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Toddlers: 24 Months+
Let's Talk Bedtime for a 2 Yr Old Still in a Crib, I need help!
DD turned 2 in October and she's still in her crib. Her bedtime was at 7pm and we noticed she wasn't really falling asleep until 7:30-7:40 so we started starting her bedtime at 7 with bath, PJs, reading 3 books in a darkish room, then cuddle/rock and sing a couple songs and in bed around 7:30.
She has a projection mobile that shines on the ceiling and she loves to fall asleep to that, problem is lately she's not falling asleep until 8:30 or so. Naptimes are hard too, we do books and songs at nap and this last weekend it took her an hour to fall asleep. She's tired, she's yawning and looks tired but once she's in the crib alone she will keep moving as much as she can, sometimes even jumping in her crib (which I go in and yell at her for if it's the cannonball into a pool type jumping). The one time she was sick I had her lay on her stomach and rubbed her back for 10 min and made her hold still and she just passed out. She just won't hold still enough to fall asleep on her own very easily...
We've tried "wearing her out" before bed, running, jumping, etc and it only seems to make her more hyper. We've tried watching a 30 min cartoon (the Grinch cartoon) before bed a few times and she'll sit with me and watch it and get tired but then in bed it's the same old thing, jumping, moving around in her bed.
Anyone have any ideas? I thought maybe we're missing the window or maybe she needs a later bedtime but just not sure what to try next. Also, I should say my DS was born just before she turned 2 and she could be concerned that she's "missing something" but I've been telling her it's his bedtime too when she's going to bed.
Thanks ladies!!
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Re: Let's Talk Bedtime for a 2 Yr Old Still in a Crib, I need help!
I would try moving her bedtime back to 7 for a while to see if that helps. My DD is basically the same age and went through a phase around her 2nd birthday of talking to herself in bed from 7-8 to the point that I almost moved her bedtime later, but then that phase ended and she went back to falling asleep within 15 minutes of getting into her crib (at 6:50/7). Maybe your DD's staying up late phase ended for now?
I would move her bedtime back too. I think it's pretty normal for them to take 30ish minutes to fall asleep. I wouldn't let her watch tv before bed either. She is probably just sitting there, but I think tv is stimulating to them. I would wear her our earlier, and not right before bed.
What does she do during the day? Is she playing outside less now that it's winter? How much tv does she watch? I would try to keep her as active as possible during the day.
We went through huge sleep issues right after DS #2 was born too. I think it's a very difficult transition for them.
Trying for #2 since July 2010
BFP 8/1/10, missed m/c, D&C 9/15/10.
BFP 1/8/11, chemical pregnancy.
BFP 3/4/11, measured behind all along, no more HB 4/18/11. D&C 4/29/11. HCG didn't drop, Repeat D&C 6/17/11; confirmed molar pregnancy 6/23/11.
Forced break, including two Hysteroscopies in October to remove retained tissue.
BFP 12/29/11! Betas @ 10 dpo = 85, 14 dpo= 498, 22 dpo = 7242
Heard HB 1/24/12. 144 bpm!
Luca Rose born 9/9/12! More than worth the wait!
We had to move DD into a big girl bed because she was climbing out of the crib. I thought she wouldnt stay there either. But it is a complete change, the rails dont provide a good support for jumping around, and "big girls lay down and rest when its bed time."
A few good rounds of putting her back in bed and she got the picture. beds are for sleeping, not for jumping on or playing in.
Me neither, If we took DD out of her crib she would be all over the place, she loves her crib...