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 Monday, March 16, 2009 |
| Justin's New Room with Toddler Bed |
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About 3 weeks ago, I set up a Toddler bed in the room across from the one he was in, set up his toys all around the room, and put Justin in the bed to sleep. We tried two nights in a row to put him in the new bed but he was scared, so we let him go back to sleeping in his crib. A few days later, we tried again but this time we put him in the bed during naptme. He liked it during naptime but wasn't quite so sure about it at night. He now sleeps in his new room in a Big Boy bed and is no longer sleeping in his crib.
The first week he stayed in his bed but would get out of his bed only to grab more books to read in bed. He'd be in his room for an hour or two reading before he fell asleep. The next week I think he realized he was being too good and he decided he was going to try to push all my buttons...
We would spend probably 1-1/2 to 2 hours trying to get him to stay in his bed and go to sleep. He would say he was thirsty, hungry, had to pee-pee in potty, poo-poo in potty, anything....you name it. Of course being in the middle of potty training, I felt it was important to let him sit on the potty if he said he had to pee or poop. However, he quickly used that against me. He would insist he had to go and was wanting to sit on the potty 3-4 times (though producing nothing) in the first 30 minutes he was supposed to be sleeping. So, last night I made sure he had something to drink and peed before he went to bed and was very firm about telling him NO to everything and putting him right back in bed. We struggled for just a little while and he finally gave in and went to bed. So, I'm hoping we won the battle and he will go to sleep quickly like he used to when he was in his crib. :) |
serena at 1:01 PM |
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