https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:08:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-standing-up-in-crib#post-2806298 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:45:38 +0000 cake2017 2806298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: That’s a good idea. His 2 naps have been going well so far today. I think because he’s exhausted from last night!!!! ha! 😉 thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-standing-up-in-crib#post-2806295 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:44:32 +0000 cake2017 2806295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@crazydoglady: Thanks!!!! Yes the crib is lowered!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-standing-up-in-crib#post-2806284 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:10:35 +0000 gingerbebe 2806284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is the point at which we tossed a few soft stuffed animals into the crib. Each boy has slept with about 3-4 different ones plus a small soft plushy blanket and a toddler pillow since they could pull up. The idea is that if they fall over, it might be a little bit of a bumper. Between that and the mesh bumpers, there was enough stuff around the crib where I didn't think it would do much damage. I left my kids alone. They would cry and tip over at some point and fall back asleep. It only lasted a few days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-standing-up-in-crib#post-2806282 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:09:20 +0000 crazydoglady 2806282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @SweetiePie: and just let it pass. The fascination will eventually wane. If you haven't lowered your crib yet, you'll definitely want to do that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-standing-up-in-crib#post-2806209 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:55:21 +0000 cake2017 2806209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: Agreed! Thanks this helps a lot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-standing-up-in-crib#post-2806208 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:32:03 +0000 SweetiePie 2806208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cake2017: well, he’s getting to the Bumps and bruises stage since he’s crawling and pulling up and soon cruising. So, it’s going to happen. He’s not going to get majorly hurt from bumping his head on the crib, so I just let it go. That’s how they learn!<br /> But if you aren’t comfortable with that, I wouldn’t go in and just lay him down. I would go in and not talk or really acknowledge (so he knows it’s not playtime) and I would help him get down. Like move his arms and legs to show him how to get back down. If that makes sense. </p> <p>But he will learn and figure it out, this is temporary. And normal and good! Because he’s learning a new skill. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-standing-up-in-crib#post-2806205 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:07:53 +0000 cake2017 2806205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: Should I go to the room and put him back down or let him fall which would cause him to hit his head or something...? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-standing-up-in-crib#post-2806203 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 07:38:18 +0000 SweetiePie 2806203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cake2017: normal/they all do it with new skills. nothing you can really do. It’ll last a week or so then he’ll be over it and sleep will go back to normal. Just try to keep things consistent and don’t create new sleep crutches. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-standing-up-in-crib#post-2806202 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 07:11:10 +0000 cake2017 2806202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>LO just discovered he can stand. He’s crawling too. Now he’s standing in the crib and doesn’t know how to get down. Rough night of screaming and crying. Any advice.....?</p> <p>He sleeps well now just this. </p> <p>TIA </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-pull-up-to-stand#post-2220346 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 10:05:58 +0000 twodoghouse 2220346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a music table that I took the legs off of when they were little. When I put the legs back on they both liked to pull up on it to get to the buttons that made music. Also, my DS never pulled himself up until we put up our baby jail/gate in the living room. The first time I left the kids in it while I went to the bathroom, he started screaming and pulled himself right up like it was magic. He was unstoppable after that. My kids used the little push Walker things, but they weren't greater for the initial pulling up stage because the walkers were unsteady and they would flip it over, especially if they were both trying to pull up on the same one. Eta: I forgot - Alice's first time pulling up was actually on my arm - she wanted to get to the bowl of ice cream in my hand! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-pull-up-to-stand#post-2220311 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 08:04:33 +0000 Cole 2220311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: Your boogie wipes story cracked me up, I totally did the same thing when she was just learning to crawl so I could take a video for the grandparents! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-pull-up-to-stand#post-2220308 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 08:03:03 +0000 Cole 2220308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a single step between our kitchen and sunroom and we have a twin mattress set up as a floor bed in her room, those two were both the first things she "pulled up" on. The lower height really helped her develop the muscles well and we didn't have much of that awful phase where they don't know how to get down because she had practiced at a lower height. </p> <p>We also have a toy cube which is a great height and those baby play tables are great. I also saw a suggestion for issuing the outside of the exersaucer but she actually still has a hard time with that even though she can use walls to stand up. Beyond that she uses the usual suspects, coffee table, couch, dining chairs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-pull-up-to-stand#post-2220305 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 07:48:17 +0000 MenagerieMama 2220305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Her pack n play was actually one of the first places she would do it! Now it's on anything :) Also - be thankful the Zipadeezip is stopping crib pull ups. Those have turned our champ napper into a cruising zombie once she figured that out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-pull-up-to-stand#post-2220271 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 01:19:23 +0000 regberadaisy 2220271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She is trying the most on the coffee table but she even uses us when we're sitting down next to her. But we also have activity tables and the tech sit to stand walker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-pull-up-to-stand#post-2220242 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 22:47:19 +0000 Grace 2220242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The ottoman in the living room. I tempted her with a pack of boogie wipes. She loved to crinkle the plastic and I normally didn't let her have it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-pull-up-to-stand#post-2220236 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 22:06:13 +0000 Mrs. Deer 2220236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a soft bench as out ottoman in the living room, that was her go-to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-pull-up-to-stand#post-2220234 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 22:03:29 +0000 Peasinapod 2220234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My lo first pulled up on her change table. Then coffee tables / couches. Now she can pull up with just about anything. Even walls! