The 10-minute rule for falling asleep is very useful! When Karston was an infant, he followed the same pattern that Cale's on: eight to ten minutes after he first falls asleep in my arms, set him down in his crib. Any less, and he's not sound asleep, and he wakes up when I set him down. Any more, and he might also wake up. The "tilt sensor" is least sensitive 8-10 minutes after my children doze off.
Since Cale has a runny nose making him uncomfortable right now, I've had to adapt this rule to 10 minutes after that last large-scale restless motion, but 10 minutes is a real sweet spot for walking away from rocking a baby to sleep.
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