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OMG HELP ME!

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Nbg · 08/03/2006 19:07

DD is screaming, has been for the last 30 mins, keeps getting out of her bed and coming out of her room.

She has been in her bed for 1 week now and it has caused a few crying fits but this is ridiculous.

She has her teddies, a lamp on, music on, and tons of books.

I have screamed at her, threatened to take her things off her and turn the music and lamp off.

What else can I do???
Apart from cry myself

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mumatuks · 08/03/2006 19:09

take a deep breathe, go in their with her, lay next to her and give her a cuddle,(lights off) she might just be having an off day.

mumatuks · 08/03/2006 19:10

I understand ds1 sometimes does this even though he loves his big boys bed.

VeniVidiVickiQV · 08/03/2006 19:10

Ignore her screaming (well - show her you are ignoring it - you can crumple in a heap with a large drink later....) and just keep putting her back to bed. The only words you should say are "Its bedtime" in a calm, firm voice.

How old is DD?

Nbg · 08/03/2006 19:12

She's 2.5.

I've done the laying down thing and it just makes it worse when I get up to go.

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mumatuks · 08/03/2006 19:13

how's it going nbg?

funny you got two conflicting opinions! VQV was certainly the correct one, mine was the easy option!!

Nbg · 08/03/2006 19:13

It's my own fault really because since she's been in the bed she has started to wake up at 7am when normally she would sleep till 9/10am so come mid afternoon she's past it.

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Nbg · 08/03/2006 19:15

We're quiet atm
but she does this and then she just roars up again.

I wouldn't mind she's got the classic fm cd on which is meant to be relaxing and soothing!
lol

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mumatuks · 08/03/2006 19:15

can you lay with her 'til she's asleep?

I always tell DS1 mummy back in two mins, I do go back and sometimes he's still awake, so I say another two mins etc... usually he's asleep by the second visit.

starlover · 08/03/2006 19:15

i'd turn the light off... it may be keeping her awake.

say you'll leave the landing light on and her door open a tiny bit, but no lights on in her room.

just keep taking her back and re-settling her

mumatuks · 08/03/2006 19:16

LOL! It must be catching I can hear DS playing DH up!!

Flossam · 08/03/2006 19:17

I wouldn't have a light on in the room or music - two things for wakeful time not sleepy time IMO!

Second what VVV says, come over all supernannyish!

Nbg · 08/03/2006 19:17

The 2 mins thing might be an idea.

The lamp thing will have to go as she never had lights on before. I just gave her it so she could look at the books for a decoy.

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Nbg · 08/03/2006 19:19

Music I don't mind as she's had that for the last few months.

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VeniVidiVickiQV · 08/03/2006 19:20

floss.

I believe that the less fuss you make nbg the less likely she will persist (if her behaviour isnt having the effect she wants she will stop it).

Nbg · 08/03/2006 19:22

VVV
Dh said just to ignore her but he was just walking out the door to go snowboarding, so he would say that.

If she's in her room crying and screaming I can just about cope but it's when she's sitting at the top of the stairs (we have the stairs in the living room)

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mumatuks · 08/03/2006 19:23

ah right one down here how's it going for you NBG? I used the two mins thing but he's knackered so I hopefully won't be saying it again.

The other thing we do is say to DS "blow your light out" as were stood by the light switch and the door. He thinks he's done it and accepts that its gone dark IYSWIM.

Nbg · 08/03/2006 19:25

We're quiet still....

Am I going to regret putting that?

Well you have kept me sane for the last few minutes

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mumatuks · 08/03/2006 19:34

hopefully we'll all have a evening to ourselves!

Where is the wine / beer?

Nbg · 08/03/2006 19:36

Valium....?

Still quiet

not going in though.

Who called me a scaredy cat?

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mumatuks · 08/03/2006 19:46

Don't blame you for not going in, leave her to sleep / drift off! (just cooking my dinner now I can eat in peace, sorry message are a bit sporadic!)

Nbg · 08/03/2006 19:51

I'm just watching Child of our Time and when it finishes I'm going in to turn things off.

After that, will wait to see if dh brings home chocs

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mumatuks · 08/03/2006 19:52

DS2 has no woken up for a suckle just as i dished up dinner... no rest for the wicked huh?

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Nbg · 08/03/2006 19:56

Always at the right time!

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