Bedtime routine ?

Dani428 · October 2014

So hubs and I don't fight much, but tonight we did about Charlotte's bedtime routine. Now, we (meaning me 100% of the time) rock her to sleep in a rocking chair. This is something we'd like to get out of the habit of doing, but everytime we've tried anything different it's been a DISASTER. Anyone have any experience weaning their LOs from rocking to sleep to falling asleep in the crib at 14 months-ish? I feel like a bad mom - I love our bonding bedtime routine the way it is but know it's not realistic, especially now that I'm pregnant again and it'll get more uncomfortable. Thanks so much ladies - I know I could google but I trust you ladies and your experience way more.

martyn17 · October 2014

Tess hard transition was not being rocked back to sleep during MOTN wake ups. I wouldn't pick her up, just stroke her back, and we had a rough couple of days but she adjusted more quickly than I would have expected. She also refound her love of a binky, which isn't ideal but has made our lives so much easier.

Good luck!

Dani428 · October 2014

THANK YOU ladies!!!!!

Dani428 · October 2014

Thank @Butternut87‌ ! My husband seems to think we're the only ones on the planet that still do it for some reason. Anyone else want to help me prove him wrong lol

[Deleted User] · October 2014

This is a ridiculous solution but we used to do it and then we moved house and stopped. I guess since she knew she was elsewhere, she didn't expect it or need it. Do you happen to want to move or even move her to a new room?

theuntaggablek · October 2014

@dani428 I am a rock (and nurse) to sleeper. If I didn't I wouldn't have much time to bump!

mrshudson618 · October 2014

We weaned C from this last month. E had to be 100% asleep when he was laid down or would scream. It would usually take about an hour.

What we did:
-made sure to stick to the same time every night
-bath at 7:30,
-then he drinks his bottle while we say prayers. This usually takes about 15 minutes.
- I put him in bed awake. He immediately cries.
- I sit back down and read to him in a calm voice until he stops crying.
-keep reading for a couple minutes after he stops crying, then sit there until I know he is asleep, then walk away.

After a week or so, he stopped crying immediately when I put him down, and now I often don't have to read to him at all. Just put him down as soon as his bottle is done.

This worked better than what we tried before because we had tried standing right beside the crib and rubbing his back. That made him more mad because we were so close but didn't pick him up.

karen0477 · October 2014

I still rock to sleep, used to be bottle too but stopped that a couple of months ago. I'm not stopping right now....it's the only quiet one on one snuggle time I get.... I know it will stop one day so for now I just enjoy it.

Dani428 · October 2014

I can't describe the comfort this thread is bringing me right now. I'll def have a discussion with hubs today about this. I love my cuddle time with her too, which is why I'm fine with this routine...but as my tummy gets bigger it'll get harder...and she only goes to sleep if I'm the one doing the routine. Thanks so much ladies for your feedback. Keep it comin lol

kmc217 · October 2014

I had to wean my son from nursing to sleep (and night weaned) around 10 months -- per a sleep disorder clinic-- it involved my H doing 100% of bedtime and night wakings for a while (okay, a long time, my kid is super stubborn) and did involve a degree of fussing/crying as well as a lot of my H sitting/lying on the floor next to the crib patting and singing until he was asleep. With time, it has progressed to be rocking/nursing him for a few minutes and then lying him down and walking away. He fusses 2 minutes tops. It was a lot of work but since my son's major attachment/want was me, it was really dependent on my H being willing to invest the time/energy in doing it. Good luck!

dliz87 · October 2014

Bath time, lotion, pjs, play time in her room/ reading. Right before bed she has some milk (the only time of day she still gets a bottle), we rock her then, but she goes into her bed drowsy. Livvy is also used to being put to bed by different people: babysitter, DH, me, my mom, etc. so I am sure that helps.

fabk · October 2014

Alex hates to be rocked or soothed to sleep. If he doesn't get bf to sleep he would rather you just stick him in the crib. He yells (no crying) for less than 5mns and usually falls asleep. If he isn't asleep in 20min (usually playing in his crib but no crying) it means he isn't going to sleep.

Daycare was doing the whole rub the back, comfort to sleep. I kept telling them not to worry about. They have finally figured out he just wants to be left alone. He still does not believe that he requires sleep.

Mom2bois85 · October 2014

Jax does not like to be rocked but sometimes we still take him for an evening stroller ride and then transition him to his bed

Dani428 · October 2014

Hey! I just want to thank you ladies so much. I took so much of your advice and it seems to be working. That's 3 nights in a row falling asleep in the crib!!! Only the 1st night was tough honestly with about 5 mins of crying, but the last 2 nights she just lays there and falls asleep while I sing to her after 10 minutes or so! Now I need new song suggestions! I can't believe how easy the transition ended up being...wait....did I just jinx it

Kitten80 · October 2014

So glad it is going well. One of my kids' fav bedtime songs is "who is sleeping?". I also make up words to standard songs I only know part of

Dani428 · October 2014

THANKS @kitten80 & @betsyD2010! I'm also a fan of making up words lol. I was trying to memorize a script the other night so I sang "hush little baby" with the script as words lol.

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