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My daughter is 2 1/2 and still needs to be rocked to sleep! What can I do?!

My daughter and I live with my parents and my mom always rocked me to sleep when I was little...she rocked me until I was SIX years old. I never wanted my daughter to be that way but I ended up rocking her often as a newborn and got into the habit after a while.

Now it's so bad that I cannot even get her to go to her room and lay down to read a book...she HAS to be rocked and my parents won't let me put her in bed and let her cry it out.

What can I do? She stays up WAY too late and I'm stuck rocking her. I worked 9 hours a day and have class for 4 hours after...I'm exhausted by the time I get home and then she's up til 11-11:30 needing to be rocked and refusing to sleep.

Someone help! I know this is my fault, I shouldn't have let it get this bad but I really need help fixing it.

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Anonymous

Asked by Anonymous at 11:01 PM on Feb. 8, 2012 in Toddlers (1-2)

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  • maybe you should get toys that light up in the dark. i'm not sure what they are called but there are some toys that light up and they reflect cute patterns on the ceiling like stars and a moon- hope this helps.
    gwen20

    Answer by gwen20 at 11:05 PM on Feb. 8, 2012

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  • can you lay with her and snuggle until she falls asleep. once she gets used to that, then lay with her for a short while and leave while she is still awake. after some time, you should be able to establish a night time routine where you read a story and leave. I would do it slowly.

    and I would pick a bed time and be firm with it. It may mean several long nights of getting her to sleep. at 8pm, start getting ready for bed. no excusses. 8:30 the lights go out. no toys, tv, etc. She is looking to you for firm, consistent rules.
    zetajen

    Answer by zetajen at 11:34 PM on Feb. 8, 2012

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  • After 2 1/2 years of this I am not sure how else your goinjg to break it without the cio method, your parents may need to let you make decisions about your child, even though its their house they need to respect that you are the Mother and you have to deal with this situation your way.
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    Answer by Princess_s21 at 1:12 AM on Feb. 9, 2012

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  • Every few days tell her you can't rock her for some reason, you make it up. If you start slowly after a while hopefully it won't be that big a deal.
    robinkane

    Answer by robinkane at 7:49 PM on Feb. 10, 2012

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  • Just rock her. She's a baby who hasn't seen her mother all day. Cherish these moments, you never know how long we are priveliged to be entrusted with our children.
    squish

    Answer by squish at 6:49 PM on Feb. 13, 2012

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  • Squish, I understand that and trust me I want to be able to enjoy that time with her but as I said...I work 9 hours and go to class 4 hours after...I am so tired when I get home and I have to study and do homework sometime or I'm going to fail out of school. The way things are now, I get home around 9-9:30 an rock her until around 11 and then i am up until 1 or 2...then I'm up by 5am. I'm grumpy. I would love to be energetic and loving with her but I just don't have the energy to do it and then I'm no good to her because I'm just mean and nasty from being tire.
    Anonymous

    Comment by Anonymous (original poster) at 10:36 PM on Feb. 14, 2012

  • I hear you, I really do. But your schedule even without a child in the picture sounds exhausting. Your child is at an age where they just do not have the capacity to understand how tired you are. From her perspective, all she knows is that you're Mommy, and she misses you. Honestly, would urge you to reconsider school at another time, like when she starts school. I know that may seem like a long way off, and I am sure you are doing the best you can with your situation, but these years go by so quick. I am not saying that you should not go to school, no way. You should!! But at a time that works better for your daughter. ((hugs))
    squish

    Answer by squish at 11:55 PM on Feb. 17, 2012

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