Let's discuss your child's sleeping environment.

BubblyToes

Will won't fall asleep without the light on.  Right now he has the (very bright) overhead light on as well as his nightlight.  If I try to turn it off before he is sound asleep, he wakes up.  He also has his door wide open.  If he wakes up in the night, he will turn the overhead light back on.  Obviously he's afraid of the dark, but it's SO bright in there.  LOL

Your child?  Dark or light room?

Sept9th05

DD sleeps with the night light on and the door shut. When we leave her room we say "night- night" turn off the light and shut the door, this has been going on for about 6 months now, I hope it continues forever!!

luckygirl13

We keep it dark in her room but she still falls asleep to her crib soother so there is the light on that. 

Jen2124

Dark...with no nightlight!

Rebekah1021

She has a nightlight that is super bright, but she loves it. We close the door.

katie277s

DS sleeps in the dark except for a fish tank which has a very dim light on it.  We have always kept his room dark and have not had a problem with being scared of the dark. 

Marchmamma

Dark room with a small night light

DandelionMom

Gracie has a nightlight, her door shut, and a fan on

UBMyBaby

Both have dark rooms with a very dim night light so it isn't pitch black.  DS also uses a fan for white noise.  I'm hoping to get rid of that soon actually so he doesn't become so dependent on that to sleep.  Oh, and both doors are closed.  When they were both really little, we left them cracked but now with two little ones, it is better with the door closed in case one wakes and cries.

squishywife

dark...not even a nightlight. 

aml0905

That is funny! Mine sleeps in a dark room with a room darkening shade.

~Kat~

DS has his night light which is actually a neon sign that my dad made for him, so its pretty bright. He also has a glow worm that he pushes over and over until he falls asleep. The door stays closed so the dog doesn't go in there and wake him up.

BubblyToes

And it figures, my child would be the weird one.  LOL

brightning

Door closed with a dim nighlight. However, she usually plays in her crib for an hour before going to sleep, and she has the FP Aquarium soother and the Leapfrog Fridge DJ playing constantly, so it's much brighter. Our household noises wake her up if we keep the door open, esp. the dreaded ice dispenser in the fridge which my husband always forgets and uses.

JOEBunny

Dark.  I just got her a strand of Christmas lights on a timer, but she has been going to bed either early or late depending if she missed her nap, so she hasn't really had a chance to use them. 

femmegem

Dark room. No lights at all. Well, we have a digital clock in there, so that casts some light. And his room right now doesn't have a door, we just have a curtain strung across there, so he gets some light in around that (we live in a rental and we are not installing a door for the year we're going to live here).

He does sleep with a sound machine. And the room has to be cool. It definitely can't be over 72 in there or he will not be able to sleep. He prefers it to be closer to 70 when he actually goes to sleep. I think that's one reason he doesn't really nap at home any more- we live in Santa Monica and have no air conditioning, so most days by nap time it's in the high 70s in his room, if not warmer. 

Temp159135562506975

very dark room- we have one of those 'blue' night litghts in there- which is very dim.  He likes it dark.  I rock him while we sing and say prayers- then put him in the crib and shut the door- he doesn't complain.

belle204

She hates the dark and I keep forgetting to get a new night light. So I usually turn on the bathroom light and crack the door or leave the tv on and mute it. It's like she can tell if I play around and turn the lights off. She shoots straight up.

mamarazzi

It's pretty dark in L's room.  He just has a nightlight on.

We do have a lamp in there and it has a touch base that has three settings -- maybe you could get something like that and have it on the dimmest setting?  I really like ours for in the middle of the night when we need to see better than just with the nightlight because it's not *so* bright.

Brewster

dark, no night light even

Javelina22

we have the "Moon in my Room"  it is the best $30 i ever spent!!  it turns on as a night light for 30 minutes and then turns off.  the girls are usually asleep by then--if they wake during the night i just turn it on again.  it is great!!

winery

He has a nightlight and it's always on.

He also uses his aquarium and that comforts him, I'm sure.

But when the aquarium breaks, as it does sometimes, he's okay without it.

 

LanaM

DS1 - nightlight and door closed - need quiet

DS2 - nightlight & in our room - can't see me if awake, won't sleep if sees me.

JGarvey

Pitch black with only a blue light glwing from his sound machine. The door is shut too. He's like me- needs a dark cave to sleep in.

goodhartedmommy

Ethan and Bella must have complete darkness.

shopgirl78

completely dark

Kelly Madonna

In the dark, with the door shut. The aquarium plays for about 10 seconds b/c it's batteries are dying, lol.