Only sleeps in bouncer...

[~Belinda~]

Do you think it's ok for my Bub to sleep in her bouncer all the time? She only settles in that through the day, it's a vibrating one. Did anyone else's Bub do this? At night, she'll only co-sleep with me, she won't go down in her cot and I've tried everything. I know she's little and probably just wants to be close with me, hopefully she'll grow out of it one day.

I'd love to hear whether anyone else's Bub slept all the time in the bouncer! I feel like I'm being a bad Mummy letting her do this for some reason but she's so happy in it!

[sneakysparkle]

I know its probably not the best thing to do but I used to let DD sleep in hers all the time! She loved it, but grew out of it at around 5mths.
During the day now she sleeps in her play-pen in the lounge but she's ok in her cot at night.
I say, if she's safe in it - do what works!

[fionas]

Hmmm, I don't know Bindy. I've heard too many stories from people who rocked/patted their babies to sleep ... and had to carry on doing it until they were three!

So, yes she obviously loves the vibration but I think the jury's out on whether they develop habits this early. Personally, I would try to gently wean her off it a little so that she doesn't ALWAYS go to sleep in her bouncer during the day and gets used to sleeping without the vibration lulling her.

But that's just my opinion. Don't beat yourself up about it - just do what you think is best for both of you.

[Haydies]

Bindy, I had to double check I was reading one of my old posts just then hehe. To start with DD only slept in her bouncer (kick n play with vibrations) during the day and with me at night. Then all of a sudden she wouldn't sleep in it any more and still doesn't now... no matter how tired she is!

We went through a few batteries in those first month, but she stopped on her own. Course, now there are some days I wish she would sleep in it because it kept her out for a couple of hours!

[hubba_bubba07]

Hi Bindy,
Both of my children were bouncer sleepers during the day and in the ever faithful vibrating one too.My daughter is nearly 4 and sleeps fine on her own now.my son is now 9 mths and sleeps fine in cot both day n night.He slept in bouncer till about 5 mths and then outgrew it.My theory is, DO what works for you and dot let anyone tell you any different.Every household runs differently.
My nephiew, who is 6 mths old still sleeps in his rocker during the day.My sis is trying to get him to sleep in cot and same with u,no luck.Her maternal health nurse Suggested having the cot down as low asit can go,not newborn height lol and placing the rocker in there until bubs gets used to the surrounds...
Good luck sweetie

[StrawberryMumma]

Yep, we did the bouncer things too for our day sleeps for the first few months. It just worked for us so we did it. Then after she got a bit bigger and more aware of what was happening around her she couldn't sleep in it anymore. Then we put her into the basinette which we had no trouble adapting to at all.

Gee they sure do love those vibrations don't they!!

[Twin Sister]

My little guy loves the bouncer too. He won't go to sleep anywhere else during the day (except in the swing) so I let him as he gets so cranky if he doesn't get his naps. His bassinett has vibrations too and if he's fussy going down at night I switch it on for him. He doesn't always need it but it sure comes in handy! I'd rather be dependant on the rocking or vibrations to get him to sleep, than a baby who won't sleep at all!

[Janie]

Bindy, my theory is, if it works, do it! And don't stress about it, just enjoy your little girl, and the fact that she's having a good sleep LOL. Your DD is too little IMO to form any 'bad' habits, and you know what, so what if she does? She's a clever little girl who just wants to be near her mum

[Willow]

Bindy, I had these sorts of problems with DS when he was tiny too. He wouldn't sleep in his bassinette during the day, he slept in his sling sometimes or on me, in his bouncer etc - whatever worked! I stressed about it too though.

At about 5/6 weeks I moved him to his cot and he's been sleeping there ever since. I was also worried about forming bad habits, but I've been told by a few MCHN's and midwives etc that babies aren't capable of developing habits of any kind, good or bad, until they are closer to six months, so don't worry about it, I wish I hadn't because it was just a natural progression as he got older.