What do you do when LO is able to sit up in her crib??

autumnmichele

LO is now able to sit up on her own.  So, when I put her down for a nap (and sometimes at night) and look at the monitor, she is sitting or kneeling and basically playing (trying to rip the breathable bumpers off).  She seemed tired when I put her down (rubbing eyes, fussy, etc.).  Should I just leave her there to play for a certain amount of time and see if she decides to lay down??  TIA!

mamababyrn

If she is happy I see no reason to move her. If she continues to act fussy/sleepy then I would try to lay her back down.

hispenguin

DD doesn't sit up from laying down, so I don't have that problem, but she is always playing in her crib. She will be rubbing her eyes, yawning, etc, but as soon as I put her in the crib and leave the room she will be rolling all over the crib, throw her paci out, kick the fisher price aquarium and the crib rungs.

As long as she's making happy sounds I leave her. If she starts to get whiny I got back up, give her her paci and she will roll over and go to sleep on her own.

leneae10

I just let him play.  He will eventually lay down and go to sleep.  Exactly like pp, if he's whiny, I go in there and pat his butt or rock him but by then he's usually up for good, especially in the morning.

lilylow

I just let LO be.  She's usually content and just trying to find her comfy spot.  She is almost never anywhere near where I laid her down, but she usually fall asleep within ten minutes.

CarrieLiz

I leave him be.  I really think that he likes that quiet time to himself.  I mean, if he didn't he'd start crying, right? 

SouthFloridaMommy

I haven't gone through this with DD2 yet, but with DD1 I just let her play in her crib as long as she was not crying/upset.  Most of the time she went back to sleep on her own and had no problems.