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 Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:31 pm
Recently I'm sorry to admit but I have let my kids get in a bad habit of sleeping with me or on me. My daughter also, if she's tired enough, will fall asleep everywhere but her bed, she's recently started crawling under a chair and falling asleep there, but if we move her to her crib she'll wake up and get upset. So by not putting both kids in their respective crib and bassinette often enough they've both decided they would rather snuggle up to mommy than sleep on their own. So currently I am trying to remedy this by putting them in their beds whenever they're asleep. They both are great at sleeping through the night so now we just have to figure out the location thing so Mommy can get to sleep too. Hopefully this will work.
So I was wondering, how are or were your kids at sleeping when they were little? Have your kids fell asleep any place interesting? And any other things you'd like to share about your kids and bedtime and sleeping.
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:23 am
Both kids did good with sleeping in the crib all night threw. It wasn't untill after we got them into full grown beds that they started sleeping with us. Always in the middle of the night they will wake up and crawl in bed with us. We are so tired we just move over and let them in. We are starting to get the 7 yr old out of that habit. Its just too crowded and we aren't getting anysleep this way.
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:07 pm
My older son (now almost 2) has never slept in his own bed. Ever since he was born he's been with us. This worked really well since I didn't have to get up at midnight to breastfeed him ever. At daycare he sleeps in his own little cot just fine, and recently he's been squirming down to the foot of the bed to get his own space - he doesn't want us touching him I guess. a while ago we tried putting him to sleep on the couch and then going to bed (we were staying in a trailer at the time so we weren't even really in a different room) and that worked pretty well, but he'd always wake up around 1ish and come back in with us.
That's not going to work any more though, we just brough our new baby home yesterday and there just isn't room for all of us...
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:39 pm
Kaylee was weird in the begining she wouldnt sleep in her bassinet and would only sleep in her bouncer or for my sanity on my chest. But she got way to big to fast (doctor said she is a little bit larger then most 6-7 month olds) so I got her used to her bed real fast.
Putting them in their bed after then have been asleep in their odd spot for at least an hour and then moving them is a great Idea I did that to kaylee and now she is the best at sleeping in her own bed. Right now she is teething so I think it will be bouncer then bed again but oh well. I think after a while of doing the Hour odd sleep to straight to bed start trying an hour before their usual nap/bedtime put them in their bed and tell them with lots of encouragement that they have to sleep in their bed give them lots of kisses turn on the night light read them a story what ever it takes and just shut the door leave the room. I did that too and she would fall asleep ten minutes later. Except some fussiness it happens just show them that they have to sleep here they will get used to it. if they fuss alot you can stay in the room but dont lay in bed with them just sit in a chair near the door or near the bed that will let them know they are gonna be watched. I have to do that to kaylee sometimes because she is at the age were if she thinks im leaving she will cry so I rub her back tell her I love her give her a kiss and sometimes even hold her hand till I think she is drowsy enough to where she wants nothing to do with me and I will leave.
XD I know I rambled but thats everything I have tried the last two-4 months with her and its worked so far....She is challenging me because she is teething but as I told her >: D I WILL WIN
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 8:58 am
My kids are doing alot better at sleeping in their own beds though its the 6 week old that's challenging me more now. Daddy also isn't helping since when he wants to sleep in and our daughter wakes up in the morning he'll go get her and bring her to our bed so we can all catch a few extra z's. Overall they're doing pretty good though. Sigh but now we have to go out of town for the holiday weekend and all my work shall be undone cry (for a few days anyway).
Hope you all have a great Labor Day Weekend!
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 2:04 am
I had one daughter who could fall asleep while playing - she would be sitting on the floor and making the funnest sounds, then it would get quiet and I would look at her and she would be slumped over and fast asleep - we would then put her in her crib/bed so she would not be in the middle of everything. I had another child who didn't want to go to sleep except in HER little bed - traveling was horrible during that phase! Most of my children would climb into our bed when they had nightmares and I would usually end up putting them back in their own beds because my husband is a sound sleeper and takes up about 75% of our bed to begin with! 4laugh
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Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:11 pm
As long as we had the baby's cradle in our room, the baby generally ended up sleeping on top of someone in our bed - true for both kids. I feel a bit silly having wanted such a great cradle, since it's almost never been used! But as the sleep times lengthened and the feedings spaced out a bit, we moved the baby to his/her own room and crib down the hall, usually around 3 months of age. I always nursed the baby into a stupor in our bed, then carried the limp sack of heaviness to its crib, gave kisses and blessings, and that's it. They still always sleep in their own beds, at nearly-2 and 5. I think that may qualify as a minor miracle. I'm quite proud of my two little-uns!
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:30 pm
Yvaine As long as we had the baby's cradle in our room, the baby generally ended up sleeping on top of someone in our bed - true for both kids. I feel a bit silly having wanted such a great cradle, since it's almost never been used! But as the sleep times lengthened and the feedings spaced out a bit, we moved the baby to his/her own room and crib down the hall, usually around 3 months of age. I always nursed the baby into a stupor in our bed, then carried the limp sack of heaviness to its crib, gave kisses and blessings, and that's it. They still always sleep in their own beds, at nearly-2 and 5. I think that may qualify as a minor miracle. I'm quite proud of my two little-uns! Lol, I've definitely found this to be true with us too. My sister bought me a cosleeper that lays in the bed for my son though so I feel a little safer letting him sleep in that versus just on or beside me. Most of the time though I lay him back in the bassinet. My daughter sleeps in her own bed in her room now but will wake up early some days and if hubby and I ever want to sleep in the cost is to let her come snuggle with us, which honestly I don't mind for an hour or two smile I think as both kids get older it should get better. I definitely agree though Yvaine you should be very proud smile
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:26 am
Cambria has been sleeping through the night just fine for a while now... a month or so. And she's only four months old. She sleeps in her bed also. I very specifically did not want to get it started of her sleeping with us. My dad lives with us, and his problem is he thinks she has to sleep with him. But then he complains in the morning that she kept him up all night. But for me, I lay her down at 9 or 9:30 and she goes right to sleep, and stays that way until about 6:30 or 7:30 the next morning. When she sleeps with my dad, she wakes up every time he moves and starts to cry. For some reason, he wont get this through his head. Nor will be respect my wishes as her mother when I tell him to leave her alone in the crib.
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