Screaming in cot should I try the cotbed?
Lily cries when she goes in her cot now (been doing it for a few weeks then the cries become screams!) It's not like her at all as she used to point to her cot and be happy to get into it at bedtime.
She's 18 months so do you think we could try making the cot into the cotbed? She seems to hate the bars and pulls herself up on them and rattles them!
Any advice apreaciated.
Thanks!
xx
She's 18 months so do you think we could try making the cot into the cotbed? She seems to hate the bars and pulls herself up on them and rattles them!
Any advice apreaciated.
Thanks!
xx
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A's been like this over the last few weeks I put it down to teething, being poorly and the whole Christmas doing stuff different thing.
But then I read in one of me books about dropping on of his naps.
In the past he has had 2x2 hour naps one in the am and one in the pm (obviously!). We'd been stuggling with these and he just wasn't happy.
Well on Monday after the night from hell (almost like newbornagghh!) I decided to just drop the am nap. It worked a treat! No fuss at bedtime slept trhough with no upset. Neither of use could believe it and are wondering why we didn't do it before!
Just an idea but maybe she is ready for a big girls bed?
Hth xx
Thanks maximum and mum to 1
I have just ordered his bed (we don't have a cotbed), should arrive tomorrow, but we weren't intending to use it yet (bought it cos in the sale) until we've moved him into the other room (which needs emptying of junk, some of which needs to go into loft which needs boarding, then it needs painting) - although I guess we could put it in his current room, just hadn't planned to. In some ways though I'm reluctant to put him in a bed the way he is as it doesn't seem like we'd ever keep him in it! I guess it's worth thinking about if it's worked for some of you.
Hubby is wondering whether he wants to drop his nap, but my mother's intuition says not - until this started he was happily going down in the afternoon for 1.5-2 hours, I can't see him suddenly not needing any sleep any more, 3 weeks ago he couldn't make it to bedtime without any sleep after 2pm, never mind without any at all! - and he gets grumpy and seems tired to me, I left him today until he was rubbing his eyes before putting him down and it still took 40 minutes to settle - and I think when he doesn't sleep well in the day his nights are then unsettled as every time he stirs he's so cross at being awake that he gets upset.
Sorry to hijack your thread jellyfishpink, it's just really struck a chord - and my pregnant hormonal self isn't coping well with the screaming! I'll be interested to hear how Lily gets on in her big girls bed.
Trying the cotbed may be a good idea - Stanley can't walk or even stand up yet so wouldn't be an option for us (as he'd just fling himself out probably!) but i'd give it a go in your situation..let us know how you get on! Leanne.x
So tomorrow we are turning the cot into the cotbed...and for some reason I feel really emotional about it. Hubby thinks I'm being silly lol.
Will let you know what tomorrow night brings. Thanks for all the replies. xxx
Just another question - do you all still put them in the cotbed in the feet to foot position? xxx
Good luck if anyone else is moving them into a bed! x
Good luck xx