Oh, I'm sure you are extremely relieved that sleep seems to be working itself out now. Well done.
I just remembered one thing that I used to do when DD still needed me to sit with her while falling asleep. After her milk, a book and a cuddle I used to tell her that she has to close her eyes and if she doesn't keep them closed, I would get up and leave the room. With her eyes closed, she couldn't fight sleep for too long.
That's great Lou! I guess your change in tack nicely coincided with changes in your DS' ability to self settle
Sunshine - I do the same sort of thing. mummy will only stay if DS stays in bed/lies still/closes his eyes. He just can't keep it up though We'll get there. He only woke twice last night and went back to sleep pretty quickly.
DS HATES sheets and blankets so we can't tuck him in. He didn't roll out last night - stayed squarely in the middle. I think he may have learned already
Congrats to Lou and to AndiE and Marcellus! I wish I had found this thread earlier, might have saved myself some grief It started out like Lou when I was pregnant and had to lie on the bed with DS to get him to sleep. It escalated to staying up until 10pm, having to wake him in the mornings and tantrums, no daytime sleep, bad behaviour and biting! We've just gone through 2 nights of keeping to a strict bedtime of 7pm and closing the bedroom door until DS is asleep and there's been only a little bit of crying. DS is like a completely different child now, much happier and is letting me put him down for a day sleep with no fuss when he used to flat out refuse! Hopefully after a couple more nights I'll be able to put him to bed at night without having to close the door.
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We'll get there. He only woke twice last night and went back to sleep pretty quickly.
It started out like Lou when I was pregnant and had to lie on the bed with DS to get him to sleep. It escalated to staying up until 10pm, having to wake him in the mornings and tantrums, no daytime sleep, bad behaviour and biting! We've just gone through 2 nights of keeping to a strict bedtime of 7pm and closing the bedroom door until DS is asleep and there's been only a little bit of crying. DS is like a completely different child now, much happier and is letting me put him down for a day sleep with no fuss when he used to flat out refuse! Hopefully after a couple more nights I'll be able to put him to bed at night without having to close the door.
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