Why is he doing this?

[lee09]

For the last week or so, DS (11 weeks) has been wriggling in his bassinet, so his feet are in one corner and his face is pressed up against the opposite side. When he does this, he also wriggles deeper under the covers, so they cover part of his face. The first time he did this was during the night and I only realised after he started crying for a feed - I was so upset and worried that he had done that! He doesn't do it for every sleep, but many times he does. Weirdly, he sleeps much better and longer in this position, but it just doesn't feel safe to me.

He sleeps in a Woombie, and I place him with his feet at the bottom of the bassinet, with the covers pulled up to his shoulders and tucked in tightly. So, I'm thinking either he needs more room and is ready to move into his cot (though I'm not ready for that! He sleeps in our room and I hate the idea of him sleeping in another room, but his cot would never fit in with us - the bassinet we have is a King Parrot one and quite large, I thought we'd get another month or two out of it!), or he is snuggling down deeper because he is cold? Though I have added blankets and run the heater in case this is it, and it doesn't seem to help.

Anybody got any ideas what this is all about? Did your bubs do anything similar? If it's time to transition him to his cot, any tips on how to make this easy for him (and me!)?

TIA.

[emc2]

He is on the move like most babies that age.

To me it sounds like you might have to move him into a cot.

[lee09]

Oh dear, could it be that straightforward? Trust me to complicate something so simple. Thanks emc2 for your post.

[MumtoA]

I would say cot to
Dd went in her cot quite early and to help her we put her basinette basket in the cot for a few sleeps - she looked way to little in the big cot without it but yeah she moved around so much that she was much happier in the cot. Maybe also time for a sleeping bag rather than swaddle? Dunno but might help if he can move a bit easier??
Good luck! it harder for us than them!

[delphmoon]

He is on the move like most babies that age.

To me it sounds like you might have to move him into a cot.

Yep, I agree!

[delphmoon]

[QUOTE=lee09;2939809
If it's time to transition him to his cot, any tips on how to make this easy for him (and me!)?

TIA.[/QUOTE]

To be blunt- just do it. He would be much safer in the cot- and you will adjust to him being in a different room I know it will be hard, but it sounds like he may be more comfortable in a cot

[HotI]

How is moving him to a cot going to stop him moving under the blankets? Wouldn't there be more room for him to go under them?

[delphmoon]

How is moving him to a cot going to stop him moving under the blankets? Wouldn't there be more room for him to go under them?

I thought seen he is

wriggling in his bassinet, so his feet are in one corner and his face is pressed up against the opposite side. When he does this, he also wriggles deeper under the covers, so they cover part of his face.
He sleeps in a Woombie, and I place him with his feet at the bottom of the bassinet, with the covers pulled up to his shoulders and tucked in tightly. So, I'm thinking either he needs more room and is ready to move into his cot

it would be safer in the cot. Sorry if I mistook the question- I thought she was worried about the positioning of her DS... I dont think there would be any difference in him being able to go under the blankets if he stays in the wombie...

[Taurean]

DD was similar around this age but the weathe was warm so she was getting out of the wraps then wriggling under them so we decided it was time for sleeping bags and her cot. No sheets, blankets or wraps, just a sleeping bag. She slept right through the first night and we never had an issue Some little ones can surprise us! I cried moving her into her room but I quickly adjusted. We had the Angel Care Sound and Movement monitor in her cot so we could hear her no problems and the alarm would go off if she stopped breathing - it never went off thankfully

Good luck with whatever you choose to do.

[lee09]

Thanks everyone. DS still startles and flails around in his sleep, waking himself up, so we need to keep swaddling for a little while longer yet - or will a sleeping bag prevent this from happening too? I don't think it's warm enough to not have covers on him at the moment, though that would solve that problem... Argh! We have just found a really good rhythm around his sleeping and settling - I think I'll have to give his cot a go and see if that helps any, but I hate to disrupt his routine now that he is sleeping better.

[delphmoon]

I wrapped DD up to 13 months old. She would do the same thing. Startelling etc.
Hope it works for you and u get some blissful sleep

[JLeigh29]

DS moved into his cot around this time too. I was sooooo worried about the transition and started by putting the basinette in his room during day sleeps. But he slept like a little log in his cot, better than he had been. It was only us who noticed he was somewhere different! I'd personally still keep him swaddled for a little longer. The sleeping bag won't keep him 'contained' iykwim. No sheets or blankets on the cot (apart from the fitted one!), just the swaddling, that way there's nothing for him to slip under. GL and as delphmoon said 'just do it'!

[HotI]

Sorry if I mistook the question- I thought she was worried about the positioning of her DS... I dont think there would be any difference in him being able to go under the blankets if he stays in the wombie...

Nah, i think i was the one confused!

A bit different but we have just moved my DD from a sidecar cot/co-sleeping to her own bed in her own room and the change has gone a lot smoother than i thought it would, so maybe moving your LO to a cot will be easy for you too.

[Maruschke]

How about using a baby sleeping bag, then a wrap over the top? Gets rid of the blanket issue .

[lee09]

Maruschke - that's a great idea! I've just been Googling Grobags and I see how they'd be great instead of blankets, but I'm stuck on the swaddling. Is doing both safe, do you think? Would you wrap, then put in the sleep bag, or put in the sleep bag, then wrap? JLeigh - I would love to not have blankets, but I think he would be too cold to sleep well?

[Maruschke]

My DD was in a sleeping bag, then wrapped with a blanket. You can see some youtube videos on how to wrap using blankets. She never got cold. HTH.

[starangelk]

I was also worried about the safety aspect of sleeping bag plus swaddle but then figured I'd just use a lighter tog sleeping bag and then swaddle over the top. I also just started using a woombie on ds and it's awesome! Easy and foolproof, exactly what I need right now.

[Heaven]

Both my DD's did that too. I watched them do it and they had their mouth open looking for boob and instead found the side of the bassinet lol.

I agree, just don't have blankets and moving to a cot will help. I may have missed it but will the cot fit in your room? We moved the cot in before we were ready to move them out.