How the hell am I supposed to sleep train this child when she refuses to sleep in her crib?! She…
How the hell am I supposed to sleep train this child when she refuses to sleep in her crib?! She will scream and kick and cry until she makes herself sick and won't stop until you pick her up.
Going in to check on her only makes her more upset, bottles and baths before don't help, she doesn't take a pacifier, and I can't hold her til she falls asleep and then lay her down because she won't sleep in my arms. I even spent $30 on a mattress wedge so she'd be at an incline and nothing.
I'm at a complete loss, and I'm at my wits end. She might just have to sleep in her swing until she's 18.
China·
I trained my son that way. I kept going in the room after so many minutes to cheer him up and he'd fall asleep because he was so tires of crying. After day three, he had it down pack.
China·
It's really hard to see them upset but I can say it does work
Hannah Clark·
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@raquely I tried letting her just cry and after 30 minutes I gave in and got her up because I was so sick of hearing her scream bloody murder. Going in to check on her definitely makes it worse, she hit her head and I had to check on her and put her back in the middle and it was so horrible.
Hannah Clark·
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@junesmommy_15 checking on her makes it so much worse. 😕 it's like she gets 3x louder. I usually let her just cry it out but after 30 minutes I gave in and it was like her inner demon was unleashed when I left 😑
China·
It does but it's just to let them know you're still there I guess. I only tried it that way because it was something new for him but I eventually didn't go in there at all. I just really had to ignore him which was hard. It was well worth it
Kelsey·
Мама дочки (2 года)
Have you tried a white noise machine? Maybe the sound of something similar to her swing will help.
Hannah Clark·
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@mommy529 she won't fall asleep on us or with us. If we take her out of her swing while she's asleep, she wakes up.
Hannah Clark·
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@klp16 my boyfriend mentioned that maybe keeping the swing on would help her transition more! It swings from side to side and it makes ticking sounds, almost like a clock. Her swing plays classical music so I might try keeping that part on too.