DS is almost 7 months and has been a great sleeper, usually for naps and bedtime will put down in crib awake and be asleep within 5 - 10 minutes. In the last week, he has discovered to stand up in crib. He was just standing up after his naps, but in the past few days he is trying to stand up before his naps. The past two days, nap has been an hour + process, then he is over tired. I am afraid he is going to hurt himself by falling down in crib and hitting his head. I have tried to go in and lay him back down with a toy to play with, letting him go for awhile, waiting until he was drowsy. After an hour, he is way overtired and then nearly impossible to get to sleep. He will just scream while he is standing up. Any suggestions would be so helpful!! TIA!
Re: standing up in crib! HELP!
this is what we did. You can find instructions online on how to make them. I used a thick felt so I did not have to sew anything. My lo still pulls to a stand the second I out her in the crib but she has figured out how to sit back down now. She plays for a while and then goes to sleep.
Thanks for suggestions! I am going to buy some padding for the top of the crib. We lowered the crib this afternoon and I removed his breathable bumpers to avoid a "stepping stone." He hasn't taught himself to sit back down, but I guess after a few bumps to his head he will learn! Thanks for the help!
You'll have to teach him how to sit back down during the day. He'll get the hang of it pretty quickly. We were in the same boat earlier in the week. DS takes longer to fall asleep now because he'd rather stand around than sleep. But at least he doesn't fall back and hit his head anymore. He never hit it that hard, thankfully.