March 2012 Moms
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Crying at bedtime
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For about the last week DS has hated getting undressed at bedtime. He just does not want us to take off his shoes or clothes, and starts to cry when we do. We get him in his overnight diaper and jammies as quick as we can and he's fine once he's snuggled with me in the chair (we nurse to sleep). I'm not sure what the meltdown is about, is it because he doesn't want to go to bed, or just doesn't like us messing with him? (He has been trying to assert his independence in many areas lately, haha). It could be that he's a little overtired, but it's been taking him a long time to fall asleep so I've been trying to wait until later to start bedtime. He's fine once he's in bed, he STTN (*knocks on wood*). We try to give him some warning that it's almost time to get undressed, but that doesn't seem to help. Any ideas? TIA!
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Re: Crying at bedtime
I keep trying the choices thing, but it doesn't work when he just replies, "No!" :P
I will try giving him more warnings and see if he'll do some of it himself. He loves zipping up his sweater (when I can get him to put it on) and jammies (when he's not having a meltdown already). I think we need to somehow make jammie time more fun, but I'm not really sure how.
He can help zip up his jammies, which he loves to do, but only if he's still in a good mood by the time we get to that step. I will try using it as an incentive like you suggested.
I think part of it too is that he doesn't want to stop playing. And I am often at the end of my rope by bedtime, I don't have much energy left to make everything fun. Maybe I need some chocolate right before bedtime or something, haha.