Do you let your baby sleep in their swing?

According to my doctor there is nothing wrong with a child sleeping in a swing . My son would sleep much better in the swing when he was a baby also and my doctor said some children prefer to be in an upright position . My daughter wouldn't sleep if we laid her down and then we found out she had acid reflux disorder and they said that this is actually more common then people realize especially in babies and that they will grow out of it , which she did . But when she laid down it caused her pain so she had to be upright also and the only way she could sleep was in one of the little seaters that hold the baby in an upright position , like a car seat would do . They had also told me that many babies are born with this and although it is not dangerous it is uncomfortable for them when they lay down and this is a way to tell if your child suffers from it , most babies don't require medication for it unless it bothers them all the time , we had to get some for my daughter in the end , but now years later , I believe this is probably what was wrong with my son , just he didn't have it as bad and didn't require anything more for it then to sleep in his swing in an upright position . I never had a hard time getting my children to sleep in a crib when they outgrew there swing as by this time they didn't mind sleeping while they were laying down . So in my opinion , this works for you and your baby and I don't see any reason not to go with what works for you and her .

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I let my son sleep in his swing until he was about 4 months. after that, he never would even be able to get tired in his swing. I think its ok up until about 5 months...when sleeping in a crib makes being on a schedule a lot easier.

I have never really tried to put my daughter to 'BED' to take a nap, when she was younger, she used to nap in her swing or bouncer during the day, now (9 months) she has a sofa bed that we fold out & she takes naps on that. I guess it depends on you, whether you would rather she napped in her crib or not. I wanted my daughter to nap - it didn't bother me where as long as she did & now she knows to lay on her sofa if she's tired! As for normal bed time, my little one goes in her cot, not troubles!

I am having trouble with this right now also. my son is three months old and he had RSV when has was 2 months. We slept him in his swing when he was sick because it was better for him to be in an upright position. Now, he only wants to sleep in his swing and will not sleep inhis bassinet or bed. My husband and I have been trying to rock him to sleep and when he is in a good sleep we try to lay him down in his bassinet an gently as possible and desperately hope that he will stay asleep. I think that it is important to try and break the habit because when she outgrows the swing, you are going to have a really hard time trying to transfer her to a bed. We are going to keep laying him in his bassinet and it may mean a few sleepless nights until he knows that he is going to have to slee there and that he is not going to get put in his swing to sleep.