Feeling the challenge of being a parent with a baby who will not sleep in the nursery? With a little work, and with a few tips on making your baby sleep in the nursery you can reclaim your bedroom.

Most of the time this problem started the moment you brought your newborn home from the hospital. Instead of putting the baby in the nursery to sleep, you put a bassinet in your bedroom. You helped to establish a pattern. Now you need to change the pattern to the one you want. The biggest challenge in making a baby sleep in the nursery starts with you.

Is one of you feeling stressed about having your infant in another room? Your little baby could be feeding off of the emotions and tension they feel from you. The first step is to make yourself relax. Here are a few tips for you.

Make sure you have a baby monitor in the room, and you keep the receiver with you. This helps you feel confident you will hear even the smallest noises and can go to the nursery quickly.

As you start transitioning to have your baby sleep in the nursery, take a book, a MP3 player, or some crafts into the nursery. You can take a break and relax in the nursery during the first few attempts. Your feeling relaxed at being present in the room will help them to feel relaxed, also. You can then start leaving the room for longer and longer periods of time, until both your confidence, and the baby’s habits change.

Now for one of the hardest facts for most parents to handle. You may need to let your baby cry. Yes, this will be harder on you than it is on the infant. Sometimes the only way to change a habit is to take the hard road. You are not being a bad parent. Put the baby in their crib. Making a baby sleep in the nursery takes patience and the ability to endure the crying. It is not easy. You will discover after just a few days of doing this extremely challenging change, they will understand it is their time and place to sleep.

One big word of caution when you are making a baby sleep in the nursery on their own. You need to be very cautious about always staying in the room, or allowing them to see you in the room while they fall asleep. They need to learn to fall asleep without your by their side constantly. You can begin by staying near, but start weaning them from the process as quickly as possible. It is for the benefit of everyone in the family. You need your quiet time, also.

By making your baby sleep in the nursery, you begin to create freedom for yourself, confidence for your baby, and happiness for everyone in the family. While the challenges may seem difficult for the first few days, the rewards are worth it.