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I thought drowsy and awake for bedtime was supposed to be easier than naptime...

Mrs.GregMrs.Greg member
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So since day one, I've been BFing/rocking my babies to sleep for bedtime and they were napping in their bouncy seats.  They sleep in pack and play bassinets in our room at night but the last two weeks, they've been napping in their cribs AND putting themselves to sleep (YAY!!!) with minimal fussing.  We use a white noise machine in our room and in their rorom.  They are STTN but we are having a heck of a time getting them to go down on their on for bedtime.  We've been trying since Wednesday night.  We don't put them down together (even though they don't wake each other up during nap time), we've tried both of them individually each night and both of them are crying and so upset within just a few minutes.  I am not against CIO but they are too young for it right now so I stand outside my bedroom door and go in and get them when they start crying.  I thought it was supposed to be easier for bedtime than for naptime.  What are we doing wrong???
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Re: I thought drowsy and awake for bedtime was supposed to be easier than naptime...

  • meldoo2002meldoo2002 member
    We weren't able to do drowsy at bedtime until close to 6 months.  Are they over tired when they are going to bed possibly?  Do you think having each other their for nap is more calming... and then at bedtime they miss the noise of the other one?

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  • Mrs.GregMrs.Greg member
    imagemeldoo2002:
    We weren't able to do drowsy at bedtime until close to 6 months.  Are they over tired when they are going to bed possibly?  Do you think having each other their for nap is more calming... and then at bedtime they miss the noise of the other one?
    I suppose they could be over tired but I watch for the same sleepy cues as for naptime. As far as missing each other being in the room, they only take one nap at the same time, the first nap of the day. Anna just sleeps longer than Fiona does for every nap so they are staggered the rest of the day. Sometimes their other naps overlap a little but they go down and wake up seperately everytime.
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