https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:26:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reversing-bad-sleep-habits#post-1396179 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:05:31 +0000 Freckles 1396179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@katiec: @Sammyfab: I think i'll have DH put her down this week, and if it doesn't get better we'll have to use reason and CIO. She's a bit impulsive so i'm not sure if the toddler clock will work quite yet...we may visit that idea next week. Thanks ladies!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reversing-bad-sleep-habits#post-1396161 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:58:17 +0000 Sammyfab 1396161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definitely have your DH do bedtime for at least a week if she seems to go down better for him. </p> <p>You might also want to try some sort of toddler clock and explain to her that if she wakes up she has to wait until it changes colour before she can call for you. At this age, they understand way more than we give them credit for! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reversing-bad-sleep-habits#post-1396074 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:27:37 +0000 katiec 1396074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been going through something similar with my 23 month old daughter. She was also waking up several times a night screaming for mommy &amp; daddy. After over a month of trying to help her sleep by staying with her/going in to help her back to sleep (which wasn't working well), we decided to let her cry it out. We explained to her that we were going to sleep in our bed, and she was going to sleep in her bed like a big girl. It took 3 nights. The first was bad - she cried/whined for almost 4 hours, and was up several times throughout the night. The next two were much better - no more than 5 minutes of crying when we left the room, and she slept through the night for the first time in over a month. We're on day 5, and there's hardly any crying anymore, she's sleeping through, and waking up well-rested and happy. It was extremely difficult that first night, but I knew it was what was best for her and our family in the long run. I make sure to praise her every morning for being such a good/big girl and sleeping "all" night in her bed - all by herself! Good luck to you, whatever you choose to do!<br /> ps- rule out an ear infection or health problem first - this contributed to our problems starting in the first place. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reversing-bad-sleep-habits#post-1396022 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:11:26 +0000 Freckles 1396022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: On Saturday she actually went back to sleep when she came into bed with us so i was hoping the same thing would happen this morning. Nope, she started clapping her hands because she wanted music. Doing CIO is so much harder when they're toddlers. I don't know why i thought it was hard when they were babies! 1 million times easier! I think i may have to ask DH to do it this week...i'm feeling like a zombie today! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reversing-bad-sleep-habits#post-1395977 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:58:03 +0000 Rubies 1395977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh nooooo...<br /> First, regarding the morning: If she wakes up before 6am, I just CIO. 6am is my bare minimum...Anything before that, she just has to deal with it.</p> <p>As for bedtime: I would see if DH can do it...It seemed to have worked a small miracle that one night. Also, in general, I would CIO only because I think she's learned that if she cries enough, you will stay with her, which is obviously what she wants. But I know you're not wanting to CIO so I guess until this phase ends, DH might have to do bedtimes.</p> <p>HUGS! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reversing-bad-sleep-habits#post-1395868 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:30:39 +0000 Freckles 1395868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO (almost 22 months) is going through some major attachment issues, and it's really affected her sleep these days.</p> <p>When i put her to sleep, she will cry for me to sleep next to her. Sometimes i'll give in, sometimes i'll insist on just holding her through the crib slats until she falls asleep. Unfortunately, this has lead to her waking up anywhere from 5:30 to 6:45 screaming for me. The 6:45 i can deal with, but that means LO is getting less than 10 hours of sleep which is not enough. It affects her moods and makes her more susceptible to tantrums.</p> <p>On Saturday i had bad food poisoning so DH put her to sleep (which was greeted with frantic screaming and crying). But she ended up sleeping straight until 7:45am without her calling for me. </p> <p>This morning she woke up screaming at 5:45am. We brought her to our bed but she didn't sleep and just wanted to play. </p> <p>I need your advice. Do i just have DH put her to sleep? Do i put her to sleep but then not stay in the room until she falls asleep? I'm a little too weak these days to do cry-it-out with my toddler. :( </p>