My DS has always preferred sleeping on me rather than in his cot for his naps, but after a month of a solid routine where he napped on our bed, we moved to his cot as he was in danger of rolling off our bed.
This worked brilliantly for about a week, then as of two days ago he's worked out how to pull himself up to standing in his cot (he's cruising round the rest of the house, so clearly doesn't think he should stop in the cot).
What should I do? Right now I can hear happy exploratory noises as he does circuits, but the sleep ain't happening, and I know he'll be a grumpy nightmare later.
Is this standing thing a phase? Should I just keep going back in and lying him down until he gets the message? Or rock him to sleep on me? At what point do I shrug and give up on this nap period?
He does sleep well at night - goes down at 8, falls asleep immediately and wakes again at 7am, so for the moment that's fine. But right now he's existing on cat naps of 30 min during the day, usually in the car or buggy, and it's not enough.
Any help, please? The thought of months of this is really depressing. Would it be so bad to cuddle him to sleep on my lap, or would this be creating problems for the future?
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7.5 month standing up in cot - how long does this last??
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GumtreeGirl · 04/09/2009 09:24
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