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XP- transitioning to toddler bed, advise?

Amaryllis619Amaryllis619
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 Hi Gals,

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post, so i hope this is the right place. Sorry it's sort of long....

 My DH and I bedshared with our lil punkin until just a few weeks ago.  Since we have another LO on the way, and we've just moved into a new house with enough room for DD to have her own room, we decided to start transitioning her to her own toddler bed.  The problem: she won't fall asleep in there without one of us laying with her.  I've tried keeping her bedtime routine the same, bath/books/quiet time in her room, and she does fine until i kiss her goodnight and leave.  I have a twilight ladybug that she likes, but i think i'm going to get her another "nightlight" because i wonder if she's scared of being in her new room in the dark alone?

Last night she screamed and cried for about two hours before finally falling asleep. Everytime she came down the hall and into our room, we gave her a hug and a kiss and carried her back to her room and laid her on her bed.

We are both exhausted and frustrated about what is the best way to handle this?  I don't want her to think she's being "punished" or that the baby is replacing her, I just want her to start sleeping in her own room at night.  Thoughts/advise?

We also want to start weaning her from the pacifier, but with all the new things happening in her life right now, I'm trying to only make small changes one at a time, so this one's been put on the back burner until we can figure out how to get everyone the sleep they need.

any help is appreciated!

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Re: XP- transitioning to toddler bed, advise?

  • memali26memali26 member
    Check out the book The Sleep Lady's Good Night, Sleep Tight. Her "program" is the Sleep Lady Shuffle. Basically weaning them off needing you presence to sleep - start out sitting next to the bed, then move farther away every few days until you can eventually lay them down and leave. We used it to stop rocking both of my girls to sleep and it worked well for us.
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  • Amaryllis619Amaryllis619

    imagememali26:
    Check out the book The Sleep Lady's Good Night, Sleep Tight. Her "program" is the Sleep Lady Shuffle. Basically weaning them off needing you presence to sleep - start out sitting next to the bed, then move farther away every few days until you can eventually lay them down and leave. We used it to stop rocking both of my girls to sleep and it worked well for us.

     

    thank you! I will look into it. I appreciate it! :)

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