My 11 Month Old Won't Sleep in Her Crib at Nite

I saw this on Super Nanny and at worked for me. Put her in her crib and sit next to the bed. DO not speak or look at her. Just sit until she falls asleep. Evey few night move away form the crib until you move out the door. I took awhile but it worked for me. Good luck

Try eliminating dairy from her diet (and yours if breastfeeding) for three weeks. If no improvements by 3 or 4 weeks, then it isn't lactose intolerance. If it is LI, you will be amazed at the improvement.

Since it's getting into colder weather now, maybe she isn't warm enough and isn't able to stay asleep because she's getting too cold.

Try putting in her crib during the day for naps instead of the pack n' play. She probably doesn't associate it with sleep anymore, and knows that she can come into bed with mommy and daddy. If you have her sleep in the crib during the day, she may stop associating sleeping in the crib with sleeping with parents. Hope this helps.

Ask Dr Sears is a great Web site and reading his Night Time Parenting saved my life. The bottom line here is sleep for all parties. Take your daughter to bed with you and go to sleep. I do NOT encourage the cry it out method, as you have experienced that it doesn't work and leads to other problems and/or messes. Your daughter is telling you she needs to be close, so be close to her. Three in a bed is a good book also.
Try it, you will be amazed. This won't last forever either. This era of parenting is fleeting. The days are long, but the years are short. Enjoy this time, and snuggle down with her.
Good luck!
J.

I don't know if this will help, but I had trouble with my daughter getting her to sleep in her bassinet. So a friend of mine told me to put a shirt that I wore the day before in the bassinet. So that night I put my shirt in the bassinet with her and it worked!!! The scent on the shirt comforted her enough for her to relax in her bassinet and fall asleep. So maybe this may help your daughter, I hope! Good luck and I hope this helps!!!

my son did the same thing so what I did was take the mattress out of the crib and but it on the floor. and he started to sleep again through the night. Yes he would sleep in the crib during the day but at night didn't want to be in it. I put a big stuffed animal next to the mattress so that he couldn't fall off. good luck

My daughter is almost two now and has NEVER been a good sleeper and we had this same problem. We spoke with out doctor and she suggested that we let her cry it out and even if she pukes, change the bedding clean her face and continue to let her cry it out. Its called the Furber (sp?) Method. It's when you go in and comfort the baby (not picking her up) in incriments of time. She still isn't the worlds best sleeper but there are times taht she does sleep through the night. And she is much easier to put down now too. It's a little more in depth that this so if you're interested in trying it, look it up and read/ research it. It's tough and can even be a little hearbreaking to see her cry, but if you ever want any peace or a bed to yourselves, you've got to nip this now. It only gets harder the longer you wait.
Good luck!!

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its ok mom. just remember, its ok! do what you have to do!

my son wouldnt take any substitutions for sleeping with us either. it actually made my husband more frustrated than me because our son would end up with his head on me, and his feet on my husband. but.. we got through it. my son didnt sleep all the way through the night until he was 15-17 months old and even then it wasnt consistent. we just kept taking him into our bed - after all, whatever gets you all back to sleep the fastest is what works. sometimes when he was really flopping around at night, we would put him back into his bed (usually he was back to sleep by then) and he would be fine until morning. his crib is in our room by our bed still, and hes almost 2.
www.askdrsears.com is very supportive of the family bed, and though its usually not 'comfortable' unless you have a king sized bed, whatever gets you back to sleep the fastest - or whatever you are willing to do is whats gonna work. dont let anyone else guilt you into thinking that you are doing anything wrong by letting your child sleep with you instead of making her sleep alone. i have found through my son that the more nurturing you during night time, the easier it is for baby to trust and feel safe at bedtime later. it makes sense, why would a baby want to go to their crib if its a scary place that they are left alone and crying? :D its so satisfying to see my son just lay down, or just sit in his crib and look at some books before passing out :D he knows its a safe place, if hes ever scared or has a nightmare/terror, he knows we will be right there to get him. as an attached parent, you kinda understand the cries, and you respond accordingly. :D
anyway, any questions, just send me a note. just do what you have to do, and it shold get better. try using your methods for relieving teething pain, make sure shes not too hot or too cold, maybe put a few books (small fabric ones? board ones? you know best...) in crib with her, white noise, night light... yeah i cant think of anything else. maybe a sippy of water even. my son needed that cup of water at night, and some nights, he still does. :D
anyway good luck!