https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:39:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1877660 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 15:55:42 +0000 Meagan2014 1877660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For anyone interested, I found a list of sleep consultants online. They all seem to have great blogs about sleep, and have post frequently asked questions. It looks like they all do a free Q&amp;A once a week. Maybe be worth a try! </p> <p><a href="http://www.familysleepinstitute.com/child-sleep-consultant-certification/graduates/" rel="nofollow">http://www.familysleepinstitute.com/child-sleep-consultant-certification/graduates/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1866368 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:51:13 +0000 mrs. wagon 1866368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>BTW thank you everyone for your advice and support ;) So very helpful, and cheered me up today for sure!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1866366 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:50:41 +0000 mrs. wagon 1866366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: @aegie: @NovBaby1112: @edelweiss: @winniebee: This is a little what I'm afraid of but at the same time kind of thinking is the key. I honestly wouldn't mind if she came to our bed at 3:30 or 4am, as long as she actually came to sleep. Maybe this weekend we'll change her crib into a toddler bed and see what happens. Dear God, help us all.</p> <p>@fairy: ugh, 3 hours straight, that is horrible :( Our worst has been 1.5 hours and that was brutal. </p> <p>@HabesBabe: we've tried the checks but I think she's too old for it or something. She just can NOT calm down no matter what and she goes straight to the red zone. Ugh!! </p> <p>@Cherrybee: hehe, that's our something drastic as well! Ahhh!! </p> <p>@LuLu Mom: so glad to know I'm not alone!! I was VERY glad when LMW started at least going down at night on her own again... sitting in her doorway each night at bedtime was brutal, especially when the other kid has to be put to bed as well! The one thing we did differently that made her stop was we gave her a Minnie Mouse plush doll and I kept stressing to her that it was for BIG girls. And I'd ask her "are you a BIG girl??" and she'd proudly say "I BIG girl!" and I said "Big girls don't cry in the bed, right?" and made her repeat "I no cry in the bed, I'm a big girl". She loved that, so I did that a TON during dinner and before bedtime. Then as I put her to bed I kept saying it over and over again. She still freaked out and I still had to sit there. But the next night Wagon Sr. did it and she went down without crying! </p> <p>I just don't know how to get it to translate to the middle of the night. Obviously when she's just woken up, she doesn't care about being a big girl, she just wants to be a baby that's held to go back to sleep :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1866036 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:04:54 +0000 LuLu Mom 1866036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 24 months in 2 weeks, and we are dealing with the exact same thing. She doesn't go down at night, usually falls asleep on our living room floor. And then she's in our room crying at 3:30 (she's in a big girl bed, so she can easily get out of her bed/room.) We've been so bad and just pull her in bed with us and she goes right back to sleep. However the last 3 nights its been closer to midnight that she's made her way and I know it's because she's becoming too comfortable sleeping with us. </p> <p>We've tried everything, we bought her a Doc McStuffin pillow doll to sleep/cuddle with, this doll lives in her bed and isn't allowed to leave it, it worked for a night and now she doesn't care, she just "tucks" her in and then. We had a sticker chart that if she got 5 she could get a prize, nothing works. Following for help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1866013 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 11:54:27 +0000 ineebee 1866013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3:30 this morning??? That is rough! :( :( Wanna follow this thread to see what you guys end up doing and if it gets any better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1865921 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:58:54 +0000 edelweiss 1865921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>in our experience we have tried not to change anything, just ride it out, but we're talking about a few nights at a time where LO has random MOTN wakeups and needs a couple of hours to go back to bed.</p> <p>but if your family has been dealing with this for weeks, first of all my heart goes out to you. i know you've been through other regressions--have they lasted this long? i agree with @NovBaby1112: that trying a toddler or floor bed might be a good idea. from what i've read about LMW, she could love the new independence and freedom (which has its downsides, too, but hopefully the benefits will outweigh).</p> <p>calling a sleep consultant is also an option. sometimes it helps to talk to someone who has a lot of experience with lots of kids/babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1865912 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:53:36 +0000 NovBaby1112 1865912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Poor wagon family! That really sounds rough :sad: I'm sure its even tougher bc you can't CIO with her, or she will vomit, if I remember from your last regression? Honestly, if it were me I would try a toddler or floor bed and see how she does. LMW sounds a lot like my LO- stubborn and independent!