Falling asleep on the floor

DCKate

DD has weaned herself off her before bed bottle, but now only falls asleep on the living room floor while I sing to her.

Was there another mama on here in the last few weeks who also had a floor sleeper?

aklawrence1

Yep, me! I would put DD down in her crib, but she would wake up within 30 min, and then just about every hour. The only place I could get her to sleep was in the floor. I also tried putting her mattress on the floor, based on suggestions from other IG moms, but she wouldn't have any part of it. She just wanted her blanket and a pillow. She slept exactly like your LO seems to be sleeping, but only in the floor. I fought it for a while, not sure what it meant about my parenting if my child would only sleep in the floor and I was letting her, but I realized that what works for some doesn't for others. So that's what DD preferred and it allowed both of us to get sleep, so I quit fighting and just made her a little pallet every night. I left her door open so she didn't feel closed off completely, but did close the baby gate so she couldn't get up in the middle of the night and wander. We have a video monitor and I usually hear her immediately, but didn't want to risk it. I got more support than I expected, which helped me be more comfortable. In the end, they need sleep and honestly, so do we, so if it works, I'm all for it. DD has since moved back to her crib (for now) but she spent about a month in the floor, between nights that I slept with her in the floor and nights she was alone in her room.

DCKate

Thanks @aklawrence1‌ ! I am moving her to her crib once she falls asleep, but she will only fall asleep for the night on the floor. Whatever makes sleep happen for everyone, works for me!

brachysira

My mom thinks it's weird that my baby will only fall asleep in her crib or carseat.  She says my brother and I would just randomly nap on the floor.  I'd love some random naps...dd resists all sleep now.

portentosa

DS has slept on the floor since the very beginning. He naps best if we just leave him there. If we try to move him to his crib he's up within 30 minutes. He'll fall asleep on the floor with a bottle, with some cuddling, or even just crash wherever he's playing.