Can anyone offer some advice on getting an 18-month-old to sleep at night?
Until now the three techniques we’ve had are 1) feeding to sleep on the boob, 2) walking to sleep in the sling and 3) falling asleep in the car. Number 3 is only good for naps in the daytime, number 2 is getting difficult as our kid is getting big and heavy (and is a PITA at night anyway, and number 1 is starting to become less reliable/effective.
What have you learnt about getting kids (particularly this age, if relevant) to sleep?
Many thanks!
Lie down with them and rock them to sleep in your arm.
It takes me about half an hour, and I watch videos meanwhile
That sounds heavenly from where I am! What age are they?
2 y 4 m. I do remember it being a huge pain around about the age you’re struggling with though. when she was younger I’d jiggle and rock her on my legs with this as noise in the background
We also did the breastfeeding until sleep thing, but at some point it stopped working and my wife wanted to stop breastfeeding , so that went out the window. challenging times. if you have a healthcare network that offers support and advise, ask them or your pediatrician as well. If you’re going to therapy, maybe your therapist has some advice; one I had, has a few specialisations, including child development, and she gave us advise from time to time.