XP: Desperately need advice about DD and sleep.....

harlosc · December 2011

Hello Ladies! I am desperate for advice about DD. She is 22 months now and for the past three months has been a very poor sleeper. Due to asthma issues we cannot due to any CIO and it would not work for her now because she gets hysterical very quickly. I have tried the sleep lady shuffle and going in and out of room to comfort etc. Right now our night time routine and nap time consists of using the potty (she is daytime potty trained), reading books, rocking with songs and then to her crib. The second she gets in the crib everything changes. She starts screaming to get out and gets hysterical. With the sleep lady shuffle I was able to get her to put herself asleep int he crib while I sit in the room but it is not consistent on her end. Some nights she will sleep through the night and others she will wake up after two hours. I have ruled out teething (she has her two year molars) and is not sick.

Sorry for the long post but I am so tired and really need sleep. I feel like she is too young to transition to a toddler bed but was wondering if that would help because she really has never loved her crib. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks ladies!

vshadd00 · December 2011

The only thing that comes to mind is to give her a bath, and pick either a book or a song and then bed. Doing too much before bed can hype her back up. Also make sure bedtime is at the same time. Other than that I have nothing. Good luck.

Kpsbabyzoe · December 2011

vshadd00:
The only thing that comes to mind is to give her a bath, and pick either a book or a song and then bed. Doing too much before bed can hype her back up. Also make sure bedtime is at the same time. Other than that I have nothing. Good luck.

This. A short and sweet routine at the same time every night usual helps. Also try not to let her get over tired. That can do horrible things to a little toddler...and your sanity.

MrsPhunk · December 2011

We are big fans of the Ferber method. Get and read the book (use the library if you don't want to have to buy it) through; don't just Google Ferber. There are lot of salient points and helpful hints about how to help your little one deal with bedtime on her own. Good luck!

Carmela752 · December 2011

Mine don't STTN either, and always wind up in bed with me. I won't do CIO, and don't think it would work for them anyway, since they also get hysterical very quickly.

I converted the cribs to toddler beds several months ago just to see if it would help, since they also never seemed to like their cribs. I switched to a video monitor at that point, just so I could keep a closer eye on them.

They actually sleep on the floor now, lol, on quilts and pillows. I lie with them until they fall asleep (since I can't rock them both without them killing each other, otherwise I'd just rock them to sleep.)

Our bedtime routine is snack, bath/brush teeth, jammies, books, lights out.

Carmela752 · December 2011

I forgot to add, I gently encourage them to sleep in their beds, but not to the point where they're stressed. I talk to them about it, and sometimes they'll play in them, or even lie in them for awhile, but generally come back out to the floor to fall asleep.

Kingston54 · December 2011

Can you rock her to sleep? If it wouldn't take extremely long, I'd just do that until you can get over the hump. We did this for LO for a month or so and then he became a fantastic sleeper. We can now put him right in the crib from wide awake and he'll roll over and go to sleep. I think it is because we created that comforting environment in his room by rocking him previously. He was a horrible sleeper for the first 14 months of his life.

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