At bedtime tonight DS had a full out meltdown because I wouldn't let him stand at our headboard and jump. Aside from the obvious danger of slamming his face off the wood (since when he starts jumping he seems totally out of control) I'm scared to death he's going to land wrong on one of us and go flying. Reasonable, unreasonable whatever... my rule is no jumping on mommy and daddys bed! I tried calming him, that made it worse tried letting him have it out w/ the emotions he kept sliding off the bed... wanting picked backup, wanting off the bed, fighting me when i tried to keep him on the bed... It was crazy! I HATE it when he cries like that!
Finally I had DH pick him up and carry him to his room and put him in the crib. I was right behind them, but the way he was thrashing I didn't feel comfortable holding him. I sent DH back to bed, and stood at the crib holding him but didn't pick him up. When he calmed down he wanted to jump again, I went ahead and let him get it out of his system (it just seems safer confined in the crib for some reason), he played w/ some of the crib toys, I puttered around his room for a bit then turned off the light and sat in the rocker talking to him until he wanted picked up. Once he was out of the crib he let me hold him and rock for a bit, then he wanted to push me on the rocker lol and I convinced him to bring me into the room so we could go to bed. He settled down a short time later and has been calmly sleeping ever since.
The whole thing bothered me so much, I don't think there was anything we could have done differently, but the need to confine him while this happened bothers me. I was RIGHT there... he was NEVER left alone!!!! Yet it stil bothers me! I think I just needed to type it all out!
Finally I had DH pick him up and carry him to his room and put him in the crib. I was right behind them, but the way he was thrashing I didn't feel comfortable holding him. I sent DH back to bed, and stood at the crib holding him but didn't pick him up. When he calmed down he wanted to jump again, I went ahead and let him get it out of his system (it just seems safer confined in the crib for some reason), he played w/ some of the crib toys, I puttered around his room for a bit then turned off the light and sat in the rocker talking to him until he wanted picked up. Once he was out of the crib he let me hold him and rock for a bit, then he wanted to push me on the rocker lol and I convinced him to bring me into the room so we could go to bed. He settled down a short time later and has been calmly sleeping ever since.
The whole thing bothered me so much, I don't think there was anything we could have done differently, but the need to confine him while this happened bothers me. I was RIGHT there... he was NEVER left alone!!!! Yet it stil bothers me! I think I just needed to type it all out!
