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how long for 15mo to settle in new room?

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drivingmisscrazy · 30/04/2010 21:37

Hi - just wondering if anyone has any tips. We've just moved DD (15 mo) to a new (smaller) room - I guess this is the worst possible age, really, given that she is highly conscious of her surroundings, but not big enough to be involved in the move (e.g. picking out things for her room etc). But it's irreversible now and bedtime for the last 2 nights has involved lots of crying - when I go up she is standing up, shouting and pointing at her old room (which is next door).

How long will it be before she goes back to her old routine (sleep at 7, minimal fuss), and is there anything I can do to help the transition? (all her familiar things are there, toys, pictures etc, routine unchanged) Am feeling terribly guilty about it, as the move is really for our convenience, and we should have done it when she was tiny and we moved her out of our bedroom. All the other transitions have been fine - clearly she is not quite as laid-back as we thought!

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clown7 · 01/05/2010 13:31

Hi we moved house twice within a few months and my DD (16 mo) was a bit unsettled for a while after the second move. I think it took a week or so for her to go back to normal. To help her, I spent quite a bit of time in the day time playing in her room with her so she became more comfortable for naps and night time. DD didn't resist bedtime much but started to wake in the night and chat for ages. i think she was just getting used to her new surroundings. I suppose the problem for your DD is that she can still see her old room so remembers it and wonders why she isn't in there, but i'm sure she'll be fine in a few days.

BertieBotts · 01/05/2010 13:34

Why is it irreversible? (Just curious, not attacking )

Can you try staying in the room with her until she falls asleep while she gets used to the room? Also are you doing lots of playing in there in the daytime so it is a familiar, happy environment?

drivingmisscrazy · 02/05/2010 20:34

thanks - well, irreversible because we have moved about 2000+ books, plus moved shelves and all furniture...I mean if it really didnt work, then well...but after 2 nights of protest she seems to have settled. ALthough she is Not Pleased, and has a tantrum if she goes into the old room and is removed from it. We did spend time playing in there with her yesterday which helped a lot - couldn't really do so the night we moved her because of all the hazards...she does seem ok, more or less. Funny little things, aren't they?

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