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Sleep advice for my 26-month old

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I've never posted on attachment parenting before, but I thought you would be the best audience to help me.  My DD is 26 months and has been sleeping in her crib since she was about 4 months old.  I've always put her to sleep either holding her when she was younger and now I lay on the floor and hold her hand while she falls asleep in her crib.  I don't believe in CIO, but I did try the sleep lady shuffle, but obviously I didn't get very far from her crib!  

For the past few weeks, she's been waking up in the middle of the night or early morning (5:30am) crying for me.  She asks to come into mama's bed.  For the first few weeks I did it - and she usually fell back to sleep.  After a few days of DD and mom not sleeping (I'm 34 weeks prego), I thought it would be best for both of us (and DH) if she fell back to sleep in her crib.  The first day she cried for 30 seconds and fell asleep and slept till 7:30, it was awesome.  However, this is not working any more.  I can't bear to hear her cry and I don't want her to be upset, but at the same time I'm very worried that 1- neither of us are getting good sleep and 2- soon I will have a newborn in a co-sleeper next to my bed.  

Just looking for some ideas/advice on how to get her to remain sleeping - or getting her to go back to sleep - in her crib.  I've tried laying down on the floor with her again when she wakes, but as soon as I get up to leave, she screams.  I also talk to her during the day about it, and explain that she's a big girl and she can sleep in her crib without mommy in the room.  But when she wakes in the night, she's just screaming her head off to come in mommy's bed.  

Thanks =)=) 

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Re: Sleep advice for my 26-month old

  • TiffanyBerryTiffanyBerry member
    Is there space for a mattress on the floor (for her) in your room that can stay there even after the baby?
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  • bugsmamibugsmami member
    It might not be much help, but DH had to take over the nighttime parenting when DS2 was born (as in he started sleeping with DS1 to keep him in his bed because I was going crazy trying to nurse them both through the night). Will she let DH put her back to sleep? DS1 wanted only me before DS2, but did really well with DH after DS2 was born (he was 26 mo at the time).
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