We put our 21 month old in a twin size bed on Monday and he slept like an angel every night until last night. Now it's a fight to get him to stay in his room, he cries at the door and won't stop. We let him stay up with us last night but it's happening again. Do you think we should bring the crib back into his room? He use to sleep 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon for naps and now is only getting 1 nap for about 2 hours or a little more in the afternoon because he doesn't want to stay in his bed, he wants to play during the day. I don't know if he is over tired? We are trying to adjust him to a big-boy bed before the baby comes in January but should we bring the crib back if he's so upset? Thanks for any advice.
2006-10-14 14:12:10 · 11 answers · asked by mttorley 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
No dont bring the crib back in,he will have to get used to the new bed eventually so it is best to stick with it now since u already started. He will get used to it just dont give into his crying. He is a big boy and knows crying might help him get his way..u dont want that. Try giving him some warm milk before bed,warm milk has meletonin in it to help sleep. cold milk does not have the same effect. Try putting some soft lullaby music next to the bed or maybe a little nightlight. U can also try leaving the door open while he sleeps. But do not let him out of bed and do not tolerate his crying behavior. Good Luck and Congrats on the new baby!! =)
2006-10-14 14:24:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes you should bring the crib back in his room. Keep it made up if you try to make your little man grow up before he is ready will put a hamper on things. I read a book called what to expect the toddler years says that you should keep the crib in the little ones room until he is ready. What you could try is to put him in the twin bed and if he doesn't want to stay put him in the crib. Try this every night. between now and January he should want to big boy and when he does sleep in the big kid bed tell him him he is such a big boy. Praise him don't get mad and give up.
2006-10-14 14:37:35 · answer #2 · answered by Rhonda S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is getting older and starting to grow into the "terrible two's" which are not as bad as they seem. As you have given him the big boy "responsibility" of a bed he is adjusting to other big boy things like having YOU adjust to HIS growing older. Yep even at 21 months. This is where boundries come in. The new bed is permanant and he needs to know and feel comfortable there. Get him a NEW bed time buddy. A stuffed animal or a special pillow that is ONLY for bed time. Let him pick it out and it is ONLY for his BED. Then be patient. There is much more to come.
2006-10-14 14:23:00 · answer #3 · answered by ஐAldaஐ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We put up the baby-gate in our son's doorway. He would eventually fall asleep on the floor, and after a while he learned to go to his bed when he was ready to sleep. Just don't backtrack to the crib. When our son would cry, we would go to the doorway and reassure him that we were here, but we didn't pick him up or take him back to his bed. It is like anything else, he needs to learn. Just wait until potty training! As far as the naps go, it is pretty normal for giving up the morning nap, I would move up his bedtime to earlier to make up for the lost sleep during the day.
Trust your instincts! He is your son and you and your wife know him better than anyone!!!
2006-10-14 14:22:44 · answer #4 · answered by chelebeee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Awww.. I don't have any kids, but it sounds like he is too young to give up the security of his crib yet. Put it back in his room for a while and leave the twin bed in there too, then once he seems like he wants to start climbing out of the crib, try putting him in the bed to sleep again. Eventually you can take the crib out of there again. Good luck!
2006-10-14 14:23:43 · answer #5 · answered by Nels 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
after we put out 2 year old in a bed he did wonderful at first, and then after a month he would walk out of his room as fast as we put him in it... now, when I tuck him in, I lay on the floor next to his bed until he falls asleep and then I leave the room and close the door... he stays in bed until the morning and sleeps though the night. Sometimes it's a pain to stay in there with him until he's sleeping but it's easier then fighting with him for hours putting him back in his bed.
2006-10-14 15:36:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put the crib back in the room beside the twin bed.
Give him the choice but explain that babies sleep in cribs, and big boys sleep in beds.
Treat him like an infant if he chooses to sleep in the crib, and give him big boy privileges if he chooses to sleep in the bed. He will choose the bed on his own fast enough.
2006-10-14 14:28:32 · answer #7 · answered by ronnielady 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No don't bring it back .Try bed time stories and soft music .
Maybe calming him down earlier at night and no sweets .
He may feel something is different and he is losing his position in the family .,just keep reassuring him .And get a gate instead of the door gives him a since of openness
God bless .
2006-10-14 14:27:30 · answer #8 · answered by Elaine814 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geeze a 2 hour nap? That is really long, I suggest eliminating the nap period. But don't be surprised if problems persist, he is going through "the terrible twos" now and pretty soon he will no longer be "the baby" as a new one will arrive. I don't envy you right now. There is going to be alot of major adujustments going on real soon...
2006-10-14 14:23:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd say he's just not liking the change. Perhaps partly because he knows it involves the coming of a new attention getter. It might get close to heartbreaking but don't give in. Hang tough! He'll adjust when he sees that crying doesn't get him his way.
2006-10-14 14:43:39 · answer #10 · answered by Lori 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