My handsome baby boy has just started not wanting to sleep in his crib. He is almost 8 months. Before this he would sleep in his crib just fine maybe waking up once and then immediately going back to bed. I have no idea what has brought this on. We are keeping the same routine nothing has changed so I am at a loss as to why he would suddenly not want to sleep in his crib. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
My son was the same way. We had him in a toddler bed before he was 1. It was my husband's idea, I didn't think that it would work. My son didn't try to climb out of bed, it worked. He was happier in the bed.
what brought this on is that babies change and develop and grow.
this will keep happening for the next couple of decades, but never so quickly as the first year of life.
don't be surprised by your infant constantly growing and changing. it's a good thing.
make him a nest of blankets and stuffed animals on the floor, and keep on trucking until the next switcheroo.
khairete
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My daughter did this at that age too. It took her 3 nights to train me not to put her in her crib or else she would get so upset she would throw up.
We coslept until she was 2 1/2 years old. Good luck!
Your routine might not have changed, but your son has - they do that a lot the first few years. Our sons started becoming more and more aware of the world around them. It was harder to get them to fall asleep because they were just so interested in what was going on - things they saw, things they heard. They were easily distracted, so even if they were sleeping, the noises would keep them awake. When they woke in the middle of the night, they would have trouble going back to sleep because they were alone and wanted to be near Mom or Dad.
I think that's why so many people choose to co-sleep. When baby wakes in the middle of the night, he/she sees Mom and/or Dad and relaxes and goes back to sleep. I can't tell you how much more sleep I got once we decided to co-sleep.
I didn't have this problem but if I did, I'd probably sleep in his room for awhile so in case he woke, I catch him stirring and maybe get him to go back down before he got worked up.
The biggest question is, what are you going to do about it if he persists?
One poster mentioned teething. That's definitely a possibility. If you started going in to him and holding him or walking him, then he realizes he can get this from you and cries in order to get more of your attention, fighting sleep rather than going to sleep.
It's really unusual for a baby to not try to crawl out of a bed and leave the room. Cribs are to keep a baby safe and in one place. If you don't want him to leave the crib yet, keep putting him in it.
You might try what one mom here talked about, and I thought it was a good idea if you can stand to do it. She would sit on the floor and put her hand through the crib slats and touch his leg. He would finally sit down and then lay down to be close to her, once he figured out that no amount of crying was going to result in her picking him up. She'd stroke his leg until he fell asleep. In a few nights she didn't have to do that anymore. He got through the "hiccup" of not wanting to be in the crib.
If I were you, I'd go this route rather than putting the crib mattress in the floor and then having to deal with him trying to come out of the room, standing in front of the door gate screaming. I'd absolutely do that rather than co-sleep.
Good luck with what you decide on...
My guess would be teething.
