https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:15:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-after-drowsy-but-awake#post-2156233 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:08:47 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2156233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If he knows how to go to sleep on his own already then you should just be able to transition to reading a story or singing a song. To answer your question, yes I just put him in his crib/bed and say goodnight and walk out after we read sing and pray. for us the key is timing. If we put him down too early he wants to play. Too late and he's overtired and cries. But if we put him to bed in his ideal window he will go right to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-after-drowsy-but-awake#post-2156222 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:00:33 +0000 ShootingStar 2156222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 17m and kind of in a phase where he's not into being rocked to sleep any more. While I'm holding him he gestures to get put in the crib. He likes it if I hang out for a while, but the time I haven't he's fussed for about a minute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-after-drowsy-but-awake#post-2155890 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:20:58 +0000 Mrs. J 2155890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We read a few books and I sing, but he's generally awake when I put my 17mo in the crib. Sometimes he's giggling, sometimes he fusses, sometimes he just rolls over and doesn't care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-after-drowsy-but-awake#post-2155885 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:15:52 +0000 Anagram 2155885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyTsMom: My LO is the worst sleeper in the world, but she's always been pretty good at going to sleep by herself. We just do her bedtime routine (she's already very tired during that), and I sing a short song while holding her and then I put her down awake and she just rolls over and goes to sleep.</p> <p>BUT...that hasn't stopped her from having lots of overnight wakeups. Still, at 21 months. What fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-after-drowsy-but-awake#post-2155852 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:52:21 +0000 PurplePeony 2155852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put DD to bed with a book and she "reads" to her stuffed animals for a bit. She's usually out within about 10 minutes. I think we started this sometime around 12 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-after-drowsy-but-awake#post-2155850 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:50:33 +0000 Madison43 2155850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, my 18 month old goes into her crib wide awake and talks/ sings to herself for a few minutes to settle down. At 11 months, she still liked to get super drowsy with her head on my shoulder before she wanted to go into the crib. He'll get there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-after-drowsy-but-awake#post-2155830 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:41:06 +0000 BabyTsMom 2155830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So LO is 11 months old and a good sleeper. He started sttn on his own at 5 months, but we did sleep train for going to bed around 4 months. Since then, we have established solid routines for naps and bedtime. He gets placed in his crib "drowsy but awake" most of the time. Some days, he fights it more so we end up holding him until he gets drowsy, or is practically asleep before we set him down. The holding part of our routine can take 2-20 minutes, depending on his mood I guess.</p> <p>We don't mind continuing this, but A) He's getting heavy! and B) I can't imagine it working on a more aware, verbal one-year-old/toddler. </p> <p>Is sleep training (again) in our future? Are you moms of toddlers actually able to plop your kids into their cribs and leave them, wide awake? If so, how did you get to that point? </p>