well its 22:20pm here and ellies still awake.......
iv tried so many times to get her into a rountine and she wont have it!
any tips ↓
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| Name: bmes | Date: Apr 6th, 2007 9:27 PM |
I think you just have to keep trying new things until you find something that works for you. Trial and error....
For us, Anika gets a bath everynight at exactly 9pm. hubby bathes her, I dress her and brush her hair, then she sits and watches tv with daddy while I make her bottle. Then I go around and turn out all the lights in the house, and then I feed her and she knows it's time to go to sleep. done deal.....once in a blue moon she'll fuss, but that's when she teething or something and she still doesn't fuss for very long. Our routine has worked for us and we've been doing since she was a newborn. we don't dare try and screw with it now!! ha ha ha!! ↑ |
| Name: cinner29 | Date: Apr 6th, 2007 9:29 PM |
| I started small withTana.......just made sure I gave him a bath at the same time each night.......or read to him before putting him down.......slowly I added things. ↑ |
| Name: elliesmummy | Date: Apr 6th, 2007 9:29 PM |
| lol iv been trying new things for ages but we give her a bath at 6 give her somthing to eat then a warm bottle let her have a play put her in the cot and she will play up we will try leave her but its like she wont settle unless she knows im there ↑ |
| Name: atomicsnowflake | Date: Apr 6th, 2007 10:25 PM |
I give my toddler a bath at about 7pm. Then some stories in bed. I leave him a little nightlight on and some classical music on the radio. He also has his books to look at if he wants to. He goes off to sleep okay.
You'll have to be tough with her amy! Just place her into bed with a little light and a couple of toys and just let her fuss if she wants to! Go back in every now and again, but don't speak to her. Just let her know that you're there. Put a baby gate on her bedroom door if you want to prevent her from wandering about the house. She will get used to the routine, but you have to be tough!
My son also had a little musical light thingy on the side of his cot which used to soothe him off to sleep. My husband used to sit by the side of his cot soothing him, but I advised him not to or he'd get used to someone being there whilst he dropped off. My husband thanked me later on for establishing this routine as he goes off no trouble now.
Fussing over them at bedtime is best avoided. ↑ |
| Name: atomicsnowflake | Date: Apr 6th, 2007 10:26 PM |
| They need to be taught how to go off to sleep by themselves or they'll have you running around like mad things all evening! ↑ |
| Name: atomicsnowflake | Date: Apr 6th, 2007 10:33 PM |
| Name: atomicsnowflake | Date: Apr 6th, 2007 10:45 PM |
| Name: elliesmummy | Date: Apr 6th, 2007 10:47 PM |
iv just put her down atomic but im realy guna try this rountine out tomorrow
i dont want it to get where shes guna be guna bed so late
shes in bed with us at the min but once i no shes fully asleep im going to put her in her cot ↑ |
| Name: elliesmummy | Date: Apr 6th, 2007 10:48 PM |
| Name: atomicsnowflake | Date: Apr 6th, 2007 10:52 PM |
Arghhh! amy, don't let her get used to going to sleep in your bed hun! That's fatal! Not unless she's ill.
Honestly, do try the new routine. She'll cry and fuss, but you must be tough. Don't just leave her to cry for ages - if you do go into the room - just go over to her and lie her down - don't give her eye contact and don't speak. It will be tough for you, but it's worth it in the long run! I just pop my toddler into his bed and he settles down right away. No wandering about, no crying....nothing, he just huddles up with his blankie and off he goes. I had to tell my husband off when toddles was a baby as he'd sit for ages by the cot! I told him that there was no way he'd learn to go off to sleep by himself whilst he had this habit going.
You need your evenings to relax and recharge your batteries. A baby invading them is bad news hun! Put your foot down. She won't suffer or hate you because of it. Trust me :-) ↑ |
| Name: atomicsnowflake | Date: Apr 6th, 2007 10:55 PM |
Let me know how you get on!
You'll be fine. Give her a radio in the room - Classic FM have relaxing music from 7-9pm. Its on 100.2 fm or thereabouts. She won't feel lonely and the music will relax her. Have it as low as possible.
Also, try putting some Lavender drops onto a hankie and tying it onto her cot/bed. ↑ |
| Name: atomicsnowflake | Date: Apr 6th, 2007 10:57 PM |
| Name: lana_81 | Date: Apr 7th, 2007 12:04 AM |
| Shes about 5 months isnt she? ↑ |
| Name: lana_81 | Date: Apr 7th, 2007 12:05 AM |
| I had no real routine till my kids were about 1! then it was strict as!lol ↑ |
| Name: lana_81 | Date: Apr 7th, 2007 12:07 AM |
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