Lie down in your crib!!!!!!!!!!!

[kdrake8]

HOW do you get baby to just stay laying in the crib?!?

Since we are transitioning from the sleep suit, she's not used to being able to move. Now she can roll, kneel, stand, crawl.... And when she wakes at night, she does so. While crying.

We are getting no sleep. She wakes so many times. How do you encourage laying still?!

[imimahoney]

It will just take some time. Ari always lies right down at bedtime but not for naps. For nap time I spend a few minutes rubbing his back and belly. That usually calms him down and helps him fall asleep.

[kdrake8]

You think she will just eventually get used to it though?

It's hard to see an end in sight when you're tired, as I'm sure we ALL know well.

[vthokie]

She'll figure it out. A will stand when she's really upset. Sometimes she'll lay back down, sometimes not. The initial novelty of movement in bed was about a week long over here.

[bebeetmoi]

She will get used to it, it will just take a bit of time. She's enjoying her newfound freedom of movement! Once the novelty wears off (which will hopefully be soon), I'm sure you won't have any issues getting her to settle down.

[ashleydl83]

Lexi has started standing in her bed too. It's made bed time so not fun for about a week now, but I *think* it's starting to get better (knock on wood).

[kdrake8]

Ok good to know. Thanks! I can handle a week or so especially since we are already 4 nights in. Hopefully she gets used to the movement and goes the F to sleep.

[Deleted]

I agree, they will get over it. Depending on your bed/nap routine, I also walk out of the room if he gets up while I'm soothing him. Wait 3 minutes and go back in. It didn't take long for him to realize that I wouldn't stay in the room if he was moving.

[formerlyllizzyb]

We just go in, hug him, lay him back down, and leave. He still gets stuck standing, so we feel like we have to help him lay down. I figure he'll put it all together in a couple of weeks.

[laurack]

Things aren't going super awesome here either sleep wise, I feel like the standing makes it a lot harder because when she just laid there she'd cry for a couple minutes then drift off. Now I think standing makes her much more ferocious! She is a worthy opponent in MOTN battles these days.

[raynes]

I'm right there with you. It's taking forever to get Owen down to sleep. He fights it for longer than the eventual nap.

So far we've been lucky to not have any standing in the middle of the night, but I did come in to him on his knees at one point last night.

[rxbeth]

No help or advice here, but go Mila! I thought she was in our 'not doing anything' brigade?!?! How could she leave us behind. lol

[kdrake8]

Jan 15, 2013 11:05:10 GMT -5 rxbeth said:

No help or advice here, but go Mila! I thought she was in our 'not doing anything' brigade?!?! How could she leave us behind. lol

Let her come back to the brigade! Please! Dear god I'm tired.

[TrudyCampbell]

Jan 15, 2013 11:05:10 GMT -5 rxbeth said:

No help or advice here, but go Mila! I thought she was in our 'not doing anything' brigade?!?! How could she leave us behind. lol

I was thinking the same thing- sounds like she is making great progress!!

[carawestt]

She's just getting used to her new "freedom" and after the excitement wears off, she'll be back to normal. When Lincoln learned to stand, he would do it all the time and we had a week where we were back to rocking him to sleep. We got tired of doing that every night so we finally just put him to bed awake and he stood up for 10 minutes, fussed a bit and then went to sleep. It's been that way ever since. Also, does she know how to sit herself down from standing? It look Lincoln a few days to figure it out..

[kdrake8]

I think she does. Maybe we should just leave her be and see what happens. I'm just worried she will get herself all worked up, screaming her head off, and never go back to sleep. Since we aren't getting much sleep now though, I guess it's worth a shot.

[kdrake8]

Jan 15, 2013 11:19:12 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

Jan 15, 2013 11:05:10 GMT -5 rxbeth said:

No help or advice here, but go Mila! I thought she was in our 'not doing anything' brigade?!?! How could she leave us behind. lol

I was thinking the same thing- sounds like she is making great progress!!

She is! Thanks girls I wish I could post a video of her super slow crawling but idk how.

[Deleted]

I posted about this a few days ago. DS2 was standing every time he stirred.. as in, eyes open, LEAP UP immediately and start screeching at the crib rail. We moved DS1 out of their room and let DS2 CIO for a night. It worked just fine, he woke up a few times but only protested for a few minutes each time before he gave up and lay down again. I kept coming in to rescue him, previously, and it was getting out of hand - several times a night. Plus waking up DS1.

It shouldn't take her too long to figure it out. And go Mila for all that movement!!

[kdrake8]

Starbound, thank you! I missed your post somehow. I'm so terrified of CIO but im almost at the point of not functioning.