napped in her swing because that was the only thing she would nap in. Eventually she started napping on the floor and now in a crib. She's 8.5 months old. Don't listen to others, just do what feels right for you and your family wink.gif.

shelbysmom replied: Thanks a lot everyone!!! I agree that we mothers know what is right for our child!!! Thanks!

MyLuvBugs replied: Don't worry about what others say is "best" for your child. If you want to put your baby to nap in her swing that's fine. We did that for Lorelei until she was 5 months, and she's fine. In fact, that was the ONLY way we could get her to take a nap for long periods when she was real little. smile.gif And switching her to her crib was real easy. Didn't mess with her night time routine at all. It was fine. Just do what you feel is right for your child. It will all be fine. hug.gif

MyLuvBugs replied:
Lorelei was the same way. HATED to be swaddled. It'd make her scream more than anything. smile.gif

CAMSMOM1 replied: My son always slept in his swing, even at night. He did this until he was 4 months old. I thought I was a bad Mom for doing that, but that is where he was comfortable sleeping and of course, I wanted him to sleep....and I wanted to sleep!lol! I was afraid he wouldn't sleep in his crib, since he had always slept in his swing. But the transition wasn't as hard as I thought it was.
I put a "holder" in the crib with him. I don't know the proper name for it, it was a mat with two supports on it, that kept him from rolling over. (if that makes any sense! smile.gif It gave me peace of mind and kept him feeling secure.

What also helped was making his room dark. I put foil on the window, so it wasn't so bright. This helped him to sleep in his crib.

I say, do what works. I agree with the other Moms, only you know what's best for your child. My son loved his swing and slepted great in it. But when he was getting to heavy for it, I switched to his crib and he did great.

Try to give her a nap in the crib, and see how it goes. Since she is already used to her crib at night, I'm sure she'll adjust just fine.

Ann

kayla's mama replied: Kayla always slept in her bouncy or swing. If we even thought about putting her in her crib she would just scream and fuss.

Do what is right for you and your baby wink.gif

Lynda836 replied: I would say as long as he's safe, do what works. Usually I just let Ethan nap where he falls asleep because he doesn't sleep for long. His bouncy chair reclines back so if I'm nearby I'll leave him there to nap. If I'm laying down for a nap, I'll put him in his crib. Usually I'll only swaddle him when he goes to sleep for the night...just because he gets his hands going in his sleep and will wake himself up frequently. If he gets his hands out...so be it...but he seems to like the swaddling.


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