Hopefully my lo is not too old for me to post this on this board - I realllly need help before I go bury myself in the hole I dug for myself in the backyard, back when my lo was 3 months old!
I am having another in 3 1/2 months & HAD to move Jack, my 14 month old into a different room. Obviously I knew there would be a transition period and he would most likely have some difficulties with this - but I did the transition slowly, moving his toys and items into the room and letting him play in there into we finally had to make the move (about 1 1/2 months). It's been about a week - and our normal routine was this:
bath; pjs, teeth brushed, diaper; say night night to house & dogs etc; turn on music & nightlight, turn off main light, get into papasan, give bottle while reading Goodnight Moon - he finishes bottle, we cuddle for about 5-10 minutes more, then into his crib...no problem
ROUTINE THIS PAST WEEK ;(
exact same as above but, once we get to the turning off light & NEAR the papasan he starts to FREAK OUT! He gets really figity, wont sit still, struggles & wriggles to get out of my lap - wont drink his milk & want to run around. I've done a few things - I tried to get him to stay in the papasan for a few nights & get him to relax, no way! I let him run around like he wanted to - to see if he aws trying to get something - he just wanted to play, check stuff out - one night, I just put him in his crib - he fell asleep. The next, when he freaked out, I did the same thing - he cried (with me doing wi/wo) for about 45 minutes.
I have no idea what to do - I dont want to change his routine because he's most likely acting out because of the change in room - but how do you force a child to sit still & relax? I dont think you can!
I'm at a loss and generally end up crying every night because I miss cuddling with my baby (did I mention I'm pregnant & hormonal?).
Suggestions, PLEASE!!!!!! Has anyone else had problems like these & if so, what helped? Thanks!
