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  • [-]btdt moms: how long is this phase going to last? 2yo dd transitioned out of crib weeks ago and still puts up a huge fight each night, runs around room and eventually passes out on the floor. she was such a good sleeper since birth that this just really gets to me. How much longer will this go on?

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    05.20.08, 05:53 PM [ Flag ]

    • why would you do this so early

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      05.20.08, 05:54 PM [ Flag ]

      • np: I had to get my DS out of his crib because he would leap out and he busted his nose once. SOmetimes you don't have a choice

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        05.20.08, 05:55 PM [ Flag ]

        • gotcha - then do what poster below said. we did this we dd at grandma's house

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          05.20.08, 05:56 PM [ Flag ]

        • op: exactly. thats what i posted below

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          05.20.08, 05:56 PM [ Flag ]

        • That's what crib tents are for!

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          05.20.08, 06:03 PM [ Flag ]

          • noooo. at that age you are caging them in even more with a tent..no no no

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            05.20.08, 06:04 PM [ Flag ]

            • Why not? My dd loved her crib tent. Nothing wrong with it.

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              05.20.08, 06:07 PM [ Flag ]

              • My ds defeated the crib tent, waste of money

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                05.20.08, 06:15 PM [ Flag ]

      • i didnt. she did. couldnt get her in crib anymore. she would hang on like a monkey...when we could she climbed out so many times.didnt want her hurting herself

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        05.20.08, 05:56 PM [ Flag ]

    • sit or lay next to her and read until she's asleep. Once she is comfortable in her new bed stop reading when she's almost asleep, then sleepy, etc, etc...

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      05.20.08, 05:54 PM [ Flag ]

      • not sure that this is the best idea or else you will be reading her to sleep every night. Never lay in bed with her. Put a chair next to the bed and sit with her if you are going to do this

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        05.20.08, 05:57 PM [ Flag ]

    • my ped said to gate the room...instead of the crib being her cage, her room is.

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      05.20.08, 05:56 PM [ Flag ]

      • what?

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        05.20.08, 05:57 PM [ Flag ]

      • np: this is exactly what Ferber says

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        05.20.08, 06:00 PM [ Flag ]

        • op: never read ferber, never had to do cio because she was always a great sleeper. so i dont know what this reference means

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          05.20.08, 06:02 PM [ Flag ]

    • a musical pull toy worked for us, you know the kind that usually hangs in the crib...hung it over the new bed, i turn off the light, tuck db in, pull the cord, and i'm out of there...sometimes she pulls it again, sometimes just falls asleep.....anyway, just say goodnight and turn off the light, get out of the room, and if your db wants to run around and pass out on the floor, so be it...put her in bed once asleep and voila

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      05.20.08, 05:57 PM [ Flag ]

      • yup, because if you make a big deal out of it, she is likely to do it longer (as long as it entertains her, or gets her attention she wants - 2yos are all about getting attention)

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        05.20.08, 05:59 PM [ Flag ]

    • Just make sure her room is safe. My ds did this for quite a while. Also, I would go back into his room and put him back in the bed. Each time saying - "stay in your bed" - he still get's up some (about 6 mos later), but hasn't slept on the floor in months and months. gl - this too shall pass. fwiw - I disagree about laying next to her till she falls asleep.

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      05.20.08, 05:58 PM [ Flag ]

      • op; i agree, if i do this, she will want to play with me....and i'll be encouraging another bad habit that i'll have to break. 6mos...gosh that is my fear...she breaks my heart screaming "mommy where are you" over again

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        05.20.08, 06:00 PM [ Flag ]

        • np: I just read this section of ferber last night. He says to gate the room and then you go to the gate w/o going into the room. If she falls asleep on the floor you move her later. Eventually she'll stop. Really, what's so wrong about sleeping on the floor?

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          05.20.08, 06:01 PM [ Flag ]

        • It's very rare, and mostly at naps. He will go to the door and knock. I open the door, put him back in bed, tell him to stay and walk out. If I didn't have a 4 mo db, I might let him knock and yell for longer. It seems to work for us, though.

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          05.20.08, 06:02 PM [ Flag ]

        • poster from above: i know it's hard to listen to, but remember that she is old enough to know what gets to you...i bet that when you open that door, she has a great big smile on her face, the kind that says "ha, here you are, i knew that'd make you come back in"

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          05.20.08, 06:02 PM [ Flag ]

          • Yeah, you're right. But unfortunately I'm currently doing that dance where I don't want either child to wake the other. It's not horrible going back up, and I never ever stay in the room, or sing another song, or whatever it is he's asking for.

