Bedtime = torture

lilahbean13

I have come to dread bedtime. It is starting to take two hours of fighting her to get her to sleep. Like all out crying harder than she does when she gets a shot. It takes a lot of energy and patience and me screaming in to a pillow. Please tell me I'm not the only one dealing with this crap. I'm exhausted.

lilahbean13

Also if someone else has posted about this just send me in the direction of that post!!

lkamenko

We are in the same boat. for the last 2 months or so. I feel like a biggest failure every night when my girl finally goes to sleep at 10:30 or so

lilahbean13

Well I guess it's a tad comforting that I'm not alone but after two or more hours of fighting and her screaming and me singing or promising crazy things if she goes to sleep I'm exhausted. I really don't know what to do but I can't keep doing this.

Pleione

My once lovely sleeper is acting up too. Doesn't take as long as 2 hours thank heavens (I can only imagine how exhausting that must be!) but it does take about 15 minutes when once it was just put her in her crib and say good night. I'm putting it down to paci weaning, she's expecting us to lullaby her to sleep now. Now we'll have to wean her off extended lullabies.

Could you try getting her to wind down for a long while before you want her to go down? So if you want her to go down at 8, and she's doing it at 10, maybe start winding down even by 6? Maybe tell her bedtime is coming soon, switch off the TV and get rid of any other loud stimulation, listen to soft music/ read books, bath routine, cuddle for a bit, etc, so she's nice and prepared for sleep time?

julymommy12

We are in the same boat. Luckily he is still in his crib and seems to be content when in but it takes a ridiculous amount of time for him to go to sleep. Naps and bedtime take him 1+ hours before he falls asleep. I can't imagine what it what be like if he was in a bed. Omg I don't want to think about it. I actually went and looked at mattresses yesterday, what on earth came over me.