sitting up in crib

marina keeps sitting up in her crib and then either 1) toppling over and bumping her head on the crib and crying or 2) sittng there crying cuz she can't figure out to lie back down. i keep going in there to lay her back down or to console her after she bumped her head and then i leave and she cries harder, and the cycle starts over. what do i do? do i just leave her? do i keep going in to lay her back down? i put them down for their nap a half hour ago and she's still up! HELP!

 

Honestly when that started happening, we just left them and eventually they would tired and topple over, often with their legs bent under them. It only took a few days to stop!


Good Luck!

 

I would just let her figure it out. She will get tired enough to lay down, or fall over like PP said.

 

I agree with PP. Sitting isn't as bad as the standing for us. They scream like crazy people. We do go in if they are standing and place them back down without a word and a sturn look. Sometimes it works sometimes they are standing again. I hope it is like sitting and will go away soon. I totally feel your pain!

 

:hug99: Its just a phase like standing in the crib. It will pass but its hard while it lasts.

 

When we had that issue with sitting and then with standing, the first few times I'd help them down but then they were on their own. After the first time I spent alot of time helping them during waking hours learning how to lay down from sitting and sit down from standing. Only took a few days and it wasn't a problem any more.

 

I just leave them in there so they can figure it out on their own. For me I know what cries suggest they really need me and I try to wait it out if it is a less serious cry. 9 times out of 10 they will stop on their own.

 

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:hug99: Its just a phase like standing in the crib. It will pass but its hard while it lasts.

I agree. She will figure it out(hopefully soon!).

 

[SIZE=10pt]We also went in and put them back down, gave them their paci/lovey ~ but after a few days realized that we needed to let them figure it out. It took about a week and they were able to lay back down.

:love0028: I know it's hard!

April [/SIZE]

 

We went through the standing and then sitting phase in the crib with DD just recently, it was the most awful 12 days/nights, but eventually she figured it out and has gone back to a champion sleeper.

My only advice, stay consistent. I would let her go for 10 minutes, then lay her down without making eye contact or anything, then wait 15 and lay her down in the same manner, then 20 if needed and eventually she figured it out. You can also work on the sitting/laying transition during playtime to help her learn.