Tips on getting 14 month old to sleep in her own bed at night?

havPatience

I was never planning on co-sleeping, at least not for This long.  But I kind of have just gone with the flow and I gave my DD what I felt she was asking for & needed to give her the security she craves.  She has been a clingy child since day 1, but I felt that she just needed that extra comfort and if I gave it to her eventually she would gain the confidence on her own and grow out of it.  But now I am pregnant again (only 5 weeks) and am feeling the urgency to create change in this area before #2 arrives.  Not only am I concerned about how life will be once the baby arrives if things don't change, I am also worried about the farther along I get and the discomforts of sleeping in general just by myself.  She seems so insecure still, to the point where she wants to hold my nipples all the time no matter where we're at, despite my best efforts to keep her engaged and involved and encouraged.  But at night I won't be able to let her woller all over me anymore, especially not on my back.  I'm feeling pretty desperate for change, but don't know where else to start; the techniques I have tried so far have not worked at all.  Anyone else dealt with a clingy co-sleeper?

marriedsisterofbride

Even after months of Willow being in her own crib she still flips out to go into it every night. We do a nightly routine of bathing, book, and quiet activities then I rock her for a few minutes and do a couple finger plays like Itsy Bitsy Spider then I have to put her in the crib and let her cry it out.

My suggestion to you would be to just do it because as she  gets older it will just be harder to break her from the habit. It breaks my heart to see her upset in the crib but we plan on having one more baby soon and it takes a lot to stick to our guns. The payoff is a happier baby in the long run because she will get lots of love during non sleeping hours and can cope much easier when it is time to go down. Good luck

 

GromMom

I'm in the exact same boat. In my situation I sleep worth lo and dh sleeps alone due to his bad back. I'm worried about what to do too bit dh said he would sleep with lo one the 2nd one comes. My only concern is frequent peeing, I've basically been getting up in the middle of the night and am hoping I won't wake lo....well that and he only falls asleep in my tummy, that is fling to get tough!

preggersin2011

Can you put the crib next to your bed for a while and do it in steps like that? When we travel I have to rub LO's back and comfort her until she falls asleep. I wanted to co sleep and it didn't work out for us at all. When LO was younger I would rock her to sleep. But then as she started getting older, around 6 months I started putting her in her bed when she was still awake. THen i stopped the rocking all together. I first stayed by her crib for a while, then i moved to the rocking chair and eventually she was able to put herself to sleep on her own. Now i just drop her off in her bed and leave her to be.