Help me figure this out please.

yellowtulips80 · July 2011

Lily is refusing to sleep in her crib. She will sleep anywhere else but her crib. Last night she refused to even lay down in her crib. For the past week or so she has been screaming in the middle of the night and acting scared. I thought she might be having night terrors. But she isnt disoriented. We tried to let her CIO last night and she went from 1 am to almost 6:30 this morning crying to get out of her crib. I checked on her, comforted her, and all that stuff repeatedly. Everytime I checked on her she was standing up. If i put her down asleep she would immediately jump back up. I can't figure this out and we are both exhausted. Her linens seem fine. What do you think?

Janimal · July 2011

Oh gosh - I'm sorry you are going through this!

There were nights that DH or I would lay down on the floor next to the crib to get DD to be calm in there. Sometimes I would hold her hand through the slats. Not very comfortable, and not a great longterm solution, but it worked.

Do you think it could be actually laying down that is bothering her? Or are you sure it's a crib specific thing? Perhaps you could try setting up a pnp and trying that out?

yellowtulips80 · July 2011

She will lay down on the couch, my lap, our bed, etc. So I think this has to do with the crib. I'm wondering if I took her mattress and put it on the floor what would happen?

Janimal · July 2011

Sounds like ANYTHING is worth a shot at this point!

Perhaps you could try a toddler bed with safety rails - close to the floor?

decaturbride · July 2011

That is about the age that Owen started being "scared' of things. It was like he realized for the first time that things were different in his surroundings and he was unsure of them. Like storms, strangers, and sand at the beach....all of these things he was fine with earlier and all of a sudden would get upset. Maybe she is just scared to be alone in her crib, maybe there is something in her room that looks scary in the dark. Owen had a big 4-5 ft tall giraffe in his room that we just took out because he would say it was scary at night. During the day, he likes it but at night it freaks him out for some reason. Does she have a night light? We started using more than one night light in Owen's room also, when he had always wanted/needed it very dark before that. Hopefully this is a phase that will be short. For the most part, Owen has gotten over this random stuff, but still says he is scared sometimes at night.

I started putting him down asleep again at this point or putting him in bed and telling him I was sitting in the rocker until he fell asleep. He would raise his head every few minutes to see if I was still there. It was hard for awhile but I don't recommend letting them come to your bed. Every time we do this because he is scared or sick or something, it takes so long to break it again. We fall into bad sleeping habits so easily around here.

I hope tonight is better for both of you!

slwprincess · July 2011

I do remember a similar phase w/ Gavin altho not as severe. I think we ended up sleeping on the floor in his room for a few nights and then he got over it. I also remember one time when he was really sick and up all night, we had taken him downstairs to watch Pooh on the sofa. Somehow that had messed up his routine and for a LONG time we had to go down and watch Pooh in the middle of the night just to calm him down. He finally got over it.

MrsKLB · July 2011

I would try to see if she will fall asleep on the mattress on the floor to try to figure out if it is something to do with the crib or just her room in general. Agreed with pp that at this point it sounds like it's worth trying just about anything. I hope you can find a way to work through this, but I'm sure that it will pass.

K&P414 · July 2011

I agree, it can't hurt to try and transition her to a toddler or big bed. Emma hated her crib and went into a toddler bed at 18mos and was in a regular twin just after she turned 2.

kbowman78 · July 2011

I agree with trying the mattress on the floor. I will say Cason woke up in the middle of the night last week SCREAMING. When I went to his room he was crying and I picked him up and kept pointing at his crib. The next day, the child would NOT go into his room. It was like he was scared of his bed. I think he must have had a nightmare that something was in his bed? He got over it after that one day, but maybe that has something to do with Lily's problem, too?

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