Hi all!
So we have an almost 14 month old LG. At 6 months old she transitioned into her own room and crib really well. At 9 months old she had a bout of V&D Bug which left her vomiting a lot in the night so we moved her to our bed to keep an eye on her for fear of choking.
Since then she has had one thing after another and now we're trying to get her back in to her room. We know that persistence is the key. Last night was night one. We all fell asleep in our bed and then we scooped her up and tried to pop her in her crib. I know many say not to do it when they're asleep but our LG is very much the screamer and only escalates. She did wake up and start crying and screaming but we kept her in the crib taking it in turns to leave the room for a few mins and then return. We avoided fussing her too much and mostly just sat there so she could see us and knew we were there. We left her when she was calm and watched her via the monitor in our room. The problem is that she stayed awake for six hours. Calm as anything. Sometimes she just sat there, sometimes she walked around chatting, sometimes she lied down but got back up. The last few hours of the night was spent with her mostly just sat there, not doing anything. Awake but calm and that makes me feel very guilty and and an awful parent. She stayed awake the whole night fighting the sleep so her routine for the day is now out of whack.
I know we have to persevere tonight and that's fine but what I wanted to ask is, does anyone have any advice or have had anything similar where their kid stays awake (not crying) and fights the sleep? Is it ok to leave them like that as we both feel distraught and like we've failed as parents?
Thank you. x