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My dd is 20 mths old. She has never been the greatest sleeper but she is great now. She sleeps from 8 pm to 7:30 am, rarely waking up. She's had the same routine for awhile - bath, nurse, DH comes in and reads books, sleep. He can tell her night night, put her in the crib and leave. She'll talk to her babies a little, roll around, get comfortable and go to sleep.
The problem is with me. I have the same problem at nap and night. I stay home with her so am the one doing naps, DH usually does night time since I can't ever get her down. My routine with her at nap is to nurse her to very relaxed state, sometimes read a book but usually she snuggles on my shoulder, I put her in the crib semi asleep. Sometimes, like today, she won't go in her crib. When I go to put her down, she wants up again. If I put her in the crib, she'll start screaming and wake herself up. Today I left her for about 10 mins just to see what would happen (we don't do cio) and she never settled. If I stay in the room, she will do the same thing - cry until I get her out. Once she is out and I am holding her she is happy. If I try the crib again, she freaks. Same thing happens at night time which puts a strain on DH because he can't ever do anything except out her to sleep.
It is really frustrating because I know she can put herself to sleep!! Has anyone had this experience? Is it b/c of the nursing? I just don't know how to stop the cycle and get her to go to sleep for me like she does for DH. I am not ready to wean her yet, but do plan to start the process in a few months. She is only nursing 2x a day at nap and bedtime.
The problem is with me. I have the same problem at nap and night. I stay home with her so am the one doing naps, DH usually does night time since I can't ever get her down. My routine with her at nap is to nurse her to very relaxed state, sometimes read a book but usually she snuggles on my shoulder, I put her in the crib semi asleep. Sometimes, like today, she won't go in her crib. When I go to put her down, she wants up again. If I put her in the crib, she'll start screaming and wake herself up. Today I left her for about 10 mins just to see what would happen (we don't do cio) and she never settled. If I stay in the room, she will do the same thing - cry until I get her out. Once she is out and I am holding her she is happy. If I try the crib again, she freaks. Same thing happens at night time which puts a strain on DH because he can't ever do anything except out her to sleep.
It is really frustrating because I know she can put herself to sleep!! Has anyone had this experience? Is it b/c of the nursing? I just don't know how to stop the cycle and get her to go to sleep for me like she does for DH. I am not ready to wean her yet, but do plan to start the process in a few months. She is only nursing 2x a day at nap and bedtime.