) about Monster's sleep routine. MY sanity and the cleanliness of the house depends on it, so from day one I have been very punctual with her sleep. thusly, she is very good about it. however, we do adjust slightly..she used to go to bed promptly at 7pm, then I noticed she was not as sleepy at 7, so we switched to 7:30 (and adjusted the whole routine by 30 min) and it was perfect. SO I am strict, but understand that she changes daily, so the schedule should accomodate her changing.
i am super strict (and her dad says mean
That said..toddlers have a lot of "stuff" they go through..teething (mean molars, yuck) being a main one, which can disrupt sleep. If you think that may be an issue, a small dose of tylenol or advil before bed does wonders.
Also, the seperation anxiety thing plays a major part in toddlers too, and going into their room to cuddle and soothe them only makes it worse. not that you should ignore a cry, of course, but I would give it a moment or two to see if it calms on its own, or a quick peek in to make sure baby is ok, and then letting him put himself back to sleep.
I have found that the moms I talk to who have baby sleeping problems, pretty much universally go into baby's room to hold them and talk to them when they cry. monster rarely wakes up, but when she does I peek to make sure she is alright and let her calm herself down. its usually about 2 min of fussing then boom, her little butt is snoozing again.
KDENISE977 said:
libertytyranny said:
I had two babies Same baby mommy and baby daddy for each.
My daughter was a habitual sleeper. Very consistent... would sleep for long periods just wonderfully.
My son was completely different. If I put him to bed too early, he would treat it as a long nap and be WIDE AWAKE in time to watch David Lettermen.
As much as parents like to think they are in control, each kid is different and some will sync with what the parents want and others won't. And boys and girls tend to be different in many ways.
You son sounds like he is pretty much on a normal schedule for the most part, I don't see where you have much control over him having some off nights... we all have them.
I had two babies Same baby mommy and baby daddy for each.
My daughter was a habitual sleeper. Very consistent... would sleep for long periods just wonderfully.
My son was completely different. If I put him to bed too early, he would treat it as a long nap and be WIDE AWAKE in time to watch David Lettermen.
As much as parents like to think they are in control, each kid is different and some will sync with what the parents want and others won't. And boys and girls tend to be different in many ways.
You son sounds like he is pretty much on a normal schedule for the most part, I don't see where you have much control over him having some off nights... we all have them.
Having a 2nd child makes one realize that the natural born traits and character of a child really drive parenting technics rather than parenting technics driving the behavior and personality of a child.