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            05.20.08, 06:04 PM [ Flag ]

    • I've been doing this for MONTHS - go back to the crib! Now!

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      05.20.08, 06:02 PM [ Flag ]

      • doesn't work very well, does it...they don't respond well to commands at 2...either keep walking her back, or allow to fall asleep on the floor

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        05.20.08, 06:05 PM [ Flag ]

        • OR and my dd can scale any gate and pry open any doorknob cover, so there's no containing her and it's a nigthmare, and I never had a bad night with her since seh was born until this awful bed thing.

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          05.20.08, 06:06 PM [ Flag ]

          • op here: you are me exactly. every aspect of what you said is me and me situation w/ dd

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            05.20.08, 06:11 PM [ Flag ]

            • I had her in a crib with a crib tent for many months and it was wonderful. My problem was that I got my 1st a new bed, put her old bed in her room, then when I took away her pacis she demanded to sleep in the bed and wanted nothing to do with the crib. I'd *definitely* try the crib tent.

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              05.20.08, 06:13 PM [ Flag ]

          • I turned the doorknob around and lock my DS in until I know he is alseep, then I unlock the door

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            05.20.08, 06:14 PM [ Flag ]

      • okay obviously my dd must be a gymnast in training because she EASILY climbs out of the crib with NO FEAR. I wanted her to stay in the crib until she was 4. I did NOT want her out.

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        05.20.08, 06:09 PM [ Flag ]

        • Do a crib tent - they are safe, not scary/enclosing at all, the kids think they are fun!

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          05.20.08, 06:12 PM [ Flag ]

          • they don't always work, and you have to get your kid in a real bed eventually. It is a transition and it wont be easy no matter how long you delay it

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            05.20.08, 06:16 PM [ Flag ]

            • WHY ARE YOU POSTING ON SCHOOL'S BOARD?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????...

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              05.20.08, 06:35 PM [ Flag ]

  • [-]IVF moms - is a saline sonogram and a hysterosalpingogram the same thing?

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    05.20.08, 01:20 PM [ Flag ]

    • oh, for g*d's sake, just post to one board, you board wh*re

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      05.20.08, 01:23 PM [ Flag ]

      • np- but arent you sweet to some one with obvious fertility issues...

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        05.20.08, 01:27 PM [ Flag ]

        • so obvious fertility issues excuse lack of brains? i think not

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          05.20.08, 01:30 PM [ Flag ]

      • eww looks like you are showing your true colors ...

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        05.20.08, 01:29 PM [ Flag ]

      • how miserable. the woman is asking for help and that is your response.

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        05.20.08, 01:30 PM [ Flag ]

        • so let her post to one board...seriously, wtf is with posting to every board? is this REALLY a NY School issue?

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          05.20.08, 01:31 PM [ Flag ]

          • grip much?

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            05.20.08, 01:33 PM [ Flag ]

            • grip? do you mean gripe? LOL...dumb a$$

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              05.20.08, 01:50 PM [ Flag ]

          • Agreed. This cross posting to multiple boards is a real problem for the speciality boards. Why can't people respect that when they go clicking 19 boards at once?

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            05.20.08, 01:34 PM [ Flag ]

      • (I think you're funny)

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        05.20.08, 01:32 PM [ Flag ]

    • Not an IVF mom, but I think they're different. The HSG is an imaging done of injection of contrast dye into your uterus & tubes.

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      05.20.08, 01:25 PM [ Flag ]

      • Not IVF either - I had it. HSG does contain saline solution though and they then do a sonogram.

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        05.20.08, 01:31 PM [ Flag ]

        • np: No, that's a hystosonogram. People confuse them all the time - including the stupid clinic I went to for the test. They did the sono one by mistake the first time.

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          05.20.08, 01:33 PM [ Flag ]

    • np:I'm the one person who knows the answer and I'm in Austin. If you'd ONLY posted to Austin I would have given you your answer. I agree with the above poster...I refuse to feed the board whores. No more answers for board whores!

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      05.20.08, 01:35 PM [ Flag ]

      • exactly and i am in ny- so if i didnt post on your board i wouldnt get the right anwswer!

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        05.20.08, 01:52 PM [ Flag ]

        • funny, she's still not giving it to you!

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          05.20.08, 01:58 PM [ Flag ]