https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:57:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-sleep-help-please#post-2780357 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 07:08:25 +0000 LulaBee 2780357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Waterbaby: It was rough for about 4-5 days? She went to bed even better last night, so I'm about to start CIO for middle of the night wakeups. It's magic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-sleep-help-please#post-2780347 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 00:16:23 +0000 macintosh 2780347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh those regressions totally suck, I feel you. What time is he going to bed now? DS's bedtime drifted later til 8:30/9 now that he's almost 2.5. He sometimes sleeps til 8, but that doesn't work for everyone.</p> <p>At this age I have no problem letting him CIO for short intervals. DS is still a major bedtime staller if you give him any leeway. When he would throw the lovies out of the crib I would go back in, pretty quickly pick them up with no interaction, and leave immediately. If he did it again I would take a little longer to come back and maybe only give back the one most important lovey. Eventually he would get tired and lay down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-sleep-help-please#post-2780330 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 21:12:36 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2780330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That age sucks for the regression. </p> <p>We did cio but would stand right outside his door and say "I'm right here, it's ok!" And leave it open a crack. Then when we put him to bed we'd say "I'll be right outside the door". It worked really well.</p> <p>He would scream hysterically but going in just seemed to restart the process. Eventually we went from screaming every night (I guess we did cio for months without it working really. He'd cry 10-15 mins hard and then pass out) to not crying at all. The crying started around 19 months and lasted until 2 years when it got even worse and he was having multiple long wake ups. The standing outside the door was my husbands idea and worked like a charm.</p> <p>ETA: he's now 3.5 and for a long time now we just say good night and close the door and leave. Sometimes he's up for 30 minutes chatting away to himself. But there's no bed time drama. No getting out of bed. Chats for a bit and sleeps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-sleep-help-please#post-2780326 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:15:20 +0000 Waterbaby 2780326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LulaBee: ugh. Thanks! I really hate cio but seriously need some sleep. How long did it take? My guy is pretty stubborn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-sleep-help-please#post-2780325 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:14:01 +0000 Waterbaby 2780325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: I read about the regression but kept hoping it would end on its own. It’s mostly a problem when I put him to bed. Just shut the door and open in the am? 😭 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-sleep-help-please#post-2780324 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:11:59 +0000 Waterbaby 2780324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dahlia: We have been leaving the door open and sometimes leaving a night light. Definitely not ready to drop the nap and neither am I!! I’ve read about the sleep lady shuffle but didn’t have much success when he was little. Thanks for the solidarity! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-sleep-help-please#post-2780100 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:53:42 +0000 LulaBee 2780100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started CIO last week with my 22 month old based on advice from other Bees. It was rough, but last night she gave me a hug and a kiss and leaned into her crib, rolled over and went to sleep. I was AMAZED. She still has motn wakeups but I'm so impressed and proud of her. </p> <p>So my suggestion is CIO again. It sucks, but it works. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-sleep-help-please#post-2780042 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:21:40 +0000 gingerbebe 2780042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's a regression around that age that's pretty bad between 18 months to 2 years. I'd ride it out with CIO and then return all the lovies once he's asleep. My kids both do that and it's a ploy for attention. I just stop by and replace everything before I go to bed if I see something on the floor on the monitor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-sleep-help-please#post-2780040 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:10:04 +0000 Dahlia 2780040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Solidarity, mama. We also sleep trained DD around 6/7 months and she was a sleeping angel for a long time. Ever since about 22 months she's been more difficult, especially at bedtime. </p> <p>I've had some luck with the sleep lady shuffle - you start by staying in until they fall asleep, then move a little further from the crib for a few nights, and then further until you're out the door. We've also had some luck leaving a hall light on and giving her books and letting her "read" until she falls asleep. Most nights it still takes a while, but I can usually leave for decent periods of time before I need to go in for one more story or song. </p> <p>She's also started skipping nap some days at daycare and it's much easier to get her to go to sleep those nights. Do you think your LO might be ready to nap a little less? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-sleep-help-please#post-2780019 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 20:09:59 +0000 Waterbaby 2780019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ScarletBegonia: Thanks for this!! It made sense to me the first time because he didn’t know how to put himself to sleep but it was miserable. I also feel bad about the lovies and stuffed animals since he loves them so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-sleep-help-please#post-2780018 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 20:04:45 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2780018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The way that I made peace with CIO (repeatedly!) was that my son was miserable and crying whether I was there with him or not. I didn't seem to be a comfort to him and most nights was actively ramping up his crying and keeping him awake longer than he otherwise would have been. One night we decided to go 20 minutes before checking on him and he fell asleep at 19 minutes and slept through. The next night it was after about 5 minutes, and from then on its been pretty much fuss free. Your mileage may vary of course, but it was kind of the only way for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-sleep-help-please#post-2780015 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:59:23 +0000 Waterbaby 2780015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We sleep trained around 6/7 months and our son was mostly sleeping 11 hours and went to bed on his own- some crying at night and in the morning. Went to bed around 7 and woke up around 6. This summer he started waking up at night and/or early. He is a mess at bedtime. He throws all of his lovies/stuffed animals out and cries. I have to go in repeatedly to get him to sleep. It’s miserable and takes forever. He is currently crying in his crib now. 😞</p> <p>Other info- bedtime routine with bath, books, etc., Naps once at daycare (usually 1:30-3:30/4)</p> <p>When my husband puts him to bed things are much smoother. It still takes him a while to fall asleep but not the crying that I get.</p> <p>Any advice? My husband thinks we should do CIO again but I really don’t want to. </p>