photo credit goes to ElzOkay, big girl crib sleeping is not going so well. Meron goes to bed right on time and sleeps for a few hours, then is up and down the rest of the night. We are all pretty darn tired. I'm not sure why... she isn't upset when she wakes up. She just wants us up there. Last night she said mama, dada clear as a bell until I got to her, then smiled when she saw me and wanted to play "where's Merrie." I tried to tell her that little girls need to be sleeping at midnight, but she didn't believe me. It is nice to see her smiling, but a whole lot harder to get her to go back to sleep than when she is crying!
She hasn't really slept that well since we stopped letting her sleep in our bed with us. Do we need to take one side of the crib off and attach it to our bed?
I know a lot of people would say to let her cry for a while and then she'll be fine, but in all of our pre adoption education they told us that you can't do that with newly adopted kids, because it breaks their trust in your willingness and ability to take care of their needs. That doesn't sound good. Plus, I couldn't do it anyway. Especially not when she is crying for mama.
Any suggestions?
Photo credit actually goes to Mum, since I'm the one holding her...
ReplyDeleteWhat does she do if you just keep laying her down without taking her out of the crib? Maybe if you do that and then just stay by her and rub her back or eyebrows and sing a little or something. Works with the kids at work, but they're a little older. Even if she gets mad, she'll still feel secure since you're right there.
I've always thought that there are babies who eat well and babies who sleep well - mine always ate well! Don't worry it only lasts a few years.
ReplyDeleteWe've never had trouble with James sleeping but I've heard that go in after 5 mins of crying/calling and put them back down, if it keeps up wait 8 min, and so on waiting longer and longer to go back in. Eventually they'll get too bored/tired between visits and they know you're not just abandoning them. Good luck with whatever you try.
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