How do I get my 1 year old baby to sleep in her crib?
Baby Bedding
disnoey asked:
We have let her cry for 20 minuites but she doesn’t let up AT ALL how can i make her like her crib? She will sleep fine in our bed with us. Even if we get her asleep in the crib she waskes up and screams throughout the night.
Sarah
We have let her cry for 20 minuites but she doesn’t let up AT ALL how can i make her like her crib? She will sleep fine in our bed with us. Even if we get her asleep in the crib she waskes up and screams throughout the night.
Sarah
March 16th, 2009 at 10:25 am
Tonya
Oh thats rough… Try putting something that smells like you and/or your husband in the crib. Maybe a pillow case or something, my hubby used to put his t shirt he wore during the day in the crib with Izzy
March 17th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Rodney
lullabies !! of course =]
March 19th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Earl
Ferber Method. Changed our life in two night (1 hour of total crying).
March 22nd, 2009 at 5:33 am
Sylvia
This is going to sound silly, but it worked wonders for both of my children. I bought each of them when they were babies, one of those projector mobiles that shows lighted images on the ceiling and plays really soft music.
It was something about those mobiles and crib story book that calmed them down.
Also when she wakes up to be fed at night, do only that.
Hardly make eye contact. Feed her. Change her. Burp her. And put her back to bed. Make night time feedings soooooo boring, that sooner or later she will sleep a little longer through the night.
I know it’s easier said than done, but you can get through this
Best of luck to you!!!
March 22nd, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Jean
Make sure you don’t let your next baby sleep in your bed. A friend of mine just got her 2 yr old daughter to start sleepin in her bed. It took about a week, so hopefully you have some time off of work or work at home. You just have to put her in her crib - when she starts to cry don’t pick her up. You can rub her tummy or back and hum to her. Let her know your there and that she has to sleep in her own bed. Each night she’ll get a little bit better. You’ll just have to deal with her crying for a while - and 20 mins is nothing. I’d get concerend after and hour. Good Luck
March 26th, 2009 at 4:04 am
Sharon
First I would put something in there that’s a comfort to her. Then give her a bath read her a story maybe rock her. Then lay her down and sit on the floor next to her crib dont look at her or interact just sit there. Once shes comfortable with that you can start to move out the next day sit a little farther away and a little more each day till shes in there alone. I know it sounds like a lot of work but its worth it and then shes more comfortable with her surroundings and she wont have any issues later.
March 26th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Phillip
let her have something that she can associate to. A smell or a feel. She is asking for attention and may be due to insecurity felt.
Try to play some soft music to let her sleep. Using MP3 or those musical hanging toys.
Be consistent in getting her back to her crib.
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March 27th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Steve
Make her crib a fun place to be. Put some crib toys in there like mirrors and soothers that have lights and play lullaby’s. My son loves his piano that you kick with your feet! Put a lovey in the crib (a blanket or stuffed animal). Sometimes some white noise helps, my son likes the sound of the humidifier running, a tv, or a fan. Start by letting her sit in the crib now and then just to play around and get used to it. Then try getting her to nap in there. If you are going to cry-it-out, you can lay her in the crib and leave the room. Go back every five min or so and comfort her (don’t talk to her or pick her up) Lay her back down and rub her back for a little while and make sh-ing noises. Eventually (in a perfect world) they get the idea that you are not picking them up, wear themselves out, and fall asleep.
March 29th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Roland
wear her out during the day, maybe let her only take one nap when she needs 2.
then, put her in her crib. give her her nuk/pacifier and let her hold your hand until she’s quiet.
leave the room. she’ll cry, but she’ll be so tired that she’ll go to sleep when you come back in.
if she has a baby doll she likes/stuffed animal, put it in there, she’ll like to play with it.
if this doesn’t work you might want to ask your doctor- she might have an ear infection or something that’s not making her feel so good.
March 31st, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Marc
If she’s in the second half of being one, you could consider switching her to a bed. Some of my kids hated the crib and slept beautifully when they moved to a bed. Put her in a toddler bed or a mattress/boxspring on the floor. Put a safety gate on her door and make sure the room is totally babyproofed.
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Kristin
The answers is simple. However, it is not easy to do. You have to have a ritual for bedtime. Dinner, bath, pjs, quite play time, bed. Every night. When you put her in her crib, she will cry. Giver her a kiss, say ” I love you, goodnight” and leave the room. Let her cry for 10 minutes. Then, go in and give her a hug (DO NOT PICK HER UP). Leave again. Let her cry for 11 minutes. Repeat, adding a minute every time. It may take awhile. It took my son 30 minutes a night for about a week. It was very hard, but, now he is 15 months and only cries when I put him down for bed or for naps if something is wrong or he is just not tired. I’m glad I stuck it out. Consistency is the key. Be patient and good luck. Remember, do not pick her up no matter how much you want to. (unless of course there is something phisically wrong with her.)