My 11 month daughter, in the last 3 days, has developed a bad habit and I just don't know what to do.
She has always been so good at bedtime - bath, bottle, book and bed. BUT since Monday this has all changed . She has learnt how to sit herself up, kneel and stand in the cot. I know she can sit from a standing position but I don't think she is able to lay herself back down from a sitting position.
At first she's very pleased with herself and then when I lay her back down she starts to cry and pull herself up. I ignore her and walk out and she continues to cry.
I have left her to cry but she just cries and cries and cries until she's so exhausted that when I go back to her room I can lay her down and she'll stay down....but this doesn't feel like she's learning she shouldn't do this. Also if she wakes in the night she automatically sits up and gets upset. It took me 2 hours to get her to sleep last night. I just left her but she just there whimpering.
I just don't know what to do?
My husband has suggested that I sew her sleeping bag to the mattress but somehow I don't think that's the answer!