Well tonight is night number 1 were trying with Brady in his crib. He slept Ina bassinet the first six months then coslept with us. He still wakes up 3 times a night and I feel like the only way to ween him is him sleep in his own bed. I wanted to start last night but it was just too hot in his room and we didn't have a fan for it yet.
Any advice and words of encouragement are appreciated.
put him in his crib then take a shower. You won't hear him crying and at the most it'll be 10 minutes. If he's hysterical after you can dry off and get him
I was prepared for the worst (at 10m) and it was less than 10 minutes
I bet it won't be as bad as you think. GL and let us know how it goes.
FWIW we did CIO with both kids, and occasionally DS2 creates shenanigans in the MOTN and we leave him be. Usually he cries for a couple mins at most. If they are truly tired then it shouldn't be more than 10 mins like PP said.
After 15 mins he was pounding on the door. He climbed out of his crib on the lowest setting. Little stinker. Now he's laying on his mattress in our room after I laid with him not nursing. I guess that's a positive step
After 15 mins he was pounding on the door. He climbed out of his crib on the lowest setting. Little stinker. Now he's laying on his mattress in our room after I laid with him not nursing. I guess that's a positive step
that's going to be tough. I'm glad luke hasn't escaped yet. Do you have a video monitor so you can watch how he escaped? good thing he didn't get hurt. I know some people turn their crib around (if the back is higher- ours is)
sorry, good luck! maybe some of the moms who use a mattress on the floor can help- it sounds like you might need to go straight to that. Is his room entirely babyproofed?
When he cries for 10 minutes, it's usually because he's not tired enough. We go in, play and read more books for 10 minutes then try again.
Might consider just putting his crib mattress on the floor of his room, assuming his room is baby proofed enough for him to be alone in there. Some toddlers prefer that over a crib. Good luck either way!
Unfortunately no video monitor and his crib is the same on all sides but we do have the toddler rail. But I want to get a door knob cover first. Or I might try the mattress on the ground but still in the crib if that makes sense. Yes thankfully not hurt. I was prepared to let him cry for awhile
Unfortunately no video monitor and his crib is the same on all sides but we do have the toddler rail. But I want to get a door knob cover first. Or I might try the mattress on the ground but still in the crib if that makes sense. Yes thankfully not hurt. I was prepared to let him cry for awhile
Yes, I would try this is you can make it work safely. I'm a big believer in keeping them contained! No need to have them free to roam if you can help it
(coming from someone who kept DS1 in crib until he was almost 3!)
Post by charmediamsure on Sept 1, 2013 8:13:46 GMT -5
What I am trying to do is wean him from night feeds first so he learns to fall asleep without it an then we will slowly transition to leaving him to fall asleep on his own. What we have done (because we were co-sleeping as it made night feeding much easier--well, I'd nurse him to sleep, transfer him to the crib, and at his first wake up I'd bring him in bed for the rest of the night) so we put his crib side car on our bed. Now I nurse him for a few minutes and then tell him milk is "all done" he protests a bit, but he is getting much better. So I lay with him until he settles himself which, at this point, takes about 30 minutes.
If he wakes in the MOTN I do not nurse him, just offer cuddles. I figure that I will gradually cut down the amount of time I let him nurse before sleep (last night was 5 minutes, and for the next few nights I plan to do 2.5 minutes, then it will be no minutes). Once we get to the point where he is comfortable going to sleep on his own we will put the side back on his crib and separate it from the bed. Then we will move the crib to his room.
I don't know if any of that helps at all, but Jack has been accepting the gradual change well, so if you need an alternate plan maybe it is worth a shot.
Last night our routine was 3 books, few minutes of nursing turn on CD player put in crib walk out. I checked on him after he was crying 10 mins then rubbed back tried to lay him down then walked out again about 5 mins later I heard pounding on his door. He was historically upset so I loved him And lauded with him in the full so e bed in his room. No nursing dh said lets just put the mattress on the floor in our room so I later with him on that until he fell asleep about 5 mins again no nursing this was about 930. He took a late afternoon cat nap about 430 which I'm trying to get him on a 12-2 nap. He woke up at 1115 was fine with cuddles on his bed not longer than 5 mins and back to sleep. He then slept until 430! Cuddles and brief nursing 3 mins back to sleep on the floor. Up at 6 dh cuddled him and got him to go back to sleep. Up at 730.
I only give dd ten minutes to cry now if that. Make sure they have a good dinner and I always offer water before bed and keep the sippy in the crib with her. I also think it will go better than you think. I hope so!!
I also give lots of snuggles and play with her and wear her out at bedtime. I also rock her just a few seconds when her lullaby cd starts. She usually rests her head on my shoulder and we cuddle.