My 22 Month Won't Sleep in Her Crib Anymore!

I completely agree with the previous post. It is just a speed bump and you need to let her practice staying in her crib by herself. The Sleepeasy Solution by Jennifer Waldburger is a great book to help you out with sleep issues if you feel like you can't do CIO cold-turkey. We did this with my daughter and she's still a great sleeper(that's not to say we haven't had a few bumps here and there but nothing major)- a few speed bumps are inevitable but she can return to her previous sleep habits with a little pracitce (on her part) and a consistant plan (on your part). The first day or so will be rough but you can do it!!
Good luck!

I would not waste money on a toddler bed. Toddlers grow and need twin sized beds very quickly. So just buy the twin bed, push it up against a wall, and maybe put a dresser along the head side where she's sleep. That way she won't go crashing out, or put the crib mattress on the floor and if she falls out, she'll land on the mattress.

She will be able to climb out, so the new challenge will be teaching her that at bedtime, we STAY in bed. If she still wants to sleep in your bed, try having one of you climb in with her until she falls asleep -- then move into your bed. She'll get the cuddle time, and she'll be getting used to her own bed, her own room, etc. It helps to break the "all sleep together" game without making the break traumatic.

Hi H.,
Look into my eyes (ok--not really--but listen!) when I tell you "if she is NOT climbing out of the crib, leave her IN the crib." Now repeat it again after me...LOL Kids are OK in a crib til they are 3 IF they are not climbing out.
Seriously, she has just hit a speed bump in her sleep pattern since the cruise. This is where is gets dicey. Once you get her a toddler bed (or a twin, etc) there will be a HUGE new set of sleep issues anyway, so I don't believe it will solve anything by moving her. Better to address this while in the crib and leave the walk-around-the-house, look-I-can-just-get-out-of-bed-anytime big bed issues til she's older and better able to understand the concept of staying in bed. Just my opinion, but I think you'll need to choose between CIO and letting her sleep with you. You've already stated that you "never wanted to get into the habit of having her sleep with you" so I assume you'd like her to be in her own bed/crib at night. Every time you bring her into your bed, it's kind of telling her that it's OK and she will (of course) continue to manipulate you as long as she gets her way (coming in your bed) in the end. It's tough, I know, but teaching her to sleep on her own is a HUGE deal and you will be happier for it down the road. Good luck!

Hi H.

I second the motion of leaving her in the crib. You have to retrain her to sleep by herself with whatever method you choose. If you move her into a bed, you are only creating bigger hurdles in addition to the one you have right now.

S.

Hello H., This is just my opinion but I would start the transition to the toddler bed. It is about the time we started our daughter. Tell her she can sleep in a big girl bed like mommy and daddy. It took some time to keep her in the bed but once the transition worked it was wonderful. I still kept the crib up though in case we had bad nights. Plus I used that if she didn't sleep in the tbed she would go right back into the crib. Good luck

Hi H.,

Call your nearest child development center and ask for help.

Good luck. D.

I would see how long this goes on and if it seems like a permanent problem then put her in a twin bed. We put my son in a twin bed when he was 22 months and it was the best thing we did. We had had sleep problems non-stop with him since he was around 18 months and finally did it as a last resort and was the best decision. We would just lay with him until he fell asleep and then slip out of the bed (and same thing if we awoke in the night). Around his 2nd birthday he decided he could go to sleep on his own.

I would let her scream in the crib. by putting her in the bed with you is making it worse. I went through the same thing recently with my son when he was sick and in the bed with me when i was worried about his croup and not feeling well. go soothe her and tell her to go back to sleep. put on the things that soothe her to sleep with music. after a few nights she will stop and realize she is not going to be in the bed with you. my son is 21 months old so i can understand what you are going through.