Problems Getting 15 Month Old Baby Girl to Go to Bed Without a Fight

With our two we always used the Ferber method, which is basically the "cry it out" thing and had great luck. You didn't say how long you tried it, so wasn't sure if you gave it a long enough chance... if you give in too soon then you just teach them to cry longer and harder! Good luck. Stay consistent. Bedtime routine and then it's bed time... no ifs, ands or buts!

have you ever read baby wise? great book for scheduling and such. i never really had that problem with either of my kids especially at that age. at 2 1/2 my daughter has just started calling over and over again for us. my son around the same age went through the same thing. we cracked his door and turned on the hall light for him. it fixed everything. for her we recently turned her music box on at night and a nite light but we still keep her door closed. that fixed her issue. if she has been this way forever, read the book, and buy a sing me to sleep pooh. if she has only been this way for a little while, work out her issue...sometimes it is as simple as setting a time and starting telling her ok---you have 15 minutes until bed time, ok 10 min. etc. she doesnt know time but it does get her prepped for the upcoming. good luck

Read "the Sleep Easy Solution" by Jennifer Waldburger and Jill Spivack. I have a boy almost 3 years old. He's a terrible sleeper and always has been. I was so exhausted - I tried everything. Finally, this is what worked for me. I also have another baby on the way in October. I was desperate to find a resource that could help me with the new baby, too. Check it out. It worked for me.

As some of the others said, I used a loose form of Babywise for both of my sons (2.5 and 12 months) and they both were and are fantastic sleepers. They have hit a few rough patches typically when they were hitting new milestones (learning to roll over, crawl, stand up, etc). Those rough nights usually only lasted a couple of nights. But also when it was time to drop a daytime nap we had struggles, so be sure to evaluate if she isn't tired when it is bedtime, maybe she is ready to drop down to one nap if she is on two and you can get her to go down easier b/c she will be tired. Another thing that works sometimes is to let her have whatever (within reason) she wants in the bed- a toy, book, etc. And if she understands "deals" like: "I will read you a story AND sing you a song if you go night night with a smile, OK?"

Hope that helps~ night time fussing is no fun!! :)

"Babywise" is the best book anyone could have ever recommended for sleep and eating habits.

Hi T.,

We also have a 15 month old girl, and have found bedtime to be not so enjoyable these days. What has worked best for us is to stick to the routine as much as possible. For Anna, it is bath, PJs, lights down low, quiet playtime or reading, and then we rock her to sleep. Usually she will go down within 10 - 15 minutes, but that is not always the case:-| Last night, it took us an hour to put her to sleep ... I think she was very restless. Another thing that I have been conscience of is making sure she doesn't get too much sleep or sleeps too late in the day. She takes one nap a day between 1 - 4 (depending on what time she woke up that day), and I wake her up after a two hour nap. After her naps I also try to get her outside as much as possible or at least out of the house (I guess you could say I am trying to wear her out;-)). I am reading the book "The Happiest Toddler on the Block" right now, and I have found it to be pretty helpful with understanding and dealing with toddler behavior. Before this book, I was at an extreme loss ... now I at least have a better understanding for her actions. I hope that this helps you guys:-) Feel free to contact me if you need someone to talk to. Have a good one! M.