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05-12-2012, 12:17 PM | #1 |
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helping them learn to go to sleep
Is there a way or does anyone have any ideas on helping teach a toddler how to settle down to go to sleep ? I honestly don't really expect to get very many ideas or much help because it seems like everyone here is faced with this dilemna and just waits till their child grows out of it. I don't have a problem helping my DD go to sleep but I think helping her learn to settle down to sleep would really help improve her sleep and help make nighweaning later easier. If there is a better way to think about this please help me.
DD used to nurse to sleep all the time. Now she really rarely does unless she's really tired. She'll nurse for a bit and still finds nursing calming but it doesn't put her to sleep like it used to. I end up carrying her on my back till she falls asleep and then laying her down, at which point she'll wake up a little and want to nurse then settle down. At bedtime she'll nurse a little and we'll rock but then I'll lay in bed with her and she'll flip flop and nurse till she finally gets tired enough to go to sleep. Usually she is flip flopping so much I have to hold her down for a few seconds and say "It's time to go to sleep" She'll cry a bit and I stop holding her down (it's gentle) and then she'll nurse some more and stay still and go to sleep. I would really like to attempt nightweaning before she's 2 but I think she'd have an easier time with it if she already knows how to settle down to go to sleep without nursing at all and without having to be carried in beco. I don't mind laying down with her, snuggling, shushing/patting. But she is just so hard to settle. She wants to pop up and play. During the day , there is no stopping her till I get her in the carrier (or car) and then she'll be out in 10 minutes. Any ideas? Is there a better way to think about this? |
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