Question by circa 1980: How do I get my 16 month old back on a normal sleep schedule?
Ever since birth I have never had a problem with her sleeping habits. She always woke up at a decent hour, took naps at “normal” times, and went to bed around 8:30ish. We moved from a small apartment to a 3 level townhouse a few weeks ago, and ever since then she’s been sleeping late, napping after 3pm and going to bed at or after 10pm. Also, when she does go to sleep, she prefers to doze off on a mat on the living room floor and then I have to carry her upstairs once she’s out. I have NEVER had to do this. I was always able to put her in her crib awake and tired and she’d fall asleep on her own. Now, she’ll scream her head off until I bring her back downstairs. I let her cry for about ten minutes until I feel she’s been crying hysterically for too long.
Help! What do I do? How do I get her back to her old routine?
Best answer:
Answer by kitchd try to recreate the cozyness of her bedroom in your small apartment.
spend a few minutes with her as you put her down to sleep instead of just putting her down and walking straight out .
Question by circa 1980: How do I get my 16 month old back on a normal sleep schedule?
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Ever since birth I have never had a problem with her sleeping habits. She always woke up at a decent hour, took naps at “normal” times, and went to bed around 8:30ish. We moved from a small apartment to a 3 level townhouse a few weeks ago, and ever since then she’s been sleeping late, napping after 3pm and going to bed at or after 10pm. Also, when she does go to sleep, she prefers to doze off on a mat on the living room floor and then I have to carry her upstairs once she’s out. I have NEVER had to do this. I was always able to put her in her crib awake and tired and she’d fall asleep on her own. Now, she’ll scream her head off until I bring her back downstairs. I let her cry for about ten minutes until I feel she’s been crying hysterically for too long.
Help! What do I do? How do I get her back to her old routine?
Best answer:
Answer by LYNN in FL (suspended @#*%) Its really hard but you just have to tough it out.
When she cries for a few minutes, go in, don’t speak but pat her and lay her back down. Rub her back a minute and leave the room. It may take many of these trips into her room and laying her down but she will realize you are not picking her up.
The move was a change and she has figured out you will give in if she cries. Kids are really smart. Hopefully in a few nights she will settle in. Its tough but easier than having to carry her upstairs when she’s 4.
Good luck.
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Question by moniplanner: my dog wants to sleep outside?
We have an 8month old Lakeland Terrier that we got from a breeder at 7 months. Ever since he has come home he wants to sleep outside. At first we tried a crate in the laundry but he paced up and down and cried and whimpered. When we let him out for a wee wee outside he went over to our mat and curled up and went to sleep in our outdoor covered area. We then tried a bed and left the crate outside. He loved this because as soon as we let him out for a wee he went into his crate, curled up and slept until morning. We have been leaving him outside for the last week but we feel bad. We also wanted a family dog that lived with us inside but he is nto intrested in being patted. In fact it seems to annoy him and he nips.
HELP
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Answer by theleonbergerladynz Hi, your Lakeland is probably used to being outside and has never been housetrained. Many breeders (I’m not one of them) only keep their breeding dogs out in kennels and runs and they never get to be allowed inside the house with the family, or maybe just for a very short spell once a day if they are lucky. I once had a Lakeland Terrier that came from a breeder. I could never housetrain it as it suffered from separation anxiety and just wouldn’t stop peeing inside every time I shut a door between her and me. I had to rehome her in the end. Allow your LT to sleep outside because he will feel more comfortable. Give him some time to first really feel comfortable with your outside area and just being around you, and then start feeding him inside. Let him out when he wants to and over time, he’ll get used to your house and that he can come and go. Just give him time, because some breeders’ exdogs can have some problems adjusting to a real family life. It will happen, but not in a hurry.
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