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SLEEP => General Sleep Issues => Topic started by: noah's mommy on September 30, 2005, 22:44:48 pm

Title: Stuck in room while DS settles to sleep.
Post by: noah's mommy on September 30, 2005, 22:44:48 pm

Hi there,
My son has learned to put himself to sleep and has been doing so for the last 3 weeks...but I have to be in the room. I have tried the gradual moving closer to the door plan, but as soon as the door opens he is wake awake and upset.
Any suggestions would be great... the whole process seems to be taking longer and longer with each nap and bedtime. Tonight it took over an hour!
Thanks,
Alli

Title: Stuck in room while DS settles to sleep.
Post by: branwen on September 30, 2005, 22:51:29 pm

Hello- how old is your little one?  what technique did you use for the independent sleep part?

Title: Stuck in room while DS settles to sleep.
Post by: noah's mommy on October 01, 2005, 12:57:08 pm

My DS is nine months old today! I use "pd" if he gets upset to calm him down.

Title: Stuck in room while DS settles to sleep.
Post by: branwen on October 02, 2005, 19:16:13 pm

Congrats on 9 months!!!

Now that I know the age this sounds also like separation anxiety as well as recently learning independent sleep. 

One suggestion is to just leave the door open.  I guess some babies start feeling becoming aware of their isolation/separate selves at this time, which is part of why they don't want you to leave.

Another thing that works with my dd is to go in and out listening for the deescalating/escalating cries.  It is hard to constantly go back in but the good thing is that you actually get out and then don't have to worry about tip toeing, etc.  It drives my dh crazy :wink:  but I can get out of the room in about 10-20 min doing this, and like you he gets stuck in there waiting with her to be in a deep sleep.