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by Fin72  (November 2007) (rank 361st) |
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Re: getting 1yr old into bed
Asked by
moa
Question:
my 1 yr old daughter goes to bed at 7pm, but 9 times out of ten goes to bed crying or screaming. Which neither of us likes.
Shes has toys in her cot,
music playing and usually passes up her last bottle. And i am now looking for suggestions. She doesnt like to be wrapped.
My Advice:
From my experience each child is different. So what works for one may not for the next.
A few things to try is:
No toys in cot.
Good routine...dinner, bath and a quiet play, or even books while she has her bottle, then say good night to toys to mummy daddy etc and time for bed.
I find that with my son we always say night night see you in the morning to his toys,tv daddy etc..he loves going into his cot.
My son is nearly 16 months old and i find that he gets tired after about 4-5 hours. If i catch him before he is over tired he goes to sleep no worries.
Does your daughter have any comfort things..dummy, blanket, toy?
If so get her to leave this item in the cot.
Tell her to say(even if she can't say it) bye bye see you when i am sleeping after her sleeps. My son waves bye to it and leaves it happily.
When it comes time for the cot he loves getting into bed with it!
It can even be closing the curtains..say "good night sun see you in the morning"
It will take time.
I wish you luck. Usually can take 3days to a week to break any habits.
