Transferring E to Her Own Room...

She is 5 1/2 weeks old now and I think its time she sleeps in her room (plus she makes so much random noise when sleeping next to us so we end up getting minimal sleep). Is there a specific way to comfortably move her to her own room or do you just put her in there one night and hope for the best?

That's what we started with. We put her in there one night, shut the door and went to bed...within minutes it was crying and screaming at the top of her lungs...I guess that's not the correct way to do it...

So the next day, we spent the day thinking what would make her feel like this wasn't such a big deal....first we put her mattress from the pack-n-play in her crib. She's been sleeping on that for weeks and it has her "smell" on it. It's gotta help right? Then I thought lets try to get a nap in that room. If anything it is a start. That afternoon she fell asleep in her swing and once we thought she was in a "deep sleep" we moved her. SUCCESS! She slept there for about and hour but like I said it was a start!

That night would be the real test though...At about 11pm we rocked her to sleep in her rocking chair and attempted the transfer. When we put her in her crib she instantly got fussy but we just stood there and rubbed/patted her on the side. Apparently that is the trick...instantly asleep! And besides waking up for her two feedings, she slept there till 9am!

Last night, being day 3 of this adventure was yet again a success. We did exactly the same thing as the night before. At 11pm, rocked her to sleep, and then put her crib (where I continued to rub/pat her on her side till she fell asleep.

Tonight...the pack and play gets put away! Woo Hoo!