https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 18:21:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-sleep-training-a-25-year-old#post-2769018 Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:47:31 +0000 mamacat2 2769018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My two and a half year old had been a great sleeper until a few months ago, when we went through something similar to what you're describing with waking up, very upset. We did a modified version of some sleep training we'd done with her as a baby (check in after five minutes of crying, then ten minutes, then twenty minutes, until we eventually didn't have to return to her room...). But I think the thing that ultimately helped her the most was giving her a light up stuffed elephant that projects stars on her ceiling and sings lullabies. I was concerned this thing would keep her awake instead, but it's actually really helped her feel in "control" of something to feel good about falling back asleep. She can press the buttons to make the stars show up (which she loves) and I think the music provides a bit of a happy distraction while she falls back asleep. We made a big deal about the elephant living in her crib to keep her company at night, and that she can turn him on if she wakes up. </p> <p>We debated switching her to a toddler bed when she was waking up through the night a lot - in hopes of maybe just getting the changes out of way, but ended up deciding to postpone it since she had been such a great sleeper before. We gave her a month or two of getting back in a good routine sleeping in her crib, and have been easily able to make the transition to the toddler bed now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-sleep-training-a-25-year-old#post-2768906 Mon, 21 Aug 2017 09:21:08 +0000 bhbee 2768906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>following because we are in the same boat. our 2.5yo wakes between 3-5am usually and because there is already a daybed in there (he is in the crib), one of us usually ends up falling asleep which is both a bad habit and not helpful for our mornings since we need to get up before him to get ready. he will calm down immediately if we sleep in there. we've tried waiting for him to fall back asleep but it seems to take forever and he always "catches" us on the way out and it starts over. we've also tried sitting outside the door singing but he never seems to go all the way back asleep unless one of us does too (and we're so tired at 4am waiting it out is hard!). usual wake time we want to get him to is 6:30. he can stay in the crib that long no problem if we are in there.</p> <p>so I'm hoping for great advice from someone and you are definitely not alone!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-sleep-training-a-25-year-old#post-2768894 Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:20:55 +0000 erinbaderin 2768894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did have to resleep train B at about that age, but he had different problems so I'm not sure how much what we learned will help - he couldn't fall asleep on his own, he had to be holding one of our hands. So we did the shuffle - moved further away from his bed over a period of days. Maybe you could do that for night wakeups? For the first couple of nights you go in and sleep on the floor next to her crib without taking her out, then you'd go in and maybe sit on the floor in the middle of the room, then at the door, etc? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-sleep-training-a-25-year-old#post-2768879 Mon, 21 Aug 2017 07:04:12 +0000 Oliviapope 2768879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our 2.5 year old has generally been a good sleeper. Lately she is waking 1 or 2 times a night. Screaming and not settling down. If I go to her she falls asleep on me in the recliner in her room and loses it when I put her back in the crib. If her dad goes to her he can usually settle her down and get her back in. He usually takes her overnight. And when I do have to get up for her, I now wind up bringing her into bed where she immediately falls asleep and sleeps well - usually an hour later than if she were in her crib.</p> <p>She goes to bed between 7:30-8:30. If she sleeps all night she is usually up around 6. She takes a two to three hour nap each afternoon. She sleeps in a crib, at grandmas house she sleeps in a pack and play. (She goes there once a week, she's at daycare a few days a week and naps on a mar for two hours.)</p> <p>She slept through the night consistently around ten months - we did a lot of giving her 5-10 min to cry and she'd settle herself down. She's had phases were she regressed since then, but they seemed to be tied to illness or something short term so even if she'd have wakeups for a couple of weeks, she'd get back to sleeping through the night.</p> <p>What do we do? I want her to get rest, us to get rest. Not opposed to having her sleep with us but since we never bedshared before I think we might all be more comfortable/rested if she stays in her crib.</p> <p>Also - we are moving and we will set up her bed as a crib in the new house to be consistent, but will likely turn it into a bed in the first month or two. She seems interested in having a bed. Also we will be working on potty training then too - her classroom at daycare will support that starting in a couple of weeks, and our new house is set up better (bathrooms on both floors) to get us all more consistent: right now she goes on the toilet in the mornings and nights but not consistently throughout the day.</p> <p>As I write all this it's clear there's a lot going on (or about to) that could disrupt her sleep! But I wanted to put r all out there.</p> <p>Did you have to re sleep train your toddler? How did you do it? Part of me wonders if it's us with the bad habits, not her. Thanks for any advice. </p>