It started sometime just before we decided to put Julia in a bed. She suddenly refused to go to bed in her room, and instead fell asleep on the couch. Sometime before Ryun went to bed, he would bring her up to bed and she would spend the night in her own room, with few exceptions. It was not ideal, but at least she was in bed at a normal hour and not screaming crying about starting the night in her room. Sometime about a month or two ago (I am so tired I have lost track) she started waking up screaming and scared every single night, about 4-5 hours after falling asleep usually. Trying to console and convince her to go back to sleep in her own room has not worked, so she has been spending every single night in our bed. This means I have been getting a crappy nights sleep, and, dude, I can't take it anymore.
So, I am looking for any suggestions you have toward accomplishing the following:
Julia, going to bed in her own room awake, every night, around 7:30 (ish) falling asleep, staying asleep through the night, and waking up around 7. I would like for this to happen every night but, for right now I'd settle for 50% of the time, or even 30 %.
So if you have some miracle solution, or even something that you think may work? Please, share!
Growing out of it? Identifying if there is something bothering her about the room? Maybe a shadow being cast? A noise? Did something change? We helped similar things by moving furniture, repositioning beds, that kind of thing, but it's hardly surefire. It helps to get the kid in on it, getting her excited about her room again.
ReplyDeleteYou could try an item that plays soothing music and casts stars and other shapes on the ceiling. You can find them at Wal-mart and Target. I think I've even seen a Disney one. Or maybe set up a princess tent in her room with a kiddy flashlight and see if she'll sleep in that. Tell her she is pretend camping. :D
ReplyDeleteYou could also put different glow shapes all over her walls and ceiling. I have stars on mine.
We put music on for Meg b/c we had same problem let her pick the music and maybe a reward for her like a toy or webkinz if she stays in for say 3 nites, or a ticket for mom lunch out or something.
ReplyDeleteSomething age appropriate.