The cradle gets some use
My mother-in-law purchased the cradle of my choice as a baby gift when I was expecting with Michael. I was so excited to use it that we had it assembled over two months before my due date.
Low and behold, Michael never slept in his cradle. No matter what I did, I just couldn’t get him to sleep in it. Every time I placed him on the mattress he would instantly wake up and begin screaming. After a few weeks of this behavior I gave up trying and put the cradle away to hopefully use another day with another child.
That day I’d been waiting for has come and gone and I’m happy to say that the cradle is still currently in use. Maeve has slept every night in it. If she’s awake when I put her down, I simply rock her for a few minutes and she usually settles right down. Michael reacted in the opposite manner and screamed even harder and louder when I rocked him.
Because I was afraid Maeve wouldn’t like the cradle as well, I didn’t purchase new bedding for it. She sleeps on a blue sheet while surrounded by a blue bumper pad. She doesn’t know the difference, right? At least her blankets are pink.
Beside, by the time I get around to finding the bedding I like for the cradle, she’ll be out of the cradle and into the crib!
What does your baby sleep in? Is it what you expected?
Until yesterday, Joshua slept in his swing. All of his naps, his night sleep, everything was in his swing. The motor is even burned out so it didn’t even swing. That didn’t seem to bother him, though. Emily slept on her nursing pillow for ages too. I think Nathan was the only one who wasn’t oddly picky about where they sleep. I figure, as long as they’re sleeping, I don’t really care how or where they do it. Glad to see that beautiful cradle is getting use, though!
Brynn,
My friend feels like she’s doing something wrong because her son will only sleep in his bouncer. Whether it’s in the swing, bouncer, or on a pillow, it doesn’t matter where the baby sleeps. As long as they sleep and we as moms get some rest, that’s all that matters!