My daughter has been refusing to sleep in her crib: Advice?

My daughter is 19 months old, and all of a sudden refuses to sleep in her crib. A week ago, she woke up crying/screaming and wouldn’t go back in ever since. We’ve tried a new stuffed animal, keeping her door open a bit, rubbing her back, my boyfriend even lied in the crib with her and nothing is working. I’m scared she is going to get too used to sleeping in our bed. Help!!”

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Following!! Same problem!!

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Time for a toddler bed maybe, get her excited about it. Let her pick the bedding and stuff.

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Get her a toddler bed.
I did that with my son and it worked lol.

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Toddler bed time with safety rails and each time she gets out of the bed you take her back each time n sit outside her door and you repeat this until she goes to sleep yes she’ll cry n scream but if you want to kick this in butt now you can’t give in. Let her pick the bedding for it and some stuffed animals or a babydoll for the bed. Put some soothing music on too for her and try misting her room with lavender

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Toddler bed my middle daughter was climbing out at 25 months so got toddler bed and 2 baby gates on top of each other keep in room.

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Lower the crib mattress, take a rail off.

Just keep putting her back in her bed. Let her fall asleep with you and move her to her bed. If you are consistent it will eventually work. Don’t give up!

Toddler beds and get some cute bedding with a character or animal she loves.

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We took the front piece of crib off so he could get use to sorting like that, then we went to toddler

Turn her crib into a toddler bed

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It could be the mattress itself. My son was the same way for a few days. Then we flipped the mattress over (it was a 2 sided mattress. One side was for newborns and the other for toddler). He only wants to sleep in his crib now. Try that! Could also be teething or gas pains. Also, she might want water/juice/milk before bed. Our son won’t go to bed without at least water. Not sure if she’s using a binky but she could be missing that :woman_shrugging:t3:

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Switch rooms. Maybe shes scared of something unseen?

Try doing a toddler bed, she could be having night terrors too that made her scared of her crib

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Convert to a toddler bed, or get a toddler bed! She might feel boxed in and upgrading will be new and exciting!

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Have her play in her crib during the day while you’re in the room. Our pediatrician suggested this when my oldest didn’t want to be in her crib. It helped our daughter see it wasn’t a scary place.

Change her sheets with clean ones and check the mattress for snags or bugs. Maybe run some lavender in an essential oil diffuser

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Maybe teething and has nothing to do with the crib?

I had the crib that changed into a toddler bed but mine wouldn’t even sleep in it that way. I had to get them an actual bed. First night I laid down with them till they where a sleep. And worked like a charm.

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I got a twin size bed for my son and I put it next to my bed in my room for a few months. I got a safety net on his bed from Walmart too. His bed was against the wall and my bed was next to his and I taught him From 12 months and now he sleeps on his bed in his room all night and he comes by me in the morning. It’s much more comfortable for them to have a toddler or twin size bed and you can put it in ur room first till they get used to it

With my boys when ever they come to my bed I take them straight back to theirs no matter how tired I am, very rarely will they get to sleep in my bed and baby girl has only laid in my bed a few times for a nap. Just stay with being consistent.

Maybe put the toddler in a toddler bed?

My daughter will be one sat and for the past 2 months she will only sleep in the swing

Happened with us. We needed to sage the room, the entire house, and place some stones around the room. It’s worked wonders and no bad spirits have come since, only passed family members

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I have no idea. My daughter slept so good in her crib and loved it so much. It was like her quiet space and she never tried to climb out or fusses when she goes in.

She’s 3 and a half now and we are getting her ready for her big girl bed soon.

Try her in a “Bed” of her own maybe?

Sounds like she had a bad dream of something scared her. Let her sleep with you for a week or so until she feels more secure. They’re only little once.

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I believe my youngest was in a toddler bed by that age. (She kept crawling out, and I was afraid she’d fall and get hurt). Just snuggle with her for a few nights, and slowly reintroduce her to the crib. (What I wouldn’t give to have that time back again…)

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It won’t hurt her to cry, put her down & let her cry herself to sleep. You don’t want to gey into the habit of letting her sleep with you, its a difficult habit to break.

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She may have been bit by a small spider or had a bad dream. Dont start something you dont want her to still be doing at 8yrs from now. Sharing your bed for more than 10 min should never be acceptable. Shes too young for a toddler bed if she wont stay in bed what will you do then? Its not safe for 19 months old to wander around their rooms at night.

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Not to sound so ovious , An award system would hopefully insiss her
To earn a prize after some- times where she has selpt in her big girl bed!! good luck!!

Well that’s the first mistake is putting her in bed with you. Here’s what you got to do and I did it during the day time take a few toys and put her in her crib. Knowing full well and good that she’s changed diaper and not hungry or thirsty. And then walk away knowing yes she will scream cry kick possibilities are that she tires out and falls asleep. Keep doing this everyday and keep those few toys in her crib for night time. Do not take child out for at least 10 minutes then 20 minutes then it should be all night long with no interruptions if an issue arises do not remove child from her room if she can walk make sure you have a gate up in the door way so she can’t go anywhere else in the house. I have two teenage sons and 5 teenage girls I went through this with everyone of them. God bless lots of hugs

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Transition to a toddler bed. See if that helps.

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Try a musical mobile and night light if not then maybe it’s time for big girl bed

It’s a phase. Soak it up while you can.

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And this too shall pass

I vote for the toddler bed to

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Maybe have a radio with some soft music playing or ocean sounds. That helps

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Toddler bed. If shes a roller get a rail. Don’t start a habit of a sleeping in your bed…my son is 4 and we just got him out. Stick to it. Its going to be a lot of late nights and crying but just remember the long term goal and her future independence are what are the most important.

Why not try switching to a toddler bed instead of a crib? I switched my daughter’s bed at 14mos. She hated feeling caged in, and a big girl bed helped.

Like Kristan suggested, it might be time for a toddler bed frame that switches to a twin frame. When you switch to a twin frame, you can add a bunkie board (it’s an inch and a half thick to keep the mattress off of the ground) to put under it.

Try getting a big girl bed for her not all children like being in a crib or playpen when they sleep

Switch her to a toddler bed. We transitioned my daughter at 20 months.

When our little started that we switched to the toddler bed which she still hated. We ended moving our full size guest bed into her room and laid down with her at night to help her fall asleep. She’s been sleeping by herself a lot better. We have one side pushed up to the wall and I ordered a bed rail on amazon for the other side. She’s never fallen out.

My daughter wouldn’t even sleep in the crib or be in her own room she’s 18 months a few months ago I got a toddler bed and she sleeps in her room almost every night and loves playing in her room now :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

Don’t let her start sleeping in your bed, I t is too hard to break… She needs to learn how to self soothe. I used to let my twins keep the light on an extra 15 minutes to look at books.

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Get her a “big girl bed”. You sit on floor & hold her hand, read a book while she calms down & falls asleep. Patience!!

Sometimes babies get to hot so take or if she seems cold cover her maybe try a continued ticking sound that is soothing baby sounds

With all 6 of my kids I rocked them to sleep then put them in crib. Never with me. Wait till shes asleep then put her in crib.

Keep TV’s and all other devices out of the bedroom too.

Fix it now. My son is 9 and just started sleeping in his room. Still shows up around 5am from time to time.

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Try giving her a lavender bath a warm one and maybe a bottle of warm milk some soothing baby lullabies