Threenager not liking sleep!
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Thank you for this! My daughter is such a night owl - from the getgo..I’d say on average she’s getting 8-9hrs of sleep a night. It is hard sometimes she’ll start in her bed but then crawl into ours and then one of us usually me will transfer her back to her bed. She transitioned great into the crib at 4 months old no struggle with sleep but yes the co-sleeping can get in the way sometimes you’re just so dang tired you don’t wanna fight! Thanks for the tips! All a work in progress. We need to start the bedtime routine earlier - it’s hard when we’re not home from work until after 5/6pm and you want time for dinner, play, bath etc …work life balance is very compromised for us but we do the best we can that’s all we CAN do!
Hey lady! When I had to go back to the office and I had to get good sleep it was around the same time little girl was climbing out of her crib. I searched on amazon and found a zip up netted crib tent that keeps her safe in her bed and this way she can't roam the house or continually wake us up while we sleep. I will add the link to the item below. It works for toddler beds too. It's truly a God send! They make them for different size cribs as well
Crib Tent Crib Net to Keep Baby in https://a.co/d/h5hkPnI
This looks great thank you! I was almost thinking a Minnie toddler bed tent thing that can keep her engaged to stay in. She looooves Minnie Mouse!
Mine is 4. We didn't use a crib, but we co-slept, and getting him in his own bed/ own room was hard. Now, we are trying to get him to go to sleep on his own, and STAY in his bed. It's a daily struggle. Lately, things that help: a snuggly toy that he likes. Following a bedtime routine, esp with a bath, essential oils, story. We tried sitting next to him in the dark and that takes a long time for him to sleep, instead, I started to tuck him in, kisses, white sound machine, and tell him I'll check back in 5 mins (this works only if husband, who is more permissive, isn't around, otherwise he will get up and run to him). I praise him alot the next day "youre such a big kid now!), even if he woke up at night and came to my bed and I had to bring him back to his bed... he feels proud. This still only works 50% of the time. Kids this age need at least 12 hours sleep, either at night, or at night + nap. Maybe you can consider changing nap times or routines to make bedtime flow easier. Good luck mama