Anyone else experiencing it? DD used to go to sleep at around 7:30 no problem but now we are lucky if she is asleep by 8:30, sometimes even 9:00. She just wants to play, dance, etc (even though she is tired). Her midday nap is a struggle too. I got her to fall asleep by going on a walk today.
I don't know if I would call it a regression. But Lo will sometimes stay awake in her crib until 9 or so, sometimes later. Lucky for us she plays quietly by herself. Usually she is asleep by 8:30. her midday nap is not too bad.
I am not experiencing this. DD is exhausted by bedtime and by her midday nap. I literally could just walk in her room and lay her down without rocking or anything but I love rocking her and those days are numbered bc she is getting so big.
I have noticed that LOs who have been through some sort of sleep training have fewer issues with sleep regressions. Might be worth trying.
Post by RandomName on Sept 16, 2015 12:20:52 GMT -5
We pushed DDs bedtime to 7-7:30 (from 6:30) when she started doing this. She still does sometimes tho. In that extra time we do quiet activities such as reading, or massage and she now asks for bed just before 7:30.
We had a short period where T had difficulty sleeping, but I started putting toys in her crib. The toys are still on top of the dresser attached to her crib, but she mostly just uses a board book that makes noises since it meets all her needs - she likes books, pushing buttons and noise.
I also taught her the sign for sleep and she will sign it when she's tired. When she starts getting fussy, then I start asking if she's sleepy. She'll usually only sign it when she's ready. And, her favorite part of her bedtime routine is putting her clothes in the laundry basket and turning the noise machine on, so she does get excited about bed.
Her bedtime actually moved up to like 5:30-6:30, since we cut her back to one nap. She sleeps until 8-9am.
Bedtime and naps are not an issue. It takes him a little longer to fall asleep, but he loves the crib and happily plays a bit until passing out. He IS waking up earlier though. With an EPIC size poop every single morning. And it keeps him up. It used to be 8am and now it's 645-7. And we are unable to get him back down. He still naps 2hrs at daycare and 3-3.5 at home.
We had a short period where T had difficulty sleeping, but I started putting toys in her crib. The toys are still on top of the dresser attached to her crib, but she mostly just uses a board book that makes noises since it meets all her needs - she likes books, pushing buttons and noise.
I also taught her the sign for sleep and she will sign it when she's tired. When she starts getting fussy, then I start asking if she's sleepy. She'll usually only sign it when she's ready. And, her favorite part of her bedtime routine is putting her clothes in the laundry basket and turning the noise machine on, so she does get excited about bed.
Her bedtime actually moved up to like 5:30-6:30, since we cut her back to one nap. She sleeps until 8-9am.
Wow that's a lot of sleep at night! That's great. Good idea about the sign for sleep. I'll have to teach her.
Weirdly I think J is getting better with sleep. His MOTN wake up has moved from 1 or 2am to 5am. If I bring him into bed with us he'll happily go back to sleep until around 7.
I haven't noticed any change to E's bedtime/night time sleep. If anything it has been a bit better because she went through some sorta growth spurt and was sleeping later in the mornings.
Naps however, are not great for us. At daycare she will sleep on a mat and typically goes down for 2 hrs. On the weekends though, it's been months since we've just had a quiet day where we aren't driving to some play date or friend or relative's house....and E will no longer nap in her crib for me. The second we get in the car or in the stroller she passes out, but it's like she's only gotten used to sleeping on he go with me and DH. I know we've created a bad habit, but we just aren't home enough to do any sort of training to see if we can correct it.... Half of me feels like I really need to do something about this and half of me kinda just says we'll figure it out and it's no big deal in the end.
Anyways, thanks for reading...it kinda felt like a FFFC to get that out there.
I am worried about this weekend, we are heading to the ranch (LO and I) for the first time since feb. She has slept in the P&P since then but not in the house down there. And she has to sleep in our room. I hope it goes smoothly
Post by pearlvirus on Sept 17, 2015 9:26:44 GMT -5
We are super strict about being home for her afternoon nap and up until this week it's been going really well... Sleeping in until 9 ha ha ha. I can count on one hand the number of times she's slept past 8. A good day she's asleep until 7. This week is luck if she makes it until 6
I haven't noticed any change to E's bedtime/night time sleep. If anything it has been a bit better because she went through some sorta growth spurt and was sleeping later in the mornings.
Naps however, are not great for us. At daycare she will sleep on a mat and typically goes down for 2 hrs. On the weekends though, it's been months since we've just had a quiet day where we aren't driving to some play date or friend or relative's house....and E will no longer nap in her crib for me. The second we get in the car or in the stroller she passes out, but it's like she's only gotten used to sleeping on he go with me and DH. I know we've created a bad habit, but we just aren't home enough to do any sort of training to see if we can correct it.... Half of me feels like I really need to do something about this and half of me kinda just says we'll figure it out and it's no big deal in the end.
Anyways, thanks for reading...it kinda felt like a FFFC to get that out there.
Do you go back home after she has fallen asleep in her stroller/car seat? I would try to put her in her crib so she wakes up there. Maybe she will start to correlate naps to crib?
I haven't noticed any change to E's bedtime/night time sleep. If anything it has been a bit better because she went through some sorta growth spurt and was sleeping later in the mornings.
Naps however, are not great for us. At daycare she will sleep on a mat and typically goes down for 2 hrs. On the weekends though, it's been months since we've just had a quiet day where we aren't driving to some play date or friend or relative's house....and E will no longer nap in her crib for me. The second we get in the car or in the stroller she passes out, but it's like she's only gotten used to sleeping on he go with me and DH. I know we've created a bad habit, but we just aren't home enough to do any sort of training to see if we can correct it.... Half of me feels like I really need to do something about this and half of me kinda just says we'll figure it out and it's no big deal in the end.
Anyways, thanks for reading...it kinda felt like a FFFC to get that out there.
We are the opposite. We were so strict with napping in the crib that if we are out she won't sleep. She just gets tired and wicked cranky, but won't sleep. She has only slept in the stroller a handful of times since the infant stage. It makes it hard when we want to be out doing things and impacts how we plan our days. She does sleep in her car seat tho but even that is rare - she has to be super tired and only is beneficial on long drives.
So I'd say if your life is on the go it works well that she's a flexible sleeper. I likely wouldn't try to train her to crib sleep. Maybe if things slow down, then consider it or wait until she's in a toddler bed to battle that one.
fish8412 - no, we typically stay out in the car. My parents are about 40 minutes away so it was convenient for us to have her nap in the morning on the way there, spend all day and then have her nap on the way home. If she's slept for longer than 30 minutes in the car, she typically wakes up as soon as the engine is off. There's no way we could transfer her.
RandomName - thanks for responding with your experience. I'm sorry that neither of us have a great nap situation right now, but this really helps me to see the other side of the coin. When I was getting frustrated and upset about it I never stopped to think about what the reverse would be like. This makes me feel much better about not pushing to "fix" her habit if it's working for us right now. Thanks!!
Post by lakecountrygal on Sept 18, 2015 21:19:11 GMT -5
We went through this a couple months ago (16-17.5 months). I think I posted then, I'll see if I can find it and bump it. I think it's partially attributed to separation anxiety.
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