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XP: If your LO is in a big boy/girl bed....

Daisy166Daisy166 member
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Need support/advice! We had to take the crib down last week since DD discovered she could climb out. Crib mattress is on the floor for now until the twin mattress arrives next week.

The last 3 nights it's taken an hour to get her to fall asleep. She seems really wired and just wants to run around her room, read books from her bookcase and not stay on the mattress. When I leave the room she cries bloody murder. Screams and bangs on the door. I tried just sitting on her floor facing the door but that didn't work. After leaving and going back every 5 minutes for an hour she finally fell asleep.

So my question is, what's your bedtime routine? Did your LO go through anything like this at first?

I'm hoping when her twin mattress comes we can lay in bed and read books to help her unwind.

Should I continue with letting her cry it out until she realizes she needs to stay in bed?

I miss the crib!!! Used to be able to put her in it awake every night and walk out her room no problems.

Any tips/advice is greatly appreciated! 

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Re: XP: If your LO is in a big boy/girl bed....

  • jmw222jmw222 member

    DD was always a great crib sleeper.  I was really nervous moving her out, but we wanted to do it before #2 came.  About 3 weeks ago, we moved her into her "big girl room"  The first night, we read books and stayed in there for a few minutes.  After that, I decided I didn't want her to get used to us laying with her, so we let her be on her own.  First two weeks went really well and then all of the sudden it was a battle.  We stuck to our routine and we are back to normal.

    Long story short, I would just continue your routine and stick with it.  It may take a week or two, but she'll get it.

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    We used the sleep lady shuffle to get DS used to sleeping in his bed alone. It didn't take more than a week to go through the whole process and worked well. 
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  • mommytoconnormommytoconnor member

    I just last week took down my son's crib and put him in a toddler bed.  My son has always had sleep problems and I was super nervous about it.  I included him in taking down his crib and putting up new bed.  Then we spent extra time in his room so he felt comfortable with new bed. I kept rest of his routine exactly the same.  I bath him, read a few books, turn on music machine and say prayers and to bed.  To my absolute delight, that very first night he went to sleep in it and I have had not one incident of him getting out in the middle of night.  I think sometimes kids are just more ready for the change.  I think I totally lucked out. I wish you luck.  It's not an easy transition I know, but keep the routine the same and hopefully it will work.

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