sleeper training diary: bring it on!

[rinajack]

LOL, she has one upped you.  By holding your hand herself, she can stop you moving it away .  Clever little girls she is! And it IS sweet isn't it? Hugh doesn't hold my hand, but he climbs up to lay his head on my chest quite often when going to sleep or resettling.

Glad you had an OK night.

At Zara's age, we were sitting with her while she fell asleep, for an average of an hour per night.  As she got older, and her comprehension increased, we would just "go to the toilet" or "clean up the kitchen" and come back and "check" on her every minute or so...and eventually the checking got further apart etc. I think she was about 15 months or so when we started that, but it may have been a little older...depends how much of a hurry you are in, you could always slowly progress to that.

[yaya]

thanks Rina, I remember doing the same with thomas and it worked well. I tried with EMily last night, left the room a few times but she was NOT impressed LOL, not sure she understood what I was saying when I said I was going to the toilet, to get a drink etc

[rinajack]

If you aren't sure she understands, she probably isn't ready for you to do that iykwim.  I know Hugh definitely isn't, he doesn't get it that I will come back when I say so....But Zara DID get that concept when I started doing it with her.

[yaya]

yes so did T so I know E doesnt

[KellyC]

Bless, that sounds very sweet and she is very clever!  7.45 isn't a bad wake-up time either is it?!  Fantastic

Kelly x

[Vicku]

Bless her! That is both clever and sweet!

[yaya]

* Leaping for joy* (quietly so as not to jinx! Well tonight I put her down knowing that she wasnt all that tired as she'd had a 3 hr nap but it was past 8pm so I thought what the hey! Anyway she layed down, my hand on her back and then started chatting babblign etc so I removed my hand and she clearly stood up and shouted up me! I stepped back and sat on the sofa in her room , she stood there and shouted at me and I let her get on with it as it wasnt frantic crying it was P***Doff crying LOL SHe owuldnt let me soother her wqith words so everytime she "waaahhhh" I "wahhh"ed LMAO, she was so surprised and got bored out it pretty quick, stared at her nightlight for ages (allt his standint up) then layed down and went to sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lisi's mum]

atta girl!

[KellyC]

Clever girls

[Vicku]

Great work! LMAO at you 'waaah-ing' back at her
Sounds like she's getting the point of her going to sleep independently more and more each day. Congratulations!

[yaya]

thank you!! LMAO I didn't know what to do, didnt want to go to her ads she didnt need me but couldnt stand the whining which is what it was (interspersed with staring at the rather hypnotic nightlight) so i thought i'd take the mick a little bit ; ) seemed to worrk as she got offended and layed down, not sure how BW that is but it wortked LOL!

[Vicku]

[KellyC]

Her staring at the night light reminds me of the toy Nate has in his bed - it's a little elephant with a wheel on its tummy which he spins and it plays a little tune depending what picture it lands on 'elephants get sleepy too, at the end of the day .....' (I often hear it during the night!).  After I put him down he spins its tummy and stares at it like he's hypnotised, I find myself saying night night several times just so he'll actually look up at me!

[rinajack]

Well done!

So funny you mention that she shouted at you - that is what Hugh does too!

[*Natasha*]

I told you that you coud do it well done