15Month Old Not Sleeping in Her Crib

try putting her crib in your room for a lil bit and then slowly try to put her back into her room. try having her in a big girl bed. a toddler bed did wonders with my 3 tears old. he thought that he was a big boy and thats what he felt like in our bed. it was kinda hard at first but we finally got him into a routeen and he loves his big boy bed now. he has had his big boy bed for about 2 years now. my son had really bad ear infections for a lil over a year and then he finally got tubes in his ears and now he is a wonderful boy. he sleeps in his own bed in his own room and is almost completly potty trained. good luck.

Hi D..

My daughter is the same way now. She is 19 months old. She would wake up in the middle of the night and it got to where she was waking up all the time so I put her in bed with me. Now she is in bed with me all the time, except at nap time. That is the only time she wont fight me about sleeping in her crib. I am in the process of getting her a toddler bed. That would be my suggestion. Also just keep putting her in her crib. Maybe letting her cry for a little while. She is just having trouble going to sleep on her own. Thats how my daughter is. I even asked the doctor. He told me it would take a couple nights of her crying herself to sleep but it wont hurt her. Try that. I hope it helps. I know how you feel though. Good luck!

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The best overall sleep book I've read is "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Marc Weissbluth. He suggests several methods, but we've used the "rapid extinction" method (i.e. letting the child "cry it out"). It's initially difficult, but very simple to implement and easier to be consistent. After our children have been sick and they've become accustomed to midnight visits from Momma or Daddy, we have to remind ourselves that they're no longer sick, they don't need us, they just want us, but that it's better for them to get uninterrupted sleep. And after a couple nights, they're back to their usual schedule.

John Rosemond's "Making the 'Terrible' Twos Terrific!" is also an excellent book for Twos in general. :)

Apply a few tips in No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley, and you'll be right as rain.

Tracking down a book sounds harder than signing in and getting a few words from us, but you get what you pay for in money - or in effort.

Trust me on this.

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D.,
I understand what you are going through and have experienced. I had those issue with my son and daughter when they were little they are 7 and 5 now.

With sickness issues it is a hard call, but I had nursed my children back to health from their beds and this worked out better for all of us in the end.

Now that she is back to good health I am encouraging you to set up your bedroom boundaries and stand on the principles that this process creates - because that is what it is...boundaries and principles. Prepare yourself for the screams, tantrums and fits but do not give in. Stand on your bedroom routine and make going to sleep in her own bed both calming and enjoyable. Gradual progressive movements, switching her to her crib, can be highly effective as well.

Questions to consider:
Does she not like her crib because she is uncomfortable in it, ie. mattress is umcomfortable?

Is she auditory - ie does she like to listen to music, she may go to sleep in her crib by way of classical, soft sounds?

How did you get her to sleep in her crib before her fever?

I hope this info helps and I look forward to your response.

Be Encouraged,You can do it!

K.

She could be afraid. Give her time to get over this. If she is in your bed,try moving her to a mat on the floor,even if you have to lay down with her to get her to go to sleep, then start in her room later on. Children grow up so fast anyway, use this as extra time with her, to comfort and love her. God Bless! B. A.