Putting a 1.5 Year Old to Bed

Be consistent. Do the exact same thing (routine) every night at the exact same time. She will fight you for a couple of days, but it will pass, just stick with it. If she refuses to stay in bed just keep putting her in it. It tough, but that what I did with my son and after the 3 rd day he was good. She may have a tough time with transitions, so maybe if you let her know 5 minutes ahead of time what's going to happen: " When we are done with this book it will be time to sleep." Compliments of Sunshine for Tots!

It does not happen over night mama. You have to have a little patience, a routine is something that takes time to establish and you can't expect your little one to adjust over night. Just keep doing the same thing and pretty soon your little one will come to understand what is happening next.

Oh the joys of parenting! Why is sleep such a struggle for all of us?? My first reaction is to say, "let her cry it out." My daughter is almost 2 and going to sleep has always been an issue. I give her cues now that bed time is coming. We go throughout the house saying goodnight to everything, then we say goodnight to her toys, crib, ect in her room, then I say, "goodnight light." Light goes off. Then I sit on the floor and let her play for 10-15 in the dark to help her unwind, then I tell her, "its time for bed." I pick her up and bounce her on an exercise ball just for a few minutes then I put her in her bed. She cries and I just let her. I know she will stop. Just a couple of more nights of her crying herself to sleep she will start going to sleep sooner. I think the repetition of the rituals really helped out.

Good luck!

A.

Play some soft music. Maybe this will help and rub her back or forehead.

What time is she going to bed? Is she overtired perhaps? Maybe look at her schedule and see if she is getting enough sleep? At 1 1/2, she should be sleeping from like 6:30-7:00p - 6:30-7:00am and one 2-hour nap/day. I consulted with a sleep expert who is amazing!! If you need more info about her, contact me. I put my babies in their crib, say good-night and they put themselves to sleep - THE BEST thing in the world! Good luck! :)

I and like many parents went through the same thing. After trying all the " less harsh" methods, I ended up letting my daughter cry it out. Ohhh she cried it allllll out with her raging tears and screaming. I had to plug my ears ane cry it out myself while in my bedroom. Even had to constantly tell myself " don't go back in her room, be consistant". After a week, she came up with a new trick. She went to bed immediately but wakes up 30 minutes later in her crying rage.... I fell for it!! After I realize her tricks, I would let her cry it out the second time around. Then she did the " I got poo poo", " mommy milk!". This went on but I finally stop falling for her tricks, she now sleep from 8pm to 7am without a fuss! The lesson I learn was be consistance. It was the best thing for
my daughter because she's gained the confidence to sleep on her own. Good luck

Hi A.,
I know how it feels to have your child scream for that long. My daughter wouldn't go to sleep unless I was in the room....or at least thats what I thought. I have a wonderful book called Sleep Sense Program" and I can forward it to you if you like.(or for anyone else who might need it) It really opened my eyes to all the enabling I was doing. After a few weeks of a strict bedtime/naptime routine, my daughter finally stopped crying after I left the room. it's a much more pleasant expierence and I no longer dread it. My daughter is 2 1/2 years old and finally sleeps through the night.(7:30pm-6:30am) It was worth every second of hearing her scream. At the time, it was torture to me. But if you are just consistant and repeatative, it will all be worth it!
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My daughter has had gas a couple of times recently at bedtime. She was comfortable lying on my chest and cuddling but as soon as I put her down she screamed. Try massaging her anywhere she likes it, continue it when you put her in the crib (my daughter likes her legs massaged!) until she settles, then leave her and stick to you guns. She may cry herself to sleep or find a comfortable position such as on her front. Also, I know this is unusal but I don't read to her at night, it has never worked for us she is so tired at night, instead we keep books to daytime activities only. I sing to her instead to settle her in for the night. Good luck, I know it's hard when they can communicate what's wrong.

Hate to say it, but I'd let her cry it out. Preferably put her in bed sleepy but not asleep, say goodnight and get out of there. Hopefully the duration of her crying with shorten each night. Last week we were at 50 minutes, tonight, 4 minutes and some nights nada. The trick is to be SUPER FIRM. If you go in there, she'll know how to get you to keep coming back in by crying.
Good luck!

hang in there. we just sleep trained our 16 month old. the first night she cried almost 90 min. after that 15, and within 4 days, it was done.

it made me feel better to do a verbal check in every 15 min, so i did it, and it still worked.

good luck!