My little one is 6 months old and I am wondering the best way to transition him to his crib in the nursery. We have been co-sleeping and breastfeeding for the past 5 months. We came to start sleep training because he got so used to me putting him to sleep that he won't let his Dad do it anymore and I was having to rock him for every nap and bedtime. We have been doing EASY for the past 9 days and I have been putting him in his crib for his naps. I thought it might be less of a shock to start just with naps. I would really like to get him in his crib for at night though as he usually feeds a few times at night (although since reading the Baby Whisperer book I've been trying to pat him back to sleep as he can't really be hungry) and wakes up anywhere from 2 - 10 times. It is a rare occasion that it is only 2 though. While starting EASY we have been staying home so that I can get him on a routine.
For naps I'll take him to his room, put on his white noise, change him and read a couple of stories and put him in his crib. I'll do pupd if I need to but sometimes all he needs is little pats on the back. His naps usually last anywhere 30 min - 1 hour 30 min but most of the time 30-45 min.
For his bedtime routine we usually bath him, put on creams and diaper, read stories and try to have him in bed by 8pm.
Teething does seem to come and go for him. On days when its bad we don't push too much.
For his activity time he goes in his exersaucer or on his mat with toys or I'm down on the floor with him. I'll watch him for sign of tiredness. Some days he can only go 1 hour and a half but some he can go to 2 hours or 2 and a half max.
We have a lovey in his crib - its a stuffed giraffe that plays white noise that we used everytime for sleep. We now have a white noise machine so just use the giraffe as his lovey now.
Thank you in advance
