Linda, if she sits up and doesn't seem ready to lie down, I would start letting her have some "wind down play time" in her cot, by herself. We now do this with Charlie: he has 3 small soft toys and a couple of soft cloth books. When I pop him into bed, I play for about 2 mins with him, quietly, then say "night night Charlie, have a good sleep, I love you" and let him sit and play. I then leave the room and shut the door. He then chunters to himself for around 10 mins, and then all is silent. That is when I check on him.........he is usually then flat on his back fast asleep......but I know he is warm enough etc because of the grow bag........
If he does cry, that is when I go in, and he is usually on his front, laying down, and that is when I do pat pat.......
Last edited by Lucy; October 24th, 2006 at 12:11 PM.
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