Bedtime routine advice

StefandTodd

Anyone have advice on how to start getting LO to fall asleep on his own/without being rocked or having us in the room?  He's on a floor bed, but has never in his life fallen asleep without someone laying with him or rocking him.

I was going to try a stuffed Thomas train (he's become obsessed) that is for nighttime only, and only when mom or dad are not there.  I'm not sure if he'll understand that or if he'll love it enough to choose it over us.  But I thought we'd try this and maybe try again in a few weeks/months until he does get it.

But I also thought I'd ask for thoughts or advice here.

He absolutely cannot cry it out, even if I got comfortable with the idea...with a new baby in the house, he's had three instances in the last four months where I couldn't get to him before he worked himself into a total crying frenzy...and each time he threw up.

I'd also be curious if anyone else also put their child to bed this way (rocking/laying with them until asleep), how old were they when they could start to fall asleep on their own?  And what worked?

TIA  

 

StefandTodd

To add to an already long post...my reason for hoping to do this is to help him be able to put himself back to sleep at night maybe.  He wakes up 1-3 times every night and each time he cannot put himself back to sleep, which is hard on all of us r

tokenhoser

Sleep Lady Shuffle, perhaps?
https://www.parentsconnect.com/parenting-your-kids/kids-sleeping/good-night-sleep-lady-shuffle.

pitterpatter129

We tried the Sleep Lady Shuffle at about 16 months old.  That got us to a chair in the room instead of in his bed with him or rocking.  We were okay with that so stuck to that until Newbie was born.  For the last 8 weeks, we've just been

StefandTodd

Thank you ladies.

nosoup4u

StefandTodd:

To add to an already long post...my reason for hoping to do this is to help him be able to put himself back to sl