15 Month Old Sleeps Sitting up in Crib

I don't understand why sleeping sitting up is a problem....? I would let her sleep however she feels comfortable.

Hi J. -

Thank your lucky stars she is sleeping!!! What difference does it make what position she sleeps in ??? So many kids (mine included) have to sleep upright because of medical reasons. There's no harm in it. Let sleeping dogs (and babies) lie.

I'm having trouble picturing how she sleeps , is she completely upright? Anyway I was going to say prop her mattress up , use folded blankets and gradually reduce the amount of blankets until she is laying down.

my son still sleeps on the floor up against the door. I would leave her alone, but I did read recently (because I discovered that my son snored rather loudly), that children that like the upright position to sleep could have enlarged adenoids. If she is a mouth breather, you may want to check this out. Otherwise, I would leave her alone.

Good morning! Has she been checked for reflux? It could be painful for her to lay down in the bed and could have nothing to do with habits at this point. My son had terrible reflux ( that has since resolved) that was diagnosed at 9 days old and he slept in his swing until we thought he would roll out of it. Then we elevated his crib mattress on one end to make the transition easier for him to go to the crb - that did not work, he kept sliding. So then we used one of the elevation pillows with the sides on it that they sell at Target and Babies R Us and that worked. I don,t know if any of this will help you, but I would try the elevation pillow, or put her back in her swing. Wish you much luck in your transition.

If I read your posting correctly, she has only been in a crib about a week! ("She was co-sleeping and sleeping in her swing up until about a week ago.") Give it more time before you worry about it; the crib is brand new to her. I do think that if it continues, especially if she is fussy or seems in pain when lying all the way down, you should get her checked for reflux or adenoids, as other people mentioned. I'm not a fan of piling blankets or soft toys under her--though she's not a very small infant, soft stuff in a crib still could slide when she moves in her sleep and fall over her face, creating a suffocation hazard. I think I've seen ads for a firm, angled (wedge-shaped) pillow for kids with reflux and it's basically like part of the mattress, it can't dislodge and cover the face. Good luck, but it's still early days, so wait to see if she does lie down soon.

at that age my son decided sleeping on the floor in a pile of stuffed animals was where he wanted to be. he slept like a lambie in his 'buddy bed.' i promise you you won't have a teenager who needs to have special sitting up arrangements made for her. take a pic of your little cutie while she's in this odd whimsical phase. it'll be over before you know it.
khairete
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Odd, but I think she will gradually transition. IF you go in when she is in a deep sleep, can't you lie her down?? DOn't put a ton of blankets or give her props and pillows since shw coul entangle or use them to stand and fall out. I would encourage her to lay down, but don't make it a fight.

She'll eventually transition to sleeping lying down but transitions take time especially if she's used to sleeping sitting up. Try propping up her crib legs with a few books so it's inclined a little then slowly take one book away at a time over a few weeks. Don't prop her mattress as this is dangerous!

As L. as she's getting the rest she needs, I wouldn't worry about it.