Hi, I am at wits end. My child used to sleep perfectly at least for the past year. just recently she throws a fit at nap and night time.
she has had a couple spells of crying so hard and getting upset that she vomits in her crib, now she protests when we put her in her crib at night she freaks out, im afraid she is going to vomit so we dont let her cry it in her crib we go to her and rock....forever. Not sure what to do if i should try a toddler bed or if this is just some weird phase. has anyone experienced this. thanks so much
Well I tried no nap during the day. It worked and to my surprise she didnt act tired at all during the day she was a ball of fire all day, until around 6:00 you could tell she was winding down. at around 8:30 i read her a couple books and then rocked her to sleep. usually she is a chatterbox telling me everything. but tonight she fell asleep in my arms in about 15 to 20 minutes. no arguing with her or getting upset. so it is worth sacrificing those precious nap hours to not feel so frustrated. I hope it keeps up i think ill go ahead and get ready though with the toddler bed as well just in case. Thanks to all that responded, truely appreciated was nice to hear from moms who have been through this. thanks again
It does sound like it may be time for a toddler bed. Does she try to crawl out of her crib when she wakes up? Once a child crawls out of their crib it is time for a toddler bed for safety reasons.
She also may be at the stage where she does not need a nap anymore. My son was done with naps by the time he was 2 years old. Try a day without a nap, she should be more sleepy come bed time. Just a thought.
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My daughter did the same thing around 14 months and we switched her to a toddler bed, she has been in it for 2 months now and it si swonderful!
Time for a big girl bed. I didnt go for a toddler bed, as I found that a twin works just as well and wanted something that would last longer. My son has been in his twin since 14 months and loved it from day one. We didnt even get him a railing, and he's only fallen out once, though the bed is really low, and I put his throw pillows on the floor next to him so no injuries. He learned the boundary fast and sleeps better than he ever did in his crib.
Seems like a simple answer...time for a big girl bed! My two oldest, who are 4 and 2 now were in the big beds at 18 months, simply because we were pregnant and needed the crib. It was a smooth transition for us. We gate their doors, with a step and open gate so they cannot escape. My son who is 4 now was so easy. The first night he slept all night with no issues and for the 1st couple of months he would not even get off the bed until we got him. My daughter, who is two, did well for the first week and then realized she could get down. It took a few times of putting her back in and now is a dream. We also did not do toddler beds, we went straight to the twin. We figured why transition twice???? We bought a rail so they would not fall out and so far so good! Hope that helps...
My son is 14 months but I've been told that around 18 months is when you can start to transition to big girl/boy fase. Included during this time is moving to a toddler bed. Just sounds like she's ready to be a big girl and doesn't want to sleep in the baby bed anymore. Totally normal.
My son went through a rough patch with going down for nap and bedtime around the same age. We didn't switch to a bed at the time and the phase ended. Another girlfriend of mine had the same deal with her daughter and was having huge issues and it too went away without switching to a toddler bed. So you can switch if you want but it may just be a phase as well.