- and my LO actually is sleeping better in a floor bed than she did in her crib. Yes, I do have to occasionally go into her room when she wakes in the MOTN looking for me, but she goes back to bed very quickly. Plus- I get SO much more rest bc I am able to just sleep next to her in bed if needed, instead of trying to get her to go back to sleep and putting her in crib/rinse repeat thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1865909 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:52:44 +0000 winniebee 1865909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a regression from 24-25 months mostly affecting naps. Having another at 28 months also affecting naps. I think his 2y molars bother him and he does cry more at bed time too and overall sleeps less. I'm trying to ride it out and not put him in a bed quite yet since I'm pretty sure he will never nap again once we switch him. But you might switch her and at least then you can lay in bed with her in her bed if she wakes up super early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1865907 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:51:36 +0000 Cherrybee 1865907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does sitting on the floor, rocking backwards and forwards and crying count as "something drastic"? That's what I usually do! </p> <p>@mrs. wagon: That sounds horrific. I hope you get some respite very soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1865857 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:35:45 +0000 HabesBabe 1865857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When C was having sleep issues around 23ish months (when we brought H home), we did sleep training with checks. It worked for her because she was old enough to understand us and somehow fell asleep by the 3rd check! I didn't think it would work AT ALL but maybe it would with you guys, too? It'll suck for WJ the first 1-2 early mornings (maybe start this weekend so you don't have work/school to deal with?) but it'll correct itself in the long run.</p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1865843 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:31:48 +0000 fairy 1865843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's really rough dealing with sleep regression and teething but I try to not make long-term changes for a short-term problem, so I just keep trucking. I started sending in my husband to put her back to sleep in her last bout of teething because 3hrs of trying to put her down for bed in the middle of the night is my limit D: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1865771 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:05:27 +0000 aegie 1865771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yikes. This sounds like my stubborn daughter too. I ended up just falling asleep in the room like her for a few days to comfort her that I was right there. After a few days of that, I would leave the room until she started crying again, but that was happening a lot less frequently and now I just leave and she hasn't (knock on wood) cried out for me anymore. I also use the onaroo ok to wake owl. Basically she's not allowed to leave the crib until the owl turns green. she doesnt mind staying in the crib now because she knows it WILL turn green. And once it does, she screams, "its green, morning time, i awake." This prevents all of us from having to start our day too early. I have it set for 7AM so I can be up and start her lunch for daycare before I go get her. LMW sounds like she would def catch on to the ok to wake concept really quickly. That might solve your too early wake ups. More often than not, rolling around in her crib helps her fall asleep for a some extra sleep since she's quiet and has nothing else to do but wait. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1865675 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:17:49 +0000 loveisstrange 1865675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a massive regression for several months right after she turned two, but that was because we had a huge move with a 6 hour time difference and switched her to a twin bed. It was brutal, but we didnt really change a ton. We just sort of rode it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1865672 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:14:53 +0000 looch 1865672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we had a major sleep regression at around 20 months, it was time to switch him out of the crib to a regular bed. I was shocked that was the solution that finally worked, I wasn't prepared to move him that early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-anything-drastic-when-dealing-with-a-sleep-regression#post-1865630 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 08:52:20 +0000 mrs. wagon 1865630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, LMW is in the middle of yet ANOTHER sleep regression. To be honest, it's not too bad-- she goes down for bed just fine after a week or two of screaming every bedtime and us having to sit in her doorway. So the only issue left is that she wakes up super early, stands in her crib and screams. Oh, she turned 2 in July so she's 26 months.</p> <p>She's been doing this for WEEKS now, so this means EVERY night she wakes us up around 4am and we have to do SOMEthing. Sometimes we go and sit in her room and she'll fall back asleep. Sometimes we bring her into our bed and she'll fall back asleep. Sometimes Wagon Sr. takes her for an EARLY morning run and she'll fall asleep in the stroller. But most times she WON'T fall back asleep no matter what we do, so it's a matter of entertaining her for a few hours before the family is up for the day. </p> <p>Everyone is suffering from lack of sleep. If we let her scream for more than 10 minutes or so (and she will NOT stop, trust me) she wakes up Wagon Jr. which just makes the situation so much worse. (We HAVE let her scream for up to an hour but she does not go back to sleep... she ends up vomiting.) Best case scenario, we go to her REALLY quickly and get her to lie back down calmly and she's still in a sleepy state, so she'll fall back asleep within 15 minutes. Worst case scenario, she won't calm down no matter what we do so we just get up for the day. Typical schedule: she wakes at 4am, we struggle to get her back down from 4-5:30am, we're up for the day.</p> <p>Last night the wakeup was at 3:30am. I don't even know what happened. I think Wagon Sr. got her to fall back asleep around 5:30, and he sat in the chair in her room. He tried several times to sit in her doorway like we usually do and sneak out, but she kept checking to see if he was still there, and when he wasn't, she'd stand and scream and it all started all over again.</p> <p>Obviously we're not first timers at this but we're pretty much at wits end with her now. I'm ready to do something drastic-- either switch her crib out into a toddler bed, or put a bed in her room and have one of us go over and sleep in there with her when she has her morning wakeup. We haven't done either because we know it's a slippery slope with sleeping on a bed in her room, and she hasn't tried to climb out of her crib yet... but I just do NOT know what else to do. </p> <p>I am open to ANY suggestions!!! </p>