We are having serious bedtime issues. E has slowly progressed to a later bedtime over the last few weeks. But the problem comes when I try to put her to bed. Our routine for the night goes like this. Dinner, bath, play, watch Backyardigans, play, maybe do a little dancing, read a book, have a sippy cup of water, diaper change and up to bed. Lately when we go upstairs she is shaking her head no at me and does not want to lay down. The minute I walk near her crib she starts screaming. I lay her down and before I can even leave the room she is standing up in her crib screaming her head off. I know I have to just walk away and let her cry. But it just kills me!!!! :( Tonight she screamed for 8 minutes. Which may not seem long, but it makes me sad... I mean she is really crying *HARD*!! I'm not sure if she is scared or what... but I don't want her to think I am just dropping her off and leaving her to cry... like I don't care. Oh what to do?! Help. Please. Suggestions. Anyone??
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I wish I had a miracle suggestion for you. Lila does this sometimes too, but I just tell her that I'll be back to check on her later, and I leave. Then I go read in my bedroom and listen to her on the baby monitor. I hate to do it to her, but I just feel like if I allow her to take the reins, so to speak, then she will. I'm the boss :)!
Yeah, we've had the same problem with Em and Ash. You gotta let her cry, this is the first glimpse at a tantrum, if you go in...she wins and she's just installed a new button in Mom.
Ash still has bedtime issues. Last night she was keeping Em up and Em was just screaming how she WANTED to go to sleep.
Stay tough, this will pass. She knows you love her. Just tell her how much you love her, but it's bedtime.
Well, we've stopped the 2nd nap of the day, and that's solved our bedtime problems (mostly). Emma naps at daycare from 11:30-1:30 and that's it! so by 7:30 she is exhausted. After her bath, we keep the lights low, change into pj's and a fresh diaper and then one of us rocks with her for a bit in a dark room (usually with tv on though). We dont rock her to sleep, just enough so she knows its bed time. Then we carry her into her room and put her down. More often that not lately that's been working. She may talk to herself for a few minutes, but then she falls alseep. But if she has a late afternoon nap, then she does not go to bed easily at all.
So, maybe adjust her bedtime/naptime somehow?
Glad you commented on my site. That's neat that our husbands have the same type of job. Sorry yours is on night shifts. Jason works days and that will never change unless he wants to change.
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