Having Trouble Putting 10 Month Old to Sleep in Crib.

Hi K.,

My son did the same thing and we just did the tough love thing. Let him cry it out. Then we started putting this Leap Frog stuffed frog in his crib and you can hit a button that puts 10 minutes of nighttime music and he loves it. As soon as he hears the music now he's turning to try and get in his crib. He may let out a few wimpers here and there but nothing like screaming himself to sleep.

I hope this helps and good luck. If I can give you one piece of good advice, please don't get her into the habit of being rocked to sleep in your arms. I made that mistake with my first son and it took months to correct it and alot of heartache on my part of having to listen to him screaming!!!

Again, good luck and if you have to take a few moments outside of the house to get away from the noise then do that but you have to be strong!!!

Take care,

N.

Hi, K.. My son is 9 1/2 months old and I am going through the exact same thing you are. He has learned to pull himself up in his crib, and this has been a huge problem because now it takes him about an hour to get to sleep for naps. I have been trying to let him cry it out. Although I know that's hard, I feel that may be the only way to push through the problem. As long as I know he's fed, changed, and not in pain, then that makes it easier. We do have a video monitor, so that also has been great for me to see what he's up to. I also feel that continuously going to him when he need to sleep also isn't fair to him because then he tends to become overtired and this draws out the entire process of him getting to sleep. He eventually lays back down and goes to sleep. I feel that after a few weeks (hopefully shorter) of not going to him, he will hopefully understand that he is going to have to go to sleep on his own! He was great before this stage at doing that. Good luck and I am looking forward to hearing the responses!

We went through about 3-4 months of this when our daughter went through the same milestones. Now she is back to putting herself to sleep. Just give your child what she needs for as long as she needs and she'll grow out of it. It was long and hard, but worth it as now she's fine with sleep again...actually she has a hard time putting herself to sleep anywhere but her crib. She wants it after nursing. Take care and you can make it.
H.

As a mother of two, I have been there. It's pretty common for children to be distracted by a new skill (temporarily). I advise you to proceed as usual and she will eventually fall back into her old routine for napping. Adding a soft toy or two might be a nice distraction/transition into the crib. If you continue to have her fall asleep before she goes into her crib you will foster a habit you might not be up for maintaining.

Good luck!