Which sleeptime should we start with?

linz1028

So we have never put our 10 month old in his crib awake. We always rocked him to sleep for his naps and at night I would nurse or rock him to sleep. It's not getting harder to do this and he is sometimes refusing us to rock him , mostly during his afternoon nap. Night time he goes down pretty easy,nurse or rock for ten minutes and he is out. Only the last 6 weeks he wakes up in the middle of the night 3 times a week and we have to rock him back to sleep.so we now want to try putting him in awake even though I am against letting him cry I know it's something I'll have to do. My question is when should we a start this? Nighttime or naps? Like I said Mormon map and might he goes down fairly easy but afternoon not so much and often ski much. Also any other advice or hiit's would be great. Thanks so much

ladybugpjb

I suggest starting with the morning nap. That was easiest for us. Wait until he shows signs of being tired, snuggle a minute, then put him down. Since it's the morning, you have all day to work with him. At night, if he fights sleep, you could potentially be up all night.

I think morning is easier, too, because they are not over-stimulated at that point, so it's easier to fall asleep.

iverske9

I would start with bedtime. I read the book The Sleep Easy Solution and it helped get Max from waking 2-3 times a night to sleeping through the night and he takes two 1-2 hour naps a day. It speaks to changing sleep habits and how to go about it. Naps can be harder to get under control but can be done. Good luck

amyc216

For me, it was easier at nighttime.  Since it's darker and we have a bedtime routine he knows it's time for bed. 

PurpleDrewbie5

I always nursed to sleep but then we started dealing with the same issues you're dealing with. What worked for us was setting a very strict schedule for about a week and a half. That way she started getting sleepy at the same time every day.We did

wake up 7

nap at 8.

Wake up 10 nap at 12.

Wake up 2 

bath

books

bed at 7:30

Our daughter would cry all night if we let her. CIO did not work for us. She goes down for both naps without nursing now. We still nurse at bedtime but I'm hoping to cut that out soon. Now our schedule is more flexible. Today she woke up at 7:40 and went down for her nap at about 8:45.

My advice is put your little one down at the first sign of tiredness. DD rubs her eyes, growls at her toys, gets whiny and sometimes says "nigh-nigh" when she's ready to go down. If she does cry it's usually less than a minute. I hope you can find something that works for your little one and your family.