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Found DS standing in his cot!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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wellsie · 01/09/2004 09:43

DS is 8mths today and this morning I went into him and found him standing in his cot.
Couldn't believe it. He's been trying to pull himslef up on things but with no success until today obviously!
The thing that's worrying me is that he isn't very strong when standing and what if he topples over and smacks his head off the cot?
I've just put him down to sleep again but I can hear him up there messing about - it's been 20mins and he's still not asleep.
Is this how things are going to be? When I put him down to sleep is he just going to stand straight back up again?
We have him in a grobag and I'm wondering if we should try tucking him in again, but I suspect that he will just wriggle straight out of that.
Can someone please advise me on what to do or how to deal with this.

Also, this morning he finally out grew his bouncer - he crawled out of it!

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PicadillyCircus · 01/09/2004 09:48

DS (9 months) has recently started to stand up against things - I think his cot was the first place he tried it. If he is properly sleepy then he doesn't stand up, but if he isn't then he will pull himself up and shake the bars to be let out!

He also hasn't really got the hang of sitting down yet - he is more likely just to stay there and yell to be sat down again - he hasn't fallen over yet. I have found that particularly for day time sleeps he is needing more settling at the moment.

DS is also in a grobag - the amount of wriggling he does I know that he would wake up if he was in blankets.

Thank you for suggestions on nappy changing yetserday by the way - sadly DS is still very firmly against it...

bundle · 01/09/2004 09:48

dd2 stood up at 6 months and two weeks later cruised. you have my sympathy...

Heathcliffscathy · 01/09/2004 09:56

yup, ds has been doing this for months now. he also pulls open his curtains as if so say 'aha! you can't fool me, it's daytime mummy!' at 6am

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wellsie · 01/09/2004 09:59

Oh come on peeps, I need positives not negatives, like he'll stop doing it........

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Twiglett · 01/09/2004 10:04

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PicadillyCircus · 01/09/2004 10:05

DS is better at doing it now - he can sit down on his own in the cot (at least that must be what the bumps are I think!)

And we've had no problems with his night time sleeping at all

And it does make them look really sweet

And it has made me realise that teething rails on cots aren't a complete con

bundle · 01/09/2004 10:06

sorry wellsie, no turning back...

Heathcliffscathy · 01/09/2004 10:07

wellsie, i don't really see it as a negative...i think it's lovely that in the morning ds calls me and is standing waiting for me and sort of bouncing up and down excitedly. sorry to disappoint you, but once they can do something, i don't think they can undo it iyswim. and i think trying to stop them (btw, ds is in a grobag, makes no difference) might actually increase the risk of them bumping themselves.

if it's stopping him from sleeping in the night, or at nap time, that i think will change (just keep going in and lying him down, or alternatively, let him get on with it). does he know how to get back down himself? if not, then spend lots and lots of time practising this with him during the day, once he gets the hang of it (and he will pretty soon) the standing up thing becomes no more of an issue than any other form of waking.

hope this helps a bit...

Heathcliffscathy · 01/09/2004 10:08

crossed posts with everyone else

edam · 01/09/2004 11:05

Interesting theory about falling Twiglett, I'd always assumed it was just because kids are closer to the ground / less stiff than adults.

gothicmama · 01/09/2004 11:08

dd climbed out of hers (well pulled herself up and toppled out )luckily onto our bed we then put her in a toddler bed

aloha · 01/09/2004 11:20

I think it's great! Well done to your advanced - and ambitious! - little boy.

kiwicath · 01/09/2004 11:53

Well done your little chap! My rugrat is 8 months too and although sitting up, has no intention of using his legs to stand or crawl. If toy is out of reach will be content to stay where he is and play with his willy instead. Good luck with his new skills - major learning curve for all of you I should think .

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wellsie · 01/09/2004 12:50

LOL Kiwicath!
I know this is a good thing that DS has learnt to do and I have to say that my eyes filled up when I saw him standing there this morning, the trouble is he is being a real pain now at sleep times, both this morning and lunchtime he has taken ages to settle and I keep hearing lots of little bumps with the ocassional whaaaa.
We've just done CC so am reluctant to undo this with me going in to him everytime I hear a bump so I've left him to it - am I bad mummy for doing this?
Twiglett, your post has made me a bit better about the whole falling over issue, thanks.

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Heathcliffscathy · 01/09/2004 12:56

you are not a bad mummy. if he really hurts himself he will let you know don't worry!

aloha · 01/09/2004 13:58

I suspect he's just very excited about this amazing new thing he can do. Imagine how you'd feel if you suddenly discovered you could, say, fly . I expect things will go back to normal once the thrill wears off a bit.

Twiglett · 01/09/2004 18:04

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kiwicath · 01/09/2004 21:21

Wellsie, I'm sort of going thru the same thing only ... horizontally. Up until now I've found him in the exact same position as I put him down 12 hours beforehand - on his back. Even though he's been rolling for ages, he's just started doing it when I pop him into bed in the evenings. He gets all excited, flips over and finds it's not as much fun as he thought it would be expecially after bonking his head. He's been getting all upset and thinks it's wonderful when I come back in to turn him over and tuck him back in - afraid it's becoming a bit of a game . Going to let him sort himself out tomorrow night ..... probably . Really hard standing back and letting them get on with it. I guess we've got a whole lot more letting go to come.

kiwicath · 01/09/2004 21:24

Whoops, bed for me - my spelling is getting atroshus!!!

ladymuck · 01/09/2004 21:29

Hmm, can't answer all your questions, other than you will cope! He will still sleep...

Ds2 started this trick only last week - and he's just turned 15 months!

Grizzly · 01/09/2004 21:51

Wellsie - can't add much to this, except to say that ds was 11 months before he could stand up without grobag (about a month ago, when it was really warm and I was putting him down for daytime naps in just nappy). It was murder for a while, took 30 mins plus to settle him in the day - he just kept flipping over and standing up. After about a week he gave up and returned to sleeping well. However he is just over 12 months now and has learned to stand up in his grobag and I can sense the whole thing starting up again. It took 25 mins or so tonight to settle him (very unusual, normally takes 2 minutes). Just remember - it is probably just a phase, and congratulate yourself on his early development.

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