My 15 month old CRIES everytime she is put down in her crib

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My daughter is an EXCELLENT sleeper, once she gets to sleep that is. She ALWAYS cries herself to sleep. I have tried the pick-up/put-down method, the ferber method, separation technique. I tried each for 3-4 weeks consistently before trying something else. She cries from anywhere from 3-15 minutes. We have a bedtime routine that has been in place since she was 3 months old...bath, snack, brushing teeth, reading books, then bed.

I hate hearing her cry at night (or at naps for that matter) but I have no idea what else to do. My husband and I are wanting another baby and they would share a room but with TM crying EVERY NIGHT it is not a good situation.

It does sound distressing... has she always done this? is this full on crying? Or just whinging on & off? If she's an excellent sleeper otherwise, maybe this is just her (slightly unusual) method of getting to sleep? My DS makes a sound- kind of a moany / whingy sound- before going to sleep for about 10 mins and I know that's his own version of putting himself to sleep. Maybe the crying is something like that?

It's not unusual at all. All the babies I have ever known have done this. My own ds still does it at nap time and he's 20 months but always settled well at night without crying.

Does she stop crying if you stay with her? If so then I'd be tempted just to stay and rub her back or hold her hand til she's dropped off to sleep. I'm sure there will be people who disagree with that though but if she's a good sleeper then it shouldn't create any problems.

My ds just gets more and more manic if I stay with him and gets so angry that I'm not picking him up so I have to leave him. Usually within 5-10 minutes he's asleep. If it went on for much longer I'd have to go get him cos I hate leaving him but like I said he only does it at nap time not bedtime so it's not too bad.

My friend's babies all do this and they just leave them. I think a lot of babies/ toddlers just fight sleep and are angry at being left so all you can do is tell them you love them but it's time to go to sleep then leave.

She will grow out of it- my eldest did at around 2.5

My second settles to sleep without a whimper- go for it.