Why are we fighting sleep now?

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Wtf is with the bedtime meltdowns? It used to be a breeze. What the hell kind of sleep regression happens at 21-22 months?

[ssmjlm]

2 year molars?

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Why the fuck does she need more teeth she would subsist on apple sauce and yogurt forever if given the choice.

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Apr 20, 2015 19:54:17 GMT -5 @this said:

We're dealing with that this week too. She clings on like a baby monkey when I try to put her in the crib. And CIO *IS* hard/impossible when she is sobbing, "Mommy, help me!"

The last two nights I've given her two board books from her bookcase once she's in a crib and it's worked like a miracle.

CIO sucks so much more now that she says Mommy. Fucking narcissist.

[Deleted]

Idk but tell me if you solve the problem. Ours is with naps. She takes like one a week. It sucks.

[ssmjlm]

That may have also been the time where she tried to play us and would be all snuggly when we got up to put her in the crib from the glider. I'm like yeah, I'm on to ya kid.

So I would say "It's time for bed, if you need something, call for mama or dada. You need a good night sleep for X (school, swimming, playing outside, etc)." Reasoning with her seemed to do the trick. I would also say things like "you will see your friends tomorrow, blah blah blah" because she likes naming her friends from daycare.

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Apr 20, 2015 20:05:51 GMT -5 @natariru said:

Week 3 of this shit over here. "I WANT DADA PLEASEEEE" "HELP ME MAMA HELP ME" "I SCARE! I SCARE!"

I bought him this thing: www.amazon.com/Cloud-bTwinkles-go-Octo-Nightlight/dp/B009P0TKP2/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1429578284&sr=8-6&keywords=cloud+b

It helps but it turns off after 45 minutes. Then the screaming starts again. Seriously, we put him in bed at 7:30 and he hasn't been falling asleep until 10:30-11. BEER ME.

I was going to Amazon Prime this until I read your last paragraph. I cannot handle 10:30-11. Now I'm going through the dark hole of Amazon reviews.

[thebreakfastclub]

My kid had 0 sleep issues and few issues with teeth until 23 months.

DS ultimately refused the crib and we went to the toddler bed. The molars were 2 more weeks of drama.

It took a week of kids melatonin to reset his clock and stop the 4am wakeups.

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I swear every time I start to get an urge for number 2 this little tot puts me in my place.

[chickens987]

Bedtime is my least favorite time of day. Commiseration here.

[noodleskooze]

Leo had a phase like this a few months back. He seems to be coming out of it. I hope.

[lolo]

Apr 20, 2015 20:21:10 GMT -5 @bettyhomewrecker said:

I swear every time I start to get an urge for number 2 this little tot puts me in my place.

Sits with @bettyhomewrecker. Same story in my house.

[countthestars]

Same story different house over here. ONE MOOOAH SONG!!

[lilac05]

I agree it's so much harder when they can talk! DS2 is 20 months. He doesn't have a ton of words, but he can clearly call for us.

Mommy! Mommy? Mama? MAMA!! Mommy?? MOMMY! Daddy? Daddy! Daddy? Daddy!! Bru-duh?? Bru-duh!!

He keeps cycling through family members until he gets a response or switches to crying. We don't always do CIO, though, because he'll go on forever! We all get more sleep if i feed him quickly & go back to bed. Total time awake? 10 minutes.

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She cried for over and hour before I caved and went to rock her. She fell asleep immediately. Now I'm trapped here on the glider.