Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Help!
I thought I would ask some of you in blogger world for ideas to help Sydney sleep at school. At home, I literally walk into her room, give her a silkie and a pacifier, and lay her down with a CD on. She will roll around and "talk" to herself for a couple of minutes and go right to sleep for a long nap. BUT... at school, she is having the hardest time!!! Her teachers think she is a social butterfly (Brent's genes I'm sure :) ) and she doesn't want to miss out on a thing. But when they put her in her bed, she will SCREAM and CRY until someone comes and gets her. First problem- they come and get her. But, there are other babies sleeping in the room, they can't just let her cry and cry. So, she is not giving herself time in her bed to put herself to sleep, and then if she does fall asleep and someone else wakes up, she wakes up crying and won't go back to sleep. HELP!!!! Any ideas? In Sydney's world, a sleepy baby = a very fussy baby and that is no fun for anyone at school or at home.
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Sorry I have no good advice, but I do have sympathy. At least she is a good sleeper at home. Thomas STILL does not sleep through the night! In MY world, a sleepy mommy=a cranky mommy=a cranky day for everyone! LOL
Maybe they could try rocking her?? Or try a special lovey only for daycare? Hope she can get some sleep at school soon.
So sorry!! I know that is miserable. Carter was the same way, I don't think he ever slept in the church nursery or mother's day out. Millie has to cry it out but she will eventually sleep. At church there is a 'nursing' room off of the baby room and we put a crib in there and that is where we put Millie down to sleep. Because if we didn't she would never settle. Do they have an area that they could lay her down alone and then if they had too they could try and move her. (Carter would take a little catnap in the swings outside. I think at that point they would try anything.)
Sorry no great advice but just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. - Amy
OK, so I'm not a mom, but what if you started letting her nap downstairs in the pack-n-play while you are bustling around so she can cry it out at home and get used to noise there? That may be a really stupid idea, again, I'm not a mom=not much help!
I like erins idea! maybe try a not so quiet nap time at home and maybe it will transfer to school! I.E. let Misty bark!
Do they make baby head phones? If she likes the music when she sleeps, maybe it would help her relax. I know some of you moms are probably laughing at me, but if they make sunglasses for dogs, why not headphones for babies??
Is she old enough to have a toy or something in her crib to keep her occupied while the other kids sleep?
I took Lexi a silkie to school and that helped a lot. They would pat her back and lay the silkie over her face which kind-of blocked out all the activity around her and she soon adapted.....but it was a pretty miserable process! Sorry you are having to endure it~
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