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-pull-up-to-stand#post-2220230 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:55:55 +0000 BabyTsMom 2220230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO would pull up on anything/anyone within reach! He was non-discriminatory. haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-pull-up-to-stand#post-2220218 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:22:24 +0000 artsyfartsy 2220218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We actually put T in one of those large totes/storage containers. It made it really easy for him to pull up. We would just hold it steady and it was great for him to practice pulling up in and eventually cruising. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-pull-up-to-stand#post-2220215 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:17:27 +0000 msplatypus 2220215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was wonder what your baby first used to pull themselves up to stand. LO seems to be trying, but I don't know if we have anything in the house she can use! Her zippidee seems to keep her from trying in her crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/troubleshooting-baby-sleep-vol-2#post-1719163 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 15:32:56 +0000 jetsa 1719163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a video monitor last month so we could see what was going on in there. It gives me the piece of mind that at least he is fine, just ticked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/troubleshooting-baby-sleep-vol-2#post-1719146 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 15:24:11 +0000 Chillybear 1719146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So husband wants to give full on CIO a shot when we get back from vacation... I'm unsure how i feel about this :bummed: and i feel like i need a plan or limitations or just someone holding my hand through the process </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/troubleshooting-baby-sleep-vol-2#post-1719132 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 15:15:34 +0000 mrsvdv 1719132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: sleep lady didn't work for us this time, it makes lo more upset when he can see or hear us. You are right, it's best to sort it out when you're back at home. Whatever you decide, be consistent! Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/troubleshooting-baby-sleep-vol-2#post-1717378 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 20:55:51 +0000 Ocean girl 1717378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>FOLLOWING! This. Is. My. Life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/troubleshooting-baby-sleep-vol-2#post-1717371 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 20:50:58 +0000 Anagram 1717371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: My LOs sleep got worse with the standing up, too. We just recently started letting her cry when she wakes up, because when she wakes up and cries she typically cries 10 min or less, but if we go in and pick her up and put her down, then she'll cry over and over and the whole process ends up taking much longer.</p> <p>If she cries longer than 10 min, we go in and pat her.</p> <p>It's definitely a brutal stage! I hope it passes quickly for you---we are still a work in progress over here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/troubleshooting-baby-sleep-vol-2#post-1717180 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 18:12:07 +0000 Chillybear 1717180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsvdv: as I was reading this I was thinking are you hanging around peeking in my windows? Almost as soon as I get to the crib rail she starts to wake up. . I was looking into sleep lady shuffle and not sure if at this age it would even work for us. We leave for the beach on Friday so I think what ever we decide to try will have to be when we get back </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/troubleshooting-baby-sleep-vol-2#post-1717011 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:04:30 +0000 mrsvdv 1717011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know you said you're not comfortable with CIO, and neither was I, but it ended up being the only thing that worked for us during this stage. LO would wake up crying and we'd find him standing in his crib, I would try and shush him to sleep (we had used the sleep lady shuffle around 4-5 months, so I tried that again) but it just wasn't working. As soon as I left the room, he'd start again and we had to go through the whole thing all over. It got so bad that he would start crying as soon as he noticed me lowering him over his crib to put him down. Then one night, after waking up 4+ times, my husband told me I either had to shut the door and let him cry, or he'd move baby and crib into the kitchen where we wouldn't be able to hear him... I was exhausted, so I closed the door to the nursery, climbed back into bed and waited for DS to stop crying (we share a wall so I can hear him pretty well). It lasted 15 minutes, not half as long as I had feared... And he's sleeping much much better since! So this novel is only to say that you could always try letting her cry for a little bit, she might surprise you just like my LO did!</p> <p>ETA: DH is not a harsh person, so please don't think he'd put baby in the kitchen for real! See it as a 4 am sleep deprived figure of speech! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/troubleshooting-baby-sleep-vol-2#post-1716996 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:57:21 +0000 Sapphiresun 1716996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my gosh... following because my LO has been doing the same since she learned how to stand up in the crib.</p> <p>We did pick up, calm down, put down for over five hours 7:30-1:30am the other night, and then she only stayed asleep from 1:30am-3:30 and the was up until 6am, only sleeping till she was up for the day at 7am. Refusing to nap in the same way too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/troubleshooting-baby-sleep-vol-2#post-1716987 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:54:28 +0000 Kemma 1716987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: fair enough, I was surprised how well I did sleep with my LO! Have you thought about some sort of floor bed so you could lie down with your LO then sneak away? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/troubleshooting-baby-sleep-vol-2#post-1716969 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:45:13 +0000 Chillybear 1716969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kemma: I usually bring her in bed around 4am bc my husbands alarm goes off at 5 and we doze and nurse till 6.but even though i know she's sleeping better/longer in bed with me, I'm not and thats the problem its really starting to affect me during the day. </p>