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Putting an infant down in the crib after they have fallen asleep
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:05 pm
Should be an Olympic sport, one of the toughest and most random things to do. Sometimes they are out and feel like a lead balloon.., other times the smallest mistep and they are awake for another hour
Any tips?
Any tips?
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Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:07 pm to AZTiger7072
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Any tips?
Don't.
Drop.
The...
BABY!
Seriously though, my daughter used a sound machine in her kid's rooms and a red light so she could see but it didn't disturb the munchkins. It seemed to work well for her.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:08 pm to SallysHuman
Have use both the sound and red light. My daughter is 99% of the time great. But the finesse involved in bending over and getting them from your arms to the crib is like rocket science
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:12 pm to AZTiger7072
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But the finesse involved in bending over and getting them from your arms to the crib is like rocket science
It's been a long time for me, but I remember it being especially awkward being 5ft tall and trying to stoop but up and over the rail *just right* to have maximum body contact right up until the kid touches the mattress.
It goes by so quick though... you just don't realize how fast it all is til it's over.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:14 pm to AZTiger7072
The key is to put them down tired, not asleep. Much easier said than done, obviously.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:14 pm to AZTiger7072
It just takes practice. Move slow. Like others said. Sound machines are your best friend.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:16 pm to SallysHuman
We would put a heating pad in the bed about 10 minutes before we would put her down. Walk in remove the heating pad and make sure their butt is the first thing that touches the bed. We also used a sound machine and kept a military strict sleep schedule. Daughter is 3 and sleeps 12 hours a night every single night.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:17 pm to AZTiger7072
My wife used to get so pissed at me when she couldn't get our youngest to sleep. I'd go grab her and have her out in 10 minutes
That kid is moving off to college in 2 weeks unfortunately
That kid is moving off to college in 2 weeks unfortunately
This post was edited on 8/9/26 at 5:21 pm
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:19 pm to AZTiger7072
Train the infant to go to sleep after being put down in the bed. You’ll thank me later
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:20 pm to AZTiger7072
Just let them sleep in your bed for the next 7-8 years
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:20 pm to fallguy_1978
I hear you about the “fast” thing. It’s so crazy that she is already almost 5 months and it breaks my heart a little to see her grow.
We are actually very good at this whole sleeping and bedtime thing… main reason for the post was, until you’re a parent, this is a skill in life you never practice for haha
We are actually very good at this whole sleeping and bedtime thing… main reason for the post was, until you’re a parent, this is a skill in life you never practice for haha
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:25 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
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Just let them sleep in your bed for the next 7-8 years
Why did the 279 downvotes I just attempted to give you not register?? You're either a woman, or married to one that just didn't want to have sex with you.
OP, you know that move you do to pull your arm out from underneath your woman without waking them up in the morning? It's that in reverse. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:32 pm to AZTiger7072
quote:
Should be an Olympic sport, one of the toughest and most random things to do
Wait till she's about 9 months old and you have to change a diaper. It's like wrestling an alligator.
Our oldest is about to turn 4 in a couple of weeks and has never slept alone a single night in her life. We made the mistake of letting her sleep with us because we couldn't get her down in the crib.
Our 2nd is 11 months and far more independent. We can put her in her crib wide awake and she'll get bored playing with a toy, cry for maybe a couple minutes, and fall asleep.
Maybe try that route. Don't wait until she's asleep to put her in.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:35 pm to fallguy_1978
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That kid is moving off to college in 2 weeks unfortunately
My youngest, my twins, are headed off this week. About to be an empty nester. Will be so strange. Hasn’t been just the wife and I since January 2001.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:36 pm to AZTiger7072
quote:
Any tips?
Put them In drowsy instead of asleep. Might cry a few times at first but then they’ll fall asleep by themselves.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:36 pm to AZTiger7072
quote:
Any tips?
Stop putting yours in your wife
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:37 pm to AZTiger7072
As has been mentioned, try not to actually let them fall asleep on you. Easier to get them down in the “drunk and lolling” phase. Also, keep an extra half ounce to an ounce of milk/formula in reserve in case shite goes sideways and you need a mulligan
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:42 pm to wareaglepete
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About to be an empty nester. Will be so strange. Hasn’t been just the wife and I since January 2001.
Are you looking forward to it or dreading it or both?
I have a 17yr old son still in house... dunno what I'll do when he flies the coop. It's been since May 2000 for us. Daughter moved out at 19.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:45 pm to AZTiger7072
Wife sleep trained our kids so well. While it's great because they sleep all night, the downside is they won't sleep anywhere but their bed, and if the doze off elsewhere, zero chance at transferring.
So I have no tips for you.
So I have no tips for you.
Posted on 8/9/26 at 5:48 pm to SallysHuman
I’ll miss them being around but honestly, since they turned 18, they are doing stuff with friends or working or something all the time. Won’t be a huge shock to the system.
Wife and I, we’re basically strangers most of the time. We still have good times, if you know what I mean, more than a lot of the folks I talk to my age, but other than that we maybe say a couple of sentences to each other a day. My wife is a zombie to her phone. We’ll see how it goes.
Wife and I, we’re basically strangers most of the time. We still have good times, if you know what I mean, more than a lot of the folks I talk to my age, but other than that we maybe say a couple of sentences to each other a day. My wife is a zombie to her phone. We’ll see how it goes.
This post was edited on 8/9/26 at 5:49 pm
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