Aiden was about 3months when I transferred him. To help make the transistion easier, i let him have some day naps in his cot, plus, i hung a thin blanket (actually it was one of his wraps) on the open side of his cot (solid end cot, one end against the wall) so that he wasnt overwhelmed by the sudden big view, or even a sense of spaciousness.
Like Danni, i did have something on each side of him, didnt use rolled up blankets, i just had one of those anti roll things that you buy from the shops, mine was from Big W i think, does a similar thing to using the towels.
I am thinking of putting our bubs straight into the cot. I do have one of those wedge things that goes on each side of the baby to stop them rolling. I jsut want her to get used to the cot as quickly as possible. If worst comes to worst then we will use the bassinette.
Ali
we put our twins straight into their cots and we are going to put this one in a cot straight away as well
you just tuck them right down the bottom of the cot
HTH
odette
My Ds was about 8 weeks old when we moved the bassinet into the babies room during the day to get used to the room. At around 10 weeks I started putting him in his cot during the day and found he had no trouble adjusting ( I thought he would) So we just moved him straight into the cot from then.....he looked so small in there tho!!!
But you get a bit of your life back having your room to yourself and a bit more "US TIME" if you know what I mean!!! If you have a good baby monitor then you will have peace of mind!!!
DS2 was about 4months old. The transition was fine. No hassles. Still slept (and still is sleeping) through the night just as he was in the bassinette. His cot is still in our room though.
Good luck with your DD. I hope everything goes fine with her and you aswell.
It's so scary when they move into their own room. I'm a sook though.
xx
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