Gage WHINE-house....
So, remember when I posted about the Big Boy Bed?
Those days are a thing of the past....
Gage's Song (to the tune of "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse)
"They tried to make me sleep
In my bed, but I said,
Nooooo, Nooooo, Nooooo.
They say it's bed-time,
But I've made up my mind.
When they try to make me
stay there, I won't
Go, Go, Go.
No rails to keep me in bed.
I refuse to lay down my head.
They tried to make me sleep
In my bed, but I said,
Nooooo, Noooo, Noooo."
...........So, as a result, bedtime somehow became around 10PM.
That's no good.
Nap-time was no good either.
This child who used to take a 3 hour nap & wake up happy, he was missing too.
The child who napped in his big boy bed was fussy & finally fell asleep as a last resort. He woke up after 45 minutes to an hour, and so the late afternoons & early evening were filled with whining, demanding of popsicles, and pretty much glued to Mommy's hip or legs. Life became impossible for this Mommy. He'd WHINE for Daddy from about 3-5. Then, when Daddy came home from work, Daddy couldn't look at him, or play with him, or do anything. Life was rough.
So finally, this Mom gave up. I need nap time. I need bed-time to be around 8:30.
And, lately he's been climbing into our bed & has slept there...gosh, a lot. Countless nights. So, we've got to work to get back to our old sleep routines. While I LOVE snuggling him in my bed, and waking up to see him sleeping so sweetly---none of us are really sleeping THAT well, so we've just got to get back on track!
For now, the rail is back up.
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posted by Lainey-Paney @ 9:52 AM
12 Comments:
The transition can be difficult...time will come when EVERYONE is ready and able. Very few 18 year olds sleep in a crib!!!
Hope bed routines improve soon!
Have you tried to put a gate in front of his door so his only option is to stay in his room? also, I hate to tell ya but this is the age that a lot of kids give up nap time.
Zephra--NOOOOOOOOOOOO. Do NOT tell me that. No. No. No. Please don't let that happen. Please.
gotta go. Time to pray. I need to ask God for a favor in the form of naptime FOREVER!
I think sleep battles are one of the most frustrating parts of parenting...uugghhh...i am very much a "do what works for you" kind of mom! If him being in a crib works than go for it! Like laura said....i don't know of any teens in a crib so it will work out when he is ready!
maybe you need a real toddler bed with rails on each side that is much lower to the ground, walmart has some super cute ones for about 70.00. brandon loooved his
also, brandon is almost three and still naps every day
Hey girl - my 8 year old STILL sleeps with a rail on the side of his bed...when the rail is gone, he sleeps horribly. When it is up, he's good to go. I know with Tyler (3 years old), the only reason he's in the big boy bed so well is because of that bed rail!
And, as for the naps - each child is different. My 8 year old would have given up naps at 3 if I hadn't been persistent about needing that time for myself. And Tyler takes anywhere from a 2 - 4 hour nap every day...and 10- 11 hours of sleep at night. Some kids sleep, some don't.
I can Totally relate to this, if it doesn't work, yep, put the rail back up... sleep is more important than NOT sleeping in a BIG bed.
We just moved Jacob to a bed, and he's 3.5. He still takes a 2-3 hour nap every day he's at home, although he no longer does at daycare, but on those nights he goes to bed at 7:30. If we hadn't forced the issue, he'd probably still be happily sleeping in his crib. My only suggestion would be to leave the crib, and buy a mattress for the floor so that he can choose which one he wants to sleep in/on.
Good move. Parents and a child suffering from lack of sleep - not a good combination.
(If it helps to know, my eldest napped until the age of four. May Gage give you that peace...)
This makes me VERY scared, as we are thinking of moving Lila into her toddler bed soon.
I hate that transition so much. I have really put it off with these last 2. Til 3 at least. ugh.
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