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September 2011 Moms
Someone keep me sane..
Just layed Kolby in her crib for her nap. She popped awake as soon as I layed her down and has been crying and crying and crying. She stopped for a second until the dog barked and she is crying again nonstop. I know it is for the best in the long run, but it makes me sad to hear her in there screaming her little heart out.
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Re: Someone keep me sane..
If this is making you really uncomfortable, go sit with her and talk to her, rub her back, whatever. Nap times did not work in the crib for us until we got bed time in the crib down.
Do you have anything in there to distract her? A mobile, white noise? You can try giving her a toy, something firm that should couldn't pull over her face and take it away if she falls asleep. You can put on some soft music for her, or some radio static. Keep trying different things until you find something to comfort her.
Sleep training is really trying but it is the best for LO. She needs to be comfortable sleeping without you.
That is so hard. Linz and Panda both had good ideas. When J was having a hard time, I put one of DH's shirts in the crib with him (his are big, so I could tuck it into the mattress lol). I like the idea of you sitting down on the floor, arm through the slat, patting her back and shushing her. Unless that makes her cry harder, which it might.
You are doing what's best for her. It's a short-term painful experience (for you), but will be worth it!
I put a toy that we always nap with together in there, so I that should smell like me. I could try going in there and sitting in the floor, but I just hope it doesnt make her cry harder.
It is super hard, but I so want for her to be able to nap/sleep without her mommy always holding her.
sitting with her and touching her may make her cry harder but its because she wants you to pick her up, not because she's in pain. It might take some time for her to settle but she will be comforted that you are there at all and it might ease the transition. I really recommend some kind of white noise too. It lulls them to sleep, even if they don't want to.
We just started sleep training on Friday night. Hang in there. B caught onto bedtime pretty quickly. We're still working on naps. I would be fine with rocking her to sleep, but she sounds just like your Kolby. Her eyes pop open as soon as she hits the mattress. So I'm left with the option of rocking her to sleep then holding her/laying with her for a nap, or putting her down awake and listening to her cry for awhile.
AHHH! YES! TIME FOR A SLEEP PARTY!
Naps were a struggle for us too-probably took a good 2 weeks before she totally got the hang of it. I know it's hard but your training Kolby to learn how to put herself to sleep and this is something that will stay with her for years... I second the white noise suggestions above. We don't put anything in the crib because that would just distract her from what she is supposed to be doing (sleeping) but I'm sure some babies like the comfort of momma's smell (or dads). :-)
Glad she's sleeping now - you're doing great!