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Bedtime- HELP!

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Over the past week and a half, DS has been transitioning to a big boy bed. For the first few nights, he went right to sleep and it was no problem. Now, he will not stay in his bed. One night, I couldn't stand it any more, so I stayed with him until he fell asleep (I'm pregnant with baby #2 and I have to get up super early in the morning for work.DH sometimes works very late). This weekend, DS either cried or followed me out of the room every time I tried to leave him (same went for nap time). Last night, DH and I got so frustrated after 2 hours of trying that we put him in his crib (which DS was very upset about).  We do the same routine as we have always done (bath, books, bed), but it's not working...

 Any advice??

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Re: Bedtime- HELP!

  • jennyenny323jennyenny323 member

    DD had the same problem. She went to bed perfectly the first few nights without any issues. Then she started getting out of bed a gazillion times (wanting mommy then daddy then mommy again, wanting juice, a toy, etc.), crying, waking up in the middle of the night, waking up at 5 am then next morning. It was crazy! I'm also pregnant (with # 3, DS is 12 months and I have to be up for work also, so I feel your pain!) A couple of nights of this and I'd ask her if she wanted to sleep in her crib. She'd say yes, so we'd let her. Then a couple of nights later while she was going down in her crib, we realized she wanted the door left open (we always closed her door at night). A day or so after that she asked to sleep in her big girl bed and she slept perfectly (with the door open). Every night and at nap time she'd ask us to leave the door open and she never got up out of bed again. She still woke up at 5 am for a couple of weeks, but sleeps until 6 now.

    Maybe try asking him what he wants like, "do you want to sleep in your crib?" or "do you want to sleep in your big boy bed?" When he says crib say OK and put him there. If he says big boy bed, explain to him that he needs to go to sleep in his big boy bed or he has to go back to his crib to go to sleep.  I think it takes a few weeks for the full transition.

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  • Wally3Wally3 member
    DS had this problem about 3 months after transitioning.  He still comes out once after we put him down - but is much better.  He was sleeping with a little flashlight which really worked but now he sleep with a turtle nightlight from target.  We play music as he goes to sleep and he loses the music if he doesn't stay in bed / comes out of his room.  I usally give him 2 -3 chances depending on how and why he is coming out.

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  • EastCoastBrideEastCoastBride member

    imageWally3:
    We play music as he goes to sleep and he loses the music if he doesn't stay in bed / comes out of his room.  I usally give him 2 -3 chances depending on how and why he is coming out.
    Following on this, DS usually takes some kind of toy to bed - foam letters, cars, you name it. 

    I'll tell him "if you get out of bed again, ___ is going bye- bye".  After I did this the first time (actually took the toy away), just the mention of it now works to keep him in bed! 

    I don't ever threaten to take his taggie (lovey) away, though.  One time when I said "If you get up again, " and before I continued, he said "taggie goes bye-bye?" and I was like "Oh, no!  You can keep taggie, but ___ will go bye-bye".

     

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