What use to be a fairly quick process has recently turned into a 30-45min ordeal! Bedtime! Argh
My LO is nearly 1 and seems to be sooooo needy when going to sleep. What can I do?
He transitioned to his own room and a wooden crib about two weeks ago (no more travel cribs) and now seems to only be able to fall asleep if I'm holding his hand and rubbing it.
He wakes frequently at night too as he is still adjusting to his bed, I think. But its the falling asleep that drives me crazy.
Our routine use to be fairly straight forward. I sing a few songs, plop him in bed, shush him while leaving a hand on his back and voila! Within minutes he'd be fast asleep. I assume me touching him is a prop to his sleep, but we have been in so much transition this past year, I didn't mind him feeling reassured at night.
Anyway, now he rolls around his bed, dead tired and won't fall asleep unless I hold his hand or rub his back or whatever.
Often, I leave the room and let him cry for a bit hoping he'll get tired and fall asleep. But, it never works. -Maybe I need to wait longer?
Any suggestions of what to do? My husband and I are up for changing how we put him down, but we don't know what to do.
He is on a one nap schedule now, so perhaps I should bump up his bedtime?
W/u between 7-8am (lately even as late as 8:30)
Nap from 12-2 (sometimes 2:30)
Bedtime 8pm