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Slepping in my bed.

post #1 of 5
8/19/01 at 12:23am
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Hi, I am new here. I am having a terrible time with my daughter, she is 2 years old. She has never been a very good sleeper, but now I can only get her to sleep if I put her in my bed and lay with her. Does anyone have any ideas on how to break this habit? She screams everytime I put her in her bed, she acts like she is scared to death. I just really don't know what to do, I am at my wits end with this. She is a sweetheart most of the time, she is my little , but i really need her to sleep in her own bed, I think my husband is getting sick of sleeping on the couch all the time.
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post #2 of 5
8/19/01 at 1:58am
Hi Cassie and welcome to baby u. I think since your child is older and you need to put her in her own bed this would be a good time to try the experts on Baby U. This area is right underneath the BabyU Anouncements section.

Also you could let her cry 5 min in bed and then go in and reassure her that you are near and that you love her, but do not pick her up, then if she continues to cry then the next time you go in is in 10 min. If you reach the 20min area, then you need to pick her up and calm her down, but continue to do this every night so she knows this is her room and this is where she sleeps, music can help also. Good luck.
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post #3 of 5
8/27/01 at 1:10pm
Hi. My son slept in our bed up until shortly before his 2nd birthday when we bought a bunk bed. We decided to switch to a full sized bed because he moved around so much and would constantly wake up in his crib. I started to move him to his bed by letting him sit in his new big boy bed and telling him what a big boy he was. Since it was a bunk bed, I draped a sheet over the front as a tent. It showed him that he had nothing to be afraid of. I still have to lay down with him but he doesn't even want to sleep in our bed anymore. This is a good thing since I was starting to bruise from getting kicked all the time
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post #4 of 5
8/28/01 at 4:10pm
Its tough when they are used to sleeping with you. Here a few of my suggestions...get her a "cuddly"...like a stuffed toy or blanket that she has only at bedtime. Make "bedtime" a routine and stick to it every night. Don't change anything....bath, storybook, hugs and kisses and tucki-n time with cuddly. Leave a light on or something to help alleviate the fears. Maybe at first, you can lay with her until she gets sleepy or if you want go cold turkey...be prepared for a fight. She is used to being with you...now she has to learn to fall asleep by herself. Music may help...depends on your child.
Annie has great suggestions about the time thing....it is difficult at first but be persistant! She will adapt! Good luck and let us know how it is going!
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post #5 of 5
9/5/01 at 9:54pm

hello

Hi,im carly.. and welcome to bu!I have a britney but she's still at her baby stages...but my middle child adrianne had that problem when she was about 25months.Ok,when she does this just hold her hand and walk her back to her room.Read a story,sing,hum...talk,and sit beside her oor ly beside her.Keep doing this and she'll get the idea that you're not gonna let her sleep with ya.Break this habbit now.Tell us how all turns out
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