Sleep has been elusive in our household for the past few weeks. Ever since the Wildman graduated to a big boy bed, he figured out how to flip over the crib rail, and the paci fairy came to visit he has decided to not sleep! It honestly takes at least 90 minutes for him to finally settle down. I have tried everything and I really mean everything. I have put him in timeout, placed a baby gate in front of his room to keep him in, and finally took away all distractions. I even moved him and his sister into the same room so I could convert his room into a playroom. This way there are no toys to entice him out of bed. Finally last night I started sitting outside his room and putting him immediately back into bed once he got up. It took only 1 hour to get him to sleep and today at nap time it took 45 minutes. Here's hoping this works because my rump is going numb sitting in the floor! And this gal could use some beauty sleep.
Anyone else have any secret tips?
Happy Day!
Erin
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1 day ago
We're dealing with the same thing right now. We are trying to follow the rule that on the first trip out of the bed we remind him to stay in bed say goodnight & whatnot but after that there are no words or kisses, just a silent unemotional putting back in bed. Sometimes we don't even enter his room just watch him climb back in bed from the door way. We're hit or miss on how successful it's been but it's the best advice I've found. I hope someone else has the magic answer! My bum is numb too.
ReplyDeleteRoutine. Use the same routine every night. In our house, that meant bath, stories (3), song, and lights out. The routine is the "trigger" for sleep.
ReplyDeleteBabyproof the room and put a child proof handle on the inside so he can't get out. He'll fall asleep when he is tired enough.
Lovey: He is probably missing his paci....does he have a lovey to snuggle?
Let him know you are completely boring once lights go out. Sounds like you're already doing this.
We have successfully used "If your feet touch the floor, the night light goes OUT and the door to the hallway closes." I will admit that we had a couple of nights of crazy screaming at first. In the end, it worked.