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New baby due next week and DD bedtime stalling/crying
Hola Ladies! Long time no see! 
I need your advice-
DD has been in a full size bed since May with no problems. Goes to sleep great for the most part after a very consistent bedtime routine. However, last night she went into hysterics that she doesn't like her bed and basically went insane every time I tried to leave her- tears, snots, the whole 9. I ended up getting stuck up there until she fell asleep. She never cries at bedtime so I didn't just want to leave her up there flipping out, especially with such a huge change coming. She insisted that I be the one to read her stories (normally she's ok with H doing it but I still have to go up and do the goodnight routine most nights). Any thoughts on what I can do tonight if the same thing happens? I am guessing it will since she started crying during quiet time today saying she doesn't like quiet time and she doesn't like her room.
I really hope this isn't a new fun thing. I am planning to talk with her at dinner and while we're getting ready for bed about what's going to happen and how I'm going to kiss her goodnight and go downstairs. I am hoping that works. Unfortunately, H is working late tonight, so no backup.
Thanks!
I need your advice-
DD has been in a full size bed since May with no problems. Goes to sleep great for the most part after a very consistent bedtime routine. However, last night she went into hysterics that she doesn't like her bed and basically went insane every time I tried to leave her- tears, snots, the whole 9. I ended up getting stuck up there until she fell asleep. She never cries at bedtime so I didn't just want to leave her up there flipping out, especially with such a huge change coming. She insisted that I be the one to read her stories (normally she's ok with H doing it but I still have to go up and do the goodnight routine most nights). Any thoughts on what I can do tonight if the same thing happens? I am guessing it will since she started crying during quiet time today saying she doesn't like quiet time and she doesn't like her room.
I really hope this isn't a new fun thing. I am planning to talk with her at dinner and while we're getting ready for bed about what's going to happen and how I'm going to kiss her goodnight and go downstairs. I am hoping that works. Unfortunately, H is working late tonight, so no backup.
Thanks!
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Re: New baby due next week and DD bedtime stalling/crying
Holy crap! Hi!! Congrats on the new LO!!
Betsy went through a phase like this a few months ago and the one thing that really helped was putting a little CD player in her room and letting her fall asleep to music. You could try that?
Good to "see" you!
It sounds familiar!
So as a follow up I put her to bed and we talked about how it was going to go. Then she started pulling the stuff she was doing last night and I told her we're not doing this, that everyone has to go to sleep in their bed at night and that if I have to go in there she is going to lose a "friend" (stuffed animal; she's obsessed and has a particular group that MUST sleep in bed with her). Seems to have done the trick. Asleep with no crying! Whew. I was nervous it was some sort of baby coming clingy thing.
I'm sorry I'm not around more. Been lurking a bit lately but don't often have time to post. DD doesn't nap and I also WAH p/t. I hope everyone is doing well! XOXO
But only a month. It helped him not be as jealous and I slept better too. Dd grunts a ton and kept me up. I have a video monitor and she's not too far. I ebf and its nbd. We had ds in our room for 3 months but that was when he was our only.