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| Hi, I have a 2 1/2 year old and a three week old and we are having a very difficult time getting my older daughter to go to bed at night. She has never really been a good sleeper still wakes up at least once a night but now we have a huge fight and it takes hours to get her to go to sleep at night. She cries, gets out of bed, hits, kicks, yells I just don't know what to do for her. I try laying down with her but it just ends up making things worse because she wants to talk, wiggle and won't relax. I know our family has gone through a big change with the new baby but I have got to figure out how to get her to go to be easier. Any advice would be great. |
| Posted by Heather on 10/03/2008 10:52 AM
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My girls were the same age range as that, when my now 3 year old was born the now 5 year old was turning 2 two months later.
We got our oldest to sleep in her own room, and her own bed (twin big girl bed) by letting her cry a little pretty much. We put a baby gate at the door, laid her down in her bed said the good night thing first. Left her alone, she'd play at first and then we took the toys away. After that she'd cry a bit, and after so long of that putting her back into bed she went to bed on her own. Now at her 5, you bring her up to their room (they share) laying her down and goes to sleep with a good night. We worked on that before second one was born, she was rocked in a chair before my first born after being weaned and had to break that REAL fast! Wasn't going to rock 2 kids, one nursing and other on my lap.
Try to let her cry it out a little if you could, see if you can put her in the room and lay her down. I don't know if she's the type to handle crying out, or whinning it out since my second wasn't the type. Good luck, and hope what I did can give you some help. |
| posted by Martica on 10/03/2008 12:44 PM
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| let things settle down for a while, and get into a routine and see how things go.. Big adjustment for her not being the center of attention now, and she is going to act out because of the new little one coming into her world. I say just give it some time and then things will go back to normal. good luck. |
| posted by Suzanne on 10/03/2008 01:16 PM
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| Maybe some new sheets that she picks out? Or a new teddy bear? Something that let's her know she is still getting attention, and hasn't been replace by the new baby. |
| posted by Jennifer on 10/05/2008 06:06 PM
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