napping in swing ?

Discussion in 'The First Year' started by newtothis, Sep 29, 2009.

  1. newtothis

    newtothis Well-Known Member

    i this a bad habit to break?
     
    newtothis, Sep 29, 2009
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  2. MelinaS79

    MelinaS79 Well-Known Member

    Nah. DD used to nap in her swing all the time and just one day she didn't want to anymore. :)
     
    MelinaS79, Sep 29, 2009
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  3. muppet2

    muppet2 New Member

    hey,

    my babies nap in the swing..we let them, because when we move them to the crib they wake up..and then
    they miss out on a the nap
     
    muppet2, Sep 29, 2009
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  4. LMW1015

    LMW1015 Well-Known Member

    I didn't think so. They started napping in their cribs around 5 months with no issues at all. I thought it was great when I could get them to nap in their swings!! I had a hard time getting them off me!! ;)
     
    LMW1015, Sep 29, 2009
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  5. tinalb

    tinalb Well-Known Member TS Moderator

    I don't think napping in the swing is so bad. I was always way more lenient with what I would let them do at naptime than at bedtime. My theory was that eventually they would give up naps, but getting to sleep at night is a life skill. So, by that age I was starting to try to get them to sleep at night in their cribs, but for naps it was whatever worked.
     
    tinalb, Sep 29, 2009
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  6. megkc03

    megkc03 Well-Known Member TS Moderator

    I don't think so. For me, I set a time(4 mths, 6 mths) and stuck to it-and quit cold turkey! My boys slept swaddled in their carseats at night for four months(don't ask-that was all dh) and slept in their swings swaddled for nap, for six months. I just stopped it one day and never looked back! You do what works for you right now!
     
    megkc03, Sep 29, 2009
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  7. 5280babies

    5280babies Well-Known Member

    Same here - we had a very easy transition. They just didn't want to anymore - they looked like they wanted to stretch out - I tried them in their cribs and that is where they have napped ever since. I miss those three hour naps though! :)
     
    5280babies, Sep 30, 2009
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  8. jcs

    jcs Well-Known Member

    No problem at all for us either - those swings saved my life - I was worried about moving them to their beds eventually, but had zero problems. I LOVED those swings. They napped well, and when they were really upset or fussy, even at 12-18 months, the swings often calmed them down. Go for it! It gives you a break and them a break.
     
    jcs, Sep 30, 2009
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  9. DATJMom

    DATJMom Well-Known Member

    Nope. We had no issues.
     
    DATJMom, Sep 30, 2009
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  10. rrodman

    rrodman Well-Known Member

    Mine napped in swings until 7 months and the transition was a piece of cake.
     
    rrodman, Sep 30, 2009
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  11. AngelKLP13

    AngelKLP13 Well-Known Member

    Totally normal and not a bad habit at all. Up until 5 months mine would nap in their swing or bouncer all day because they would fall asleep there and I didn't want to move them. It wasn't a hard adjustment to get them to nap in their cribs.
     
    AngelKLP13, Sep 30, 2009
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  12. ssb2e

    ssb2e Well-Known Member

    Mine took pretty much every nap in their swing until about 6.5 months and they started fighting the naps there. They went right to their crib with no problems at all.
     
    ssb2e, Sep 30, 2009
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