Hi,
I've been doing pu/pd for nap and bed time for a week now. We've had great success and my son has gone from waking every couple of hours to sleeping through the night!!
My problem is naps. He still winges a bit at bed time but at nap time, he starts to get crosser and crosser the further along we get in his nap time routine. At the moment, we read two short books, draw the curtains, then sing through a lullaby twice and walk up and down shushing. Sitting doing nothing for 5 mins is not an option with him, he just gets bored and frustrated! So after walking up and down I put him into his bed and get the inevitable scream. He has only once gone down for a nap without crying, and he usually cries once we start singing lullabies. What should I do? He still cries on the way down into his bed when we do pu/pd so most of the time I just soothe him in his bed.
Basically I'm looking for any suggestions on how I can improve the routine and what to do if he starts to cry before we even get to the going to bed bit.... do I just put him down even if he's crying?
Thanks!