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Am i doing the right thing when it comes to bedtime

Danielle - posted on 10/07/2010 ( 4 moms have responded )

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My son is nearly 14 months and he still dont settle on his own in his cot, he cries so much and gets himself in a right state and all hot and sweaty. my routine with him is bath at 7pm then at 7:30-8pm he will have 8oz bottle. he has a rocking chair which is the only thing that he will stay still in. he will lay in that until he falls asleep about 8:30-9pm.i then transfer him into his cot.if for any reason he wakes up when i put him down in his cot i do leave him to go to sleep on his own but he hates it, he has a musical toy in his cot that does help but not all the time. i hate leaving him in there screaming but once i start i do carry it out until he gives up which is about 40min-1hour later. it would be nice just to put him in his cot and for him to go to sleep all on his own but i have no luck. the way he falls asleep at mo isnt a big deal just wondering if im doing wrong though. when he has naps during the day if i sit right next to him he will be asleep within 15 minutes if im busy doing jobs then it might take him an hour because im not next to him. any ideas what i should do or just stick to what ive been doing

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Crystal - posted on 10/08/2010

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You should try starting him in his bed, tell him I'm going to sit here with you tonight. See if he falls asleep, then the next night you move closewr to the door, and so on and so on till your competely out. It will help ease the anxiety. Never know, it might work.

Jodi - posted on 10/07/2010

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Try to not talk to him once he's in his crib, just soft "shhh's" are reassuring for children sometimes. I know for my daughter rubbing her back in small circles helps alot starting fast & getting slower the more she calms down. A good bedtime routine will help alot too. Im sorry I know im not much help, my daughter is a really good sleeper & always has been, i hope you find something that works for him!!

Tiziana - posted on 10/07/2010

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My son is 10 months old and as been a bad sleeper from day one. Bed time is always sooo stressful, crying and yelling and I can not stand to live him alone in his room and let him cry and if I sit in the room with him in the crib he just get madder and madder. So last night I tried putting him in his crib and he started crying, I was so tired from barely getting any sleep the night before that I brought him in the living room, lowered the light and the tv, put him on the floor aand I told him "mommy is not going to old you or play with you now" he crawled around for a bit and then started rubbing his eyes and wanted to be picked up. I gave him the bottle when he was finished he was drowsy I brought him in the crib. I make sure he is drowsy but awake when I put him down, he rolled over and closed his eyes. He complained a couple of times in hi sleep but only woke up once for his bottle ( yes he still eats in the middle of the night). Tonight the same thing again, and at the same time as yesterday (8 pm) he came to me that he was tired.
For nap time I never have a problem with the first nap, I put him in the crib sometimes he complains for a few minutes sometimes he just goes right to sleep. The second nap is a different story, yelling and crying and does not stop. So we are working on going down to one nap. He is still getting the 14 hours sleep that he needs at this age so I'm not worried.

Sarah - posted on 10/07/2010

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I am in the exact same boat as you! My 12 month old will NOT go to sleep on his own. I hate to leave him screaming in his crib all alone so I end up staying in his room, rocking him, patting his back, etc etc. He will be sound asleep in my arms & as soon as I lay him down in his crib, he wakes right back up. This might go on for at least an hour. It gets tiring & I don't know what to do. He also wakes up at least once a night & now his naps are becoming a challenge. I hope some people respond, because I need some advice too!

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