How can I teach my 1 1/2 yr old baby girl to sleep in her crib?

Question

We've tried but she is just afraid to be alone and she just cries for a long time and I'm just afraid that maybe she is just scare. Any tips??????

Answer 1

My daughter is 4 and still sleeps with us. She goes to bed in her bed, but during night she sidles her little rotten self into our bed and hogs the covers. We're expecting an adoption to finalize sometime in the summer, and our 4 year old told us we needed to get a bigger bed so all four of us can have room... we already have a king sized bed. We also have a 14 year old that we often wake up to as she is climbing in between me and the toddler... she giggles and hogs my pillow, and she snores. Be glad your daughter has bonded enough with you to snuggle with you and let you keep all the monsters at bay. When she is ready in her mind to sleep in her own bed, she will just do it... and your bed will feel empty.

Answer 2

At 18 months, it's not that she's scared, it's that she doesn't want the change. I don't blame her for not wanting to go sleep in a crib instead of cuddling up with mom...can you;) What you've got to do is be constant at whichever technique you use. I personally did the "graduated extinction" where I waited 5 min and went in briefly, then I waited 10, 20 then 30 min. By then my son was so tired that he zonked out. When you go in don't turn on any lights, don't talk or anything. Just lay her back down(she'll probably be standing up)and pat her back soothingly and leave. You shouldn't be in the room longer than 20-30 seconds. She's going to cry very hard, but just remind yourself that you are teaching her a valuable lesson in self soothing and independence. It will probably take a few times a night and will go on for 3-4 nights but she will get the point if you don't give in. Good luck!

Answer 3

Girl, babies are all about mama's and their own smell and being warm . First if you travel make sure you have a portable crib , make it as comfortable as possible with blankets and everything to be nice to sleep in and once or twice a week let him sleep or take naps in there when you are home , so the baby get used to the smell, the size and the space and when you travel take the portable crib with all the blankets so the baby does not feel like a stranger in a different place, try not to change his/her sleeping routine when out of town .It will not be so hard for him since he/she in his ambiance in the portable crib so it will not be that difficult and when you get back home, leave him in the portable crib the first night or two and slowly he will get use to everything and on his own again. DO NOT TAKE TO BED TO YOU AT ANY COST.

Answer 4

put her in her crib, sit with her, turn off the light for like 5 min then turn it back on so she can see u r still there. extend the timeframes a little each time, but do NOT go backwards if she gets scared or crys. other babys just have to cry themselves to sleep until they see they are safe in their own crib. but at 1 1/2 she is almost ready for a toddler bed. so another option is to get one of those and put it in your room for starters. tell he she is big enough for a BIG girl bed!!! BIG girls don't sleep with mommy and daddy in the same bed. once she is used to the bed, say wow what a BIG girl u are, we think you are big enough for your own room, start out with doors open so she can hear u or see light from your room............good luck

Answer 5

The reason she does that is because she knows you will come pick her up if she crys. I did this with my kids. Put them in the crib. When they cry, let her cry. At some point she will stop and after a few days she should get used to sleeping in her crib.

Answer 6

Obviously you haven't tried enough or else she would be sleeping in her crib. You have to keep putting her in her crib and LEAVING her there even if she cries. This may go on for weeks, but you have to keep on doing (BE CONSISTENT) it over and over until she gets the hint that the crib is where she is supposed to sleep.

Answer 7

To get her used to it you could try putting it in your room. That way when she gets upset you can just talk to her a little and let her know you are there. She will probably throw a fit, but just go to her and lay her back down and softly say goodnight each time she starts throwing a fit. She will probably get so sleepy eventually she will just fuss herself to sleep. Once she gets used to sleeping in it you can move it back into her room. Some things babies catch right on to and don't mind and others you just have to move gradually. You might even try sleeping in her room in the floor a few nights so she knows you are there.

Answer 8

I had a hard time getting my girl to go to sleep in the crib too. I put it next to my bed and held her through the grates also you have to learn to let her cry it out-as heart breaking as it is- it helps as long as you are there(in the room) she will probably cry herself to sleep for a few nights but that should end. I bought a paper latern set at micheals which is basically a string of white christmas lights which you put covers over- it works as a great nightlight as its so long and not just one speck of light.good luck

Answer 9

Lots of luck!! That is about all I can say. We had tried EVERYTHING before resorting to the "crying-it-out" thing. And yes, she would cry herself to sleep, but it was that way EVERY night...it never got any better. Needless to say, she is still in our bed, although there are many nights when she will sleep most of the night in her toddler bed.....but! You've guessed it..that is right next to ours. **SIGH**

There are numerous things you could try, if you haven't done so all ready. LOTS of books out there: "The No-Cry Sleep Solution". Some people swear by it...didn't work for us. Plus..I know there is another that teaches like a modified CIO thing (is it by Sears?). Tons of things out there.....but the next thing is to get them to work. Like I said...some people swear by them.....but nothing worked for my high-maintenance little girl (she is 2 now)

Answer 10

Try this for starters, put her to bed and sit beside her for the first couple of nights and then sit the chair about 4 ft. from bed a couple of nights and by the end of the week she will be sleeping in her bed every night. it takes about a week and do not speak to her at any time. Good luck!!!!!