https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 28 May 2026 08:45:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-suggestions-for-helping-a-very-active-baby-sleep#post-875887 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 05:03:08 +0000 Kemma 875887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: @rachiecakes: @katsupgirl: </p> <p>Ah, well at least I'm not alone in having a super active baby! Here's hoping we pass through this phase sooner rather than later! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-suggestions-for-helping-a-very-active-baby-sleep#post-874218 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:46:10 +0000 katsupgirl 874218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unfortunately, I'm in a similar boat and have no advice. I'm just trying to be patient and hope this phase passes quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-suggestions-for-helping-a-very-active-baby-sleep#post-873893 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:43:24 +0000 rachiecakes 873893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around that age it was really hard to get DS to sleep. Our normal 'bath-lotion-book-nurse-sleep' routine didn't works anymore. I just let him stand and sit up and play until he finally fell asleep (he didn't cry, he just didn't want to lie down and sleep). </p> <p>At 18mths his normal bedtime is around 9pm and he sleeps until 6:30/7am, one nap during the day. He's always been a really active kid and never one to sleep from 7pm to 9am or "sleep in". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-suggestions-for-helping-a-very-active-baby-sleep#post-873876 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:36:17 +0000 Weagle 873876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went through this around that age, and it was awful! There were times that I did physically restrain LO. I would lay her down and then rub her head while keeping one hand on her chest/back until she went to sleep. We also did lots of car naps. In the end, the best trick was time. One day she just reached for her crib and went to sleep. She's been napping more consistently and better than she ever did before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-suggestions-for-helping-a-very-active-baby-sleep#post-873654 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 05:21:09 +0000 Kemma 873654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd really love some thoughts / suggestions / opinions on dealing with a wee babe who doesn't like to lie down in her cot.</p> <p>My wee girl is a very active eight month old who is busy crawling, climbing and starting to cruise along the furniture. She has always been a reasonable sleeper but the last two months have been pretty rough due to the appearance of six (!) new teeth and all the developmental stuff she's had going on. We've been surviving sleep with a combo of bed-sharing and independent sleep in her cot.</p> <p>I usually nurse to sleep for naps and bedtime and transferring her to the cot has never been too much of an issue. Prior to her hitting six months old she was capable of "self-soothing" and could happily put herself to sleep but with her new ability to stand, unless she's asleep when she goes in the cot she just stands herself right up again and hollers! I'm pretty sure that she's having trouble switching off because of all her new skills and development that she has going on.</p> <p>The last couple of nights she's woken each time I've tried to transfer her to the cot and this has resulted in lots of shouting and tears from both of us! Tonight I resorted to lying her down and leaning over her while using my torso to stop her sitting / standing up while patting her back, she cried for a few minutes and finally fell asleep. I'm not sure how I feel about physically "restraining" her in order to get her to sleep but I feel like I'm running out of ways to get her to sleep and I'm complete uncomfortable with leaving her to cry in her cot for more than a few minutes while I collect myself (and hope that she might just lie down on her own accord!).</p> <p>Does anybody have an suggestions or ideas that I could try?</p> <p>Thanks in advance and apologies for the novel :-) </p>