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Monday, November 24, 2008
UPDATE
The Woodbridge Times is reporting that Samantha fell asleep in her new bed tonight. Her parents had to low crawl (on all fours) out of her room for fear that she would wake up. All was well until 5 minutes later when she woke up. Her mama rocked her back to sleep and placed her in her bed. In an interview tonight her parents are pleading for help. How will they get their daughter to sleep in her own room? They are asking for advice from anyone. Please leave a comment on the blog if you have suggestions or advice. More details to come.
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My suggestion is drug her...yes, I'm serious. I can not get my oldest beautiful Excorcist daughter Sadie in her bed at any cost. I asked my dr. and here's the trick they told me...start with the bed in your room and then gradually every few days move it closer to her room down the hall and then eventually into her room. Yeah right is my response. Drugs, I'm only talking about something light like Benadryl :) Just kidding Sammie. Hang in there Sammie. Your parents will likely never figure out that you are going to cry & fuss as long as they teach you that they will come in and rock you. They obviously skipped that chapter called "Letting the child self soothe"....Aunt Gigi the Know It All in Tampa!
thanks, ange, i'm a big proponent of the benadryl as well. funny thing is, our bed is so small it probably could fit in the hallway leading to her room.
-david
Hate to tell you this 'cause it ain't fun and it ain't pretty, but if you truly want her out of your bed, you're going to have to let her cry. Now I will say that if you really stick to your guns, it shouldn't take more than a week. You put her to bed. She'll cry. You wait 5 min., go back in, tell her it's time for night-night in her big girl bed, cover her up, do not engage in additional conversation, leave the room. Next time, wait 10 min., do the same thing. Keep adding 5 min. to your interval. This could go on for an hour or two. Eventually, she'll pass out from exhaustion. It may sound cruel, but she'll live, trust me. You know she'll be crying, if not screaming, so go to the point in the house furthest from her room and keep the monitor off because it will break your heart and you will want to rescue her because it's the easiest thing to do. However, if you do that, you're just telling her that the continual screaming will eventually get her way. I would not take my approach until you really think you can't take her in your bed anymore...Ms. Kathy the Know-It-All in Ellicott City :-)
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