Nap time is going to kill me I think

We finally broke down and took the cribs down bc Kenna and Mitchell have been climbing out of their cribs for almost a year...we waited so long we are lucky they didn't get hurt! They were doing good at first. The first night, Mitchell actually climbed in with McKenna to sleep which was cute. BUT, naptime, they climb on top of the dressers and I just went in now and Mitchell had pulled half of the border off the wall.... My hubby is going to be pissed when he sees that!!!! I don't even know how to stop that!!
Anyone else have lil naptime trashers!!!

If they would just fall asleep..... I guess I have to toy with the idea of seperating them????

 

I hope you get some answers- I'll be interested to hear what others think and do. We might buy some crib tents when ours start that- so far so good but dare I say that too soon.

 

I've taken the beds out of the girls rooms too...they do laps and such at naptime, but I've taken toys out and taken the knobs/handles off of their dresser to keep them from emptying drawers. I just put them in their room, tell them night night time, lights off, close the door and don't go back. So far, they will settle within a few minutes and lay down.

I don't go back till either someone is crying or I can hear that they are both awake AFTER having been to sleep.

can u remove whatever they are climbing on? That would be my first suggestion, if it's possible, get it out of there.

Other than that, I honestly don't know. I hope you get some great advice!

 

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I hope you get some answers- I'll be interested to hear what others think and do. We might buy some crib tents when ours start that- so far so good but dare I say that too soon.



I forgot to say- mamaslilbears on here said she removed everything in their room. Not sure if that is possible or not- but I remember her saying that and if it means quiet time for you, possibly a nap for them, and you know they are safe- it would be worth it.

 

Yeah I think I may have to try that. They never did go to sleep today. I could take their dressers out but man that would be a pain in the butt!! I took the toybox out and I suppose the rocking horse will be next. I am bummed that the ruined the border on the wall....its trashed...it looks so bad... They spent most of the time in their closet today (its a bifold door).I finally let them out of their room (defeated) 2 hours later. I must have been up there 20 times. I tried not talking to them and just putting them back in their room but nothing worked....UGH... We took mitchell out of his crib almost a month ago and its been fine....its just since we took McKenna out too....None of my kids have ever done this...having two in there certainly changes the rules on everything!!!

Thanks so much for all the ideas..

 

do you have some way to secure the closet door to keep them out? I'm sorry about the border, that is bad. I think girls are more destructive at this age than boys. At least all of the girls I've come into contact with lately, that's what their moms say!

I honestly just don't have a clue what to tell ya to do at this point...other than emptying the room and securing the closet.

 

Well, I hope there are a lot more posts for ideas on this. I too am going through this. Our crib tents have officially broken, They climbed out over an hour and a half at nap yesterday. We were planning on transitioning them NEXT WEEK when I had help in the house and I wasn't by myself with 3 kids!! SO, yesterday I had to move the rocker, bookcase out, move the cribs to block windows and move the changing table to block the closet! I had already bought the todd. beds, not put together, and the closet lock-not on. Last night I had to stay in there till 10:30, matresses are on the floor. I was going to let them play in an empty room till passing out BUT 1 just started BITING last week!! That is another problem I have now. SO, I can't leave them alone. Mine are climbers so I had to move everything out. Sorry about the wall paper!! Any other suggestions ladies? How long are we in for???

 

I have one sleeping on a mattress on the floor and one still in his crib. The boys just turned 2. I have a dresser secured to the wall and the drawers are secured. I have no toys in there but the stuff animals they sleep with. We have bi-fold closet doors and we bought safety things for those at One Step Ahead. Here is the link
http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/produc...cmSource=Search . They can both get the closet doors open without these, but they have yet to open them with them on. I have to remember to slide them over before I try to open the closet door though !

Hope this helps.

Really sorry about the wallpaper border. We don't have any of that or Jackson would have removed it already.

Mendy

 

Hi, That is awful about the border!!!

I have the same problem... we just switched to toddler beds and they were up and up and up and running EVERYWHERE... Gregory was NO help, fanning the fire. I did not remove anything from the room. But I have held off on the border for exactly the reason you mentioned... My solution, which I am afraid to type for fear of jynxing myself, works for now...

I am holding off on nap time and playing high energy games like tag. They now eat at about 1130-1230. When they are done they are up for almost an hour (playing hard) vs trying to put them down within 15 minutes as before. After running around a bit, we end up on the couch watching Diego, a favorite until they really start winding down. Now Gregory ASKS to go to bed. That is my Q. They all sleep in the same room. So once he is down, I wait for him to fall asleep, then put the twins in bed. They both sometimes still need the threat of time outs. But if they are not lying "all the way down" with heads and feet on the bed, they are in time out. Josh usually crashes first. Zach about 15 minutes later. So far, knock on wood, it is working... Oh, and I also play soothing music on a pretty loud setting. I hope this helps. Good luck!!

 

We had the same thing happen with our wallpaper border. We stupidly put in in the middle of the wall and they could get to it when they stood in the cribs. I just have to ignore it or it will upset me. We haven't done the transition yet as they will typically stay in their cribs. They know how to climb in and out, but when they do it, we tell them not to do it over and over again and after a week or so, they stop. So, far, that's worked for us...knock on wood. Isn't this fun?

 

I am so glad I am not the only one going through this!!! Today is another tough one...UGH...Kenna was begging to go to sleep and Mitchell was drifting off in the car so I thought it would be a cinch...but NOPE!!! I let them out again after not much time. But then they acted tired again so I put them in again... but nothing. I am gonna have to do something soon I guess!!!

 

Hi-
This is my first time posting here. I came here tonight because we just put our 3 year old boys, Wade and Holden, in beds for the first time today and I am at my wits end already! They had been climbing out of their cribs and we got tents for them because I was just not ready to deal with beds yet. But, they had put holes in their tents and Wade was able to climb out of the tent! So, tonight they have been destroying the room- turning on the light, pulling down the shades, pulling down all the books! I finally taped the light in the off position and taped the shades back on the windows. They are a little quieter now, but I don't want to have to deal with this every night. Any other suggestions from anyone who's been through this already? I can use all the help I can get! Thanks!

Lori

 

I've gone through this terrible phase, and it comes and goes. After childproofing the room, drawers, you name it. They eventually figured out how to open the drawers and pull clothes out again. Take off diapers, and paint, and just play peek a boo during naptime. The only resolution to this problem without driving myself crazy, was to seperate them. That was my only peace of mind. That would sometimes bring up a seperation problem, of crying and screaming for the other. However, for the most part, this is the only thing that prevented the room trashing. I also highly recommend making the room as dark as possible too! Good luck

 

THE ONLY OTHER THING I COULD SAY IS DONT GO IN AND OUT IF YOU CAN POSSIBLY HELP IT..

MINE SLEEP FINE IN THEIR CRIBS AND DONT CRAWL OUT.. THANK GOD..

BUT WHEN ITS TIME.. ITS TIME

GOOD LUCK.. I DREAD THIS

 

If I don't go in I can't say what damage might be done to the room....I am not willing to take that chance!! Today I tried to wear them out, after the gym we ran around outside. Its already an hour past their naptime...I am going to try to put them down in about 20 mins...hopefully that will work!